Funded Programme Grant Projects
In 2024, GOSH Charity launched the Programme Grant scheme for ambitious large-scale research projects that will create a step change in rare paediatric disease research. The scheme encourages collaboration, aiming to bring together world-leading experts from different disciplines to deliver maximum impact for seriously ill children and their families.
Below is a list of the projects funded through this grant scheme. If you have any questions about any of the projects, please get in touch with the GOSH Charity Grants Team.
GOSH Charity Programme Grants 2024
Three programmes of work were awarded, totalling £6.2m – all of which impressed our expert advisory groups in terms of scientific quality, deliverability and patient impact.
| Lead Investigator | Institution | Programme Title | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Claire Booth | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health | Curing rare inherited diseases using innovative gene therapies | £2,606,013 |
| Professor Waseem Qasim | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health | Reading, Writing & Repair: Next generation genome engineered cell therapies | £2,350,826 |
| Dr Karin Straathof | University College London | Advanced engineered T-cells for Diffuse Midline Glioma | £1,279,802 |