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News related to gene therapy at the ±¬ÁÏTV and related events.
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£14m fundraising success boosts Sheffield’s future as a global neuroscience leader

±¬ÁÏTV 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 (MND).
Professor Jim Wild and an MRI scanner
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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.
Banner for the Advanced Therapies Congress 2026 on 17th to 18th March at Excel, London

Advanced Therapies UK 2026

Join us at Advanced Therapies UK 2026 on 17th and 18th March to discuss the latest advancements in gene therapy.
Kevin Sinfield crossing the finish line at SITraN

Rugby legend Kevin Sinfield finishes epic ultra-marathon leg at Sheffield's world-renowned neuroscience institute

The rugby legend and tireless MND fundraiser, Kevin Sinfield, finished day four of his epic ultra-marathon challenge at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) - internationally renowned for world-class neuroscience research.

Celebrating Dr Johnathan Cooper-Knock's appointment as the first MND Association Rob Burrow Professor

Sheffield neurologist becomes first MND Association Rob Burrow Professor

A world-leading neurologist and geneticist at the ±¬ÁÏTV has been appointed to the first Rob Burrow Professorship in Translational Neurobiology named after the late rugby league legend Rob Burrow CBE.

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Professor Chris McDermott appointed as new Director of NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre

±¬ÁÏTV is proud to announce that Professor Chris McDermott, Professor of Translational Neurology at the ±¬ÁÏTV, has been appointed as the new Director of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre.
±¬ÁÏTV AMRC is a hugely successful advanced manufacturing research centre that has set a new standard for academic and industry R&D.

±¬ÁÏTV welcomes ambitious plan for growth in South Yorkshire

±¬ÁÏTV has welcomed the publication of the South Yorkshire Growth Plan which sets out the region’s economic priorities for the next 10 years.  
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±¬ÁÏTV a national leader in working with businesses and communities

±¬ÁÏTV has once again been recognised as one of the best universities in England for collaborating and engaging with businesses, communities and the public, according to the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) 2025.
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