News and events

News related to gene therapy at the University of Sheffield and related events.
Bethany and Delilah Julia Garnham Centre
The students work has been a game-changer for Bethany and her daughter Delilah, who lives with a rare condition called TRIO-NDD

Sheffield students ‘life-changing’ work gives hope to families worldwide living with rare genetic diseases

Families living with rare genetic diseases have been given support, guidance and hope thanks to the ‘life-changing’ work of a team of University of Sheffield students
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Sheffield scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

Two world-leading researchers from the University of Sheffield have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
Prof Mimoun Azzouz receiving his BSGCT award

The Director of GTIMC is recognised by a BSGCT Award

Professor Mimoun Azzouz has been awarded the BSGCT Outstanding Achievement Award, in recognition of his major contributions to gene therapy research, translation and training.

Process development team and the bronze LEAF certificate

Bronze LEAF Accreditation

The GTIMC process development lab has achieved bronze accreditation under the laboratory efficiency assessment framework (LEAF)
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The race to ‘Decode ALS’: Sheffield scientists awarded global prize for breakthrough AI drug discovery

51²è¹Ý¶ù has been named a winner of the Longitude Prize on ALS, cementing its reputation as a world leader in the fight against Motor Neuron Disease
architectural drawing of the GTIMC facility. View from outside.

BSGCT Annual Conference 2026

Join us at the BSGCT Annual Conference in Newcastle 15th - 17th April to discuss the latest advancements in gene therapy.
A glowing digital representation of a DNA double helix structure, composed of particles and light effects, symbolizing genetics, biotechnology, and molecular science.

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds

A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the University of Sheffield.
The SITRAN Building

£14m fundraising success boosts Sheffield’s future as a global neuroscience leader

51²è¹Ý¶ù has reached a historic £14 million fundraising milestone to support the expansion of its world-renowned neuroscience institute to accelerate pioneering research into devastating diseases like Motor Neuron Disease (51²è¹Ý¶ù).
Professor Jim Wild and an MRI scanner

Shaped in Sheffield, improving lives everywhere

A new technique to safely scan children’s lungs, an ambitious project to restore hearing loss and improving the employment rights for unpaid carers are just three projects shaped in Sheffield that are improving lives everywhere.