About this Event
Please join us for the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health 80th Anniversary Symposium, taking place on 16 December 2026, from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
Join us for an afternoon reflecting on 80 years of the Institute’s research achievements, while looking ahead to the future and many more successful years.
The symposium will be followed by our ICH Winter Social in the Winter Garden. Refreshments will be provided.
If you have any queries about the event, please contact [email protected].
Agenda
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:15 PM
Welcome & Introduction
Info: Professor Helen Cross | Director, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM
History of the Institute of Child Health
Info: Professor Andy Copp | Glaxo-Wellcome Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Developmental Biology & Cancer Dept
🕑: 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM
25 Years of Gene Therapy
Info: Professor Adrian Thrasher | Professor in Paediatric Immunology, Infection, Immunity & Inflammation Dept
🕑: 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM
The Legacy of Pioneers in Pediatric Nutrition
Info: The Seminal Contributions of Alan Lucas and Tim Cole and Their Continuing Influence Professor Jonathan Wells | Professor of Anthropology and Paediatric Nutrition, Population, Policy & Practice Dept
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Refreshment break
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
ICH's History of Metabolic Disease Research
Info: Professor Paul Gissen | Director Designate of NIHR GOSH UCL Biomedical Research Centre, Genetics & Genomic Medicine Dept
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:10 PM
Neuromuscular Breakthroughs
Info: Professor Francesco Muntoni | Chair of Paediatric Neurology, Developmental Neurosciences Dept
🕑: 04:10 PM - 04:30 PM
Looking to the Future: Harnessing Data to Transform Child Health Research
Info: Professor Pia Hardelid | Professor of Epidemiology, Population, Policy & Practice Dept
🕑: 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Advancing Transitional Rare Disease Research Through Cellular Models
Info: Professor Manju Kurian | Professor of Neurogenetics, Developmental Neurosciences Dept
🕑: 04:50 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Info: Mark Schuster | Executive Dean, Faculty of Population Health Sciences
🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Depart for the ICH Winter Social in the Winter Garden
Event venue & nearby stays
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, The Kennedy Lecture Theatre, 30 Guilford Street, London, United Kingdom
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