Dr Jenny Lange is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined under the auspices of its writing scheme. She initially studied BSc (Hons) Psychology, however during that time she became interested in Neuroscience and undertook an MSc in Neuroscience at University College London, graduating with distinction. Jenny then obtained a PhD on Neuron-Glia interactions in Health and Disease at King's College London, and has since returned to UCL as a postdoctoral research fellow. Her primary research interest revolves around astrocytes, and investigating how their function may be altered in disease progression using human stem cell derived models. She is currently working on establishing a 3D model of genetic epilepsy, using stem cell derived neural organoids.
A UK toddler with a rare genetic condition was the first person to receive a new gene therapy that appears to halt disease progression...
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Blood stem cells can be targeted directly with gene therapy to improve survival of newborn mice with rare disorders...
A 16-year-old has died from acute liver failure after receiving Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
A new one-time gene therapy has prevented bleeding episodes in haemophilia A patients in an investigational study carried out in India...
A novel gene therapy approach that directly targets immune cells within a patient's body has been trialled in a B-cell cancer patient...
The genetic predisposition for psychiatric and substance abuse disorders of a person's peer group may have long-term effects on their own risk of developing these disorders...
A human brain organoid grown on a chip has been shown to control a robot that can be instructed to perform basic tasks...
Embryo models generated from human stem cells have provided insights into how identical twins develop...
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
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