Dr. Stuart Turvey Helps Lead a World-First Gene-Editing Cure for a BC Patient with Rare Immune Disease

Transforming Health Symposium

At UBC’s 2026 Transforming Health Symposium, Dr. Stuart Turvey took centre stage moderating a powerful session on precision medicine and rare disease breakthroughs, where the story of Ty Sperle captured the room and highlighted the life-changing impact of cutting-edge research. As the longtime physician behind Ty’s care at BC Children’s Hospital, Turvey helped showcase how groundbreaking gene-editing therapies are no longer science fiction but rapidly becoming reality, positioning Vancouver and UBC at the forefront of a new era in personalized medicine.

“He was able to access technology to rewrite the spelling mistake, correct that spelling mistake in his DNA, and then allow his cells to function perfectly and his immune system to be as it should be to be cured. So yeah, for me, that’s a miracle“…