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Experts on call: Stem cells, gene therapy and biotherapeutics


April 22, 2021

Could biotherapeutics be the key to the next wave of medical breakthroughs? 

Join this lively discussion to learn how researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are using biological materials like cells, genes and viruses to heal the body and fight disease. 

Dr. Natasha Kekre, graduate student Maria Madana and Dr. Bernard Thébaud will talk about everything from cellular immunotherapy for cancer to stem cell therapy for premature babies to muscle regeneration.

The Ottawa Hospital is a leading academic health, research and learning hospital proudly affiliated with the University of Ottawa and supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.