Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies pre-arrival information
We are delighted to welcome you to your MSc in Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies at Sheffield. On this page, you'll find a list of important events, dates, and resources to prepare you for the year ahead. This page will be updated with the latest information as it is made available.
Intro Week events
Intro week runs from Monday 22 - Friday 26. During this week you'll get to meet your lecturers and fellow students and attend some introductory lectures relevant to your course and the Department of Neuroscience.
Event | Details |
Welcome Events – School Level | Monday 22nd September – 9:30 AM–1:00 PM – Welcome to the School of Medicine and Population Health – Lecture Theatre One, Medical School |
Division of Neuroscience Intro Week Sessions | Thursday 25th September - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - The History of Neuroscience & Key Information - Workroom 3, The Wave Friday 26th September - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - How to write scientifically - Workroom 2, The Wave |
Welcome to Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies | Thursday 25th September - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Icebreaker & Course overview - Seminar Room 13, The Wave Friday 26th September - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - 1-2-1 meeting with Course Lead - B47 SITraN (specific appointments will be emailed directly to you) |
Course schedule
Module overview
Autumn term
- SMP4136 Principles of Gene & Cell Therapies
- SMP4135 - Inherited Diseases (15 credits)
- SMP498 - OMICS (15 credits)
- SMP459 - Beyond C> (15 credits)
Spring term
- SMP4203 - Clinical Development (15 credits)
- SMP4158 - Literature Review (30 credits)
Summer term
- SMP428 Research Project (75 credits)
Course overview
Follow the link below to find an overview of the course for the 2025/26 academic year. This includes the teaching dates for all modules, including the winter break, and your research project.
Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies Course Overview 2025-26
Please note: possible future changes may be necessary due to staff availability and room booking requirements beyond our control. Any changes will be shared with you.
If you have problems accessing or downloading the above documents, contact Janine Kirby (j.kirby@sheffield.ac.uk).
Recommended reading
We recommend you take a look at the following books and resources to gain a good background knowledge of the material we'll be teaching before the start of the course. You will be able to access some of these once registered and further reading will be given throughout the course.
Online resources
Background reading
- Crash Course Cell Biology & Genetics, Evans & Manson, 4th Edition & e-book (2015)
Books
- A Handbook of Gene and Cell Therapy: C Nobrega, L Mendonca, C Matos
- Gene Therapy: M Giacca
- Cell, Gene and Molecular Therapy: New Concepts. Viroj Wiwanitkit, Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers 2009, ISBN 1-60741-682-4
- Genetics and Genomics in Medicine: T Strachan & A Lucassen (2022) CRC Press ISBN: 978-0367490812
- Advances in Cell and Gene Therapy: Hoboke, NJ: Wiley, 2018 ISSN 2573-8461
Journals
- The changing treatment landscape in haemophilia: from standard half-life clotting factor concentrates to gene editing: ME Mancuso, JN Mahlangu, MD Steven, WPipeMD
- Emerging Perspectives on Gene Therapy Delivery for Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Disorders: C Gomez Limia, M Baird, M Schwartz, S Saxena,K Meyer, N Wein
- The clinical landscape for AAV gene therapies DA Kuzmin, MV Shutova, NR Johnston, OP Smith, VV Fedorin, YS Kukushkin, JCM van der Loo, EC Johnstone