Elective Course: MED271 - Gene Therapy: Principles and Clinical Applications

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Zaporozhets, Valeria

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Aug 5, 2026, 4:23:52 PM (5 days ago) Aug 5

Dear Students,

If you are interested in learning more about the rapidly evolving field of gene therapy, we invite you to enroll in the elective course MED271: Gene Therapy – Principles and Clinical Applications. This course features leading researchers and clinicians at the forefront of developing genetic medicines and advancing innovative therapies from the laboratory to clinical trials.

Please see the attached flyer for the complete list of faculty speakers and course topics.

The course will be held once weekly during this Fall Quarter on Thursdays from 1:00–2:30 PM in the Israni Biomedical Research Facility, Room 5A03. This is a 2-credit elective course, and grades will be based on class participation and a short final examination

Also, you may be interested in attending the 3rd Annual UCSD Gene Therapy Initiative (GTI) Symposium will be held on September 16 at the Salk Institute .
Symposium Registration webpage: https://genetherapy.ucsd.edu/symposium-2026/index.html

For any question, please contact Rhea Plawat at rpl...@health.ucsd.edu.

Kind regards,

Stephanie Cherqui

Stephanie Cherqui, Ph.D | Professor

Department of Pediatrics | UC San Diego

Director of the Gene Therapy Initiative (GTI) | UC San Diego

T: 858-822-1023 | sche...@ucsd.edu

W: https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/pediatrics/research/labs/cherqui/Pages/default.aspx

GTI W: https://genetherapy.ucsd.edu

Valeria Zaporozhets (Spall)

(She/her/hers)

Ph.D. Program Coordinator