Gene Therapy

Tulane University Health Sciences Center's Strategic Plan for the Year 2000 identified gene therapy as one of two important new areas of development.

Gene Therapy Research Labs

Currently in the final stages of construction, this 14,000-square-foot facility will provide "cutting edge" research space along with a "GMP" (good manufacturing process) lab.

Other areas supporting gene therapy research include:

Office of Technology Development is responsible for moving inventions made by Tulane personnel into the market for public use. This office conducts strategic market assessments, pursues patent protection, seeks out strong business partners and issues licenses to companies for the rights to develop Tulane inventions into commercial products.
Vector Core Laboratory
The Primate Center
The Tulane Cancer Center
Hayward Genetics Center
The Center for Cardiovascular Medicine

The Gene Therapy Initiative is a joint partnership effort led by Louisianašs two major medical centers, Tulane and LSU in New Orleans and Shreveport, that will draw upon and complement the strengths of other statewide efforts.

A Vision of Partnership

The initiative was inaugurated by the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 23 during the 1998 Legislative session, which created the Gene Therapy Research Task Force. The Task Force is studying the feasibility of developing a nationally prominent gene therapy research center.