Dora Markati: Viruses as vectors for treating genetic disorders
Description
Medic and neuroscientist Dora Markati explains how some viruses can be used as vectors – or platforms - to treat genetic disorders. Her paper on this topic, published in St Anne's Academic Review (2021), presents evidence on a range of diseases that have benefited from viral-mediated approaches. She hopes to see more efficient treatments for such diseases being made available to children across the world.
Dora studied medicine at the University of Patras, Greece, and trained in children's medicine in London and in Cambridge. She completed a Masters in Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and is now at Oxford undertaking a DPhil in Paediatric Neurology. Her current work involves clinical studies and trials for the treatment of rare childhood diseases affecting the nervous system, with a focus on Angelman Syndrome.
United States
