Contact information
| helena.meyer-berg@rdm.ox.ac.uk | |
| Website | http://www.genemedresearch.ox.ac.uk/ |
My connections
- Graduate School Medical Sciences DPhil Medical Sciences
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St Cross College
College
- Gill and Hyde Group: Gene Medicine Group Research Group
Helena Meyer-Berg
BSc, MSc
DPhil Student
My DPhil project focuses on investigating gene therapy for surfactant protein B deficiency using AAV vectors. Surfactant protein B deficiency is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder which is fatal during the first months of life. Conventional therapy has been shown to be ineffective in those affected. Surfactant protein B plays a major role in surfactant homeostasis. Surfactant is a thin film that covers the gas exchange surface in the lung and prevents the lung from collapsing.
Before joining the Gene Medicine group in October 2017, I completed my Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biochemistry at Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerity Munich. During my Master thesis, I investigated immunotherapy to target HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.