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Discussing prime editing compared to CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and its potential in future therapeutics

Executed on:May 16, 2024 10:00 AM EDT
Call Duration:30 minutes

Expert Profile

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Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Associate Professor at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Research focuses on cancer genetics using mouse models and study of genetic diseases using CRISPR genome editing
  • His lab has several papers on improving prime editors at the molecular level as well as a series in vivo application of novel CRISPR-based techniques to correct or study genetic diseases in mouse models.
 

Interview Goal

On this call we will discussing the science behind Prime editing on a molecular level and comparing it to current gene editing methods.

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