Dr Liz Nelson OBE - Executive Director
The CGD Research Trust is funding vital state of the art research at a time when Britain is a world leader in the treatment of genetic disorders. The charity also provides support to families, and information to anyone with an interest in CGD.
I am fortunate in leading a fantastic team at the CGD Research Trust. Our track record continues to attract generous donations, but we can always do more with more. Our major achievements to date are the fruits of expertise, goodwill and enthusiasm pooled from a broad spectrum of dedicated people – donors, doctors, nurses, researchers, CGD families, patrons, trustees, volunteers and fundraising supporters to name a few.
We started, and own the trademark of, the high profile and very successful Jeans for Genes Campaign. With our J4G partners each year we invite selected guest charities to join us in raising money to help children affected by a whole variety of genetic disorders. Jeans for Genes is expanding its activities and will be holding events year-round.
The Trust funds groundbreaking research at leading centres in the UK, Europe and the USA and our Medical Advisory Panel is composed of experts in a wide field of specialities. We take the utmost care to ensure that the precious funds you work so hard to give us are spent only on projects and research teams of the highest calibre.
People with CGD often remind us that their quality of life today is as important as finding a cure tomorrow. This new website is one part of a push to expand the services we offer to them and their families.
Please explore the new website, visit us often, and tell us what you think. And remember that your help to us goes a very long way – not only helping people with CGD but potentially millions of people with genetic disorders who also stand to gain from our research.
Liz Nelson founded Taylor Nelson, now the world's second largest market research agency (TNS), in 1965. More recently she was the Chief Executive of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and chairman of South West London NHS Community Trust. She is currently chairman of a digital radio station and a mobile phone market research company, a non executive director of a webcasting firm, and was for nine years a non-executive director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. She was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 1997 for services to Ecolabelling.
IMPORTANT NOTE :
The information contained on this website is intended only as a guideline, not as a substitute for medical advice. Always consult your doctor if you or your child has any CGD symptoms or concerns.
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