The ambitious idea of using CRISPR to cure genetic diseases before birth is one step closer to reality. Scientists have reported a use of technology known as “base editing” to alter the DNA of laboratory monkeys in the womb to treat a deadly liver disease.
statnews.com/2024/04/22/cri…

Delaware's DNA Conference is coming next week, and there's still time to get tickets! Join life science leaders in the Delaware area, including Kelly Banas, Ph.D., who will be presenting on her research toward better cancer treatments using gene editing.
delawarebio.org/page/delawares…

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna spoke of a future in which all patients can afford CRISPR-based therapies, all health care facilities can deliver them, and treatment can be done completely inside the patient’s body bit.ly/3Ujr6o9

We're proud to announce the appearances of Katelynn Owens, Kristen Pisarcik, Lauren Skelly, and Natalia Rivera-Torres at ASGCT's annual meeting next week! They'll be presenting their newest research on #CRISPR , from indels to new targets.
annualmeeting.asgct.org #ASGCT2024

Last week, our education program coordinator Sarah LaTorre presented her internship work at the NASA Space Grant Symposium. She was the closing speaker for the event, in which she reflected on all her different opportunities, from rocket building to teaching #CRISPR to students.

To finish out our CRISPR Medicine conference highlights, we're showcasing a story from 2019 on Kevin Holden, who just presented his research at the conference alongside other thought leaders, including Kelly Banas, Ph.D.
crisprmedicinenews.com/news/crispr-an…

Excision BioTherapeutics Inc. (“Excision”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies, is presenting their collected data on herpes treatment at CRISPR Medicine's conference.
biospace.com/article/releas…

Today, Kelly Banas, Ph.D., presented her work on the indel code and its key role in moving cancer research forward. This is a topic she's tirelessly worked on for years, and to see her showcase it on a major international stage is immensely rewarding. #CRISPRMED24

In continuing our CRISPR Medicine Conference research share, we're highlighting Paula Rio and her team's work on Fanconi anemia patients and the implementation of gene editing to correct hematopoietic stem cells.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36371486/

This week, we're celebrating research done by attendees of the CRISPR Medicine CRISPR Medicine Conference. A rising tide lifts all boats, so please check out this work done by Laura Sepp-Lorenzino and colleagues. Laura presents this week at the conference.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34215024/

Kelly Banas, Ph.D., principal investigator at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute, will present her latest research discovery related to targeting the NRF2 gene in cancer cells at the first CRISPR Medicine Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
news.christianacare.org/2024/04/kelly-…

CRISPR technology offers the promise to cure human genetic diseases with gene editing. This list of diseases that could benefit from CRISPR gene editing is non-exhaustive, but offers a baseline as we discuss the directions that CRISPR can go.
labiotech.eu/in-depth/crisp…

.ChristianaCare ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute's Dr.Kelly Banas will present her cutting-edge research findings to fight cancer at the global CRISPR Medicine conference in Copenhagen this month. news.christianacare.org/2024/04/kelly-…

Free 4-hr virtual summit:
'The State of CRISPR and Gene Editing'
June 5, 11 am ET.
webinars.liebertpub.com/e/the-state-of…

Sarah LaTorre, our education program coordinator, is presenting her research at Wilmington University at the 18th Annual Delaware Space Grant Research Symposium! We're so proud to see her share her journey from reefs to rockets. To learn more, visit hoteldupont.com/events/new-cas….

ICYMI: Eric Kmiec, PhD, will be speaking at the OLLI for their Spring 2024 speaker series! This is an opportunity for older adults to take and teach classes, with no expectations of grades or exams. If this seems interesting to you, learn more here: olli.udel.edu

Excited to announce that Kelly Banas, Ph.D., will be presenting her work 'The Indel Code and its relevance to clinical development of CRISPR-directed gene editing' at the CRISPR Medicine's CRISPR Medicine Conference in Copenhagen, DK. To learn more, visit crisprmedicinenews.com/crisprmed/cris….

Scientists have developed an in vivo gene targeting system called pCriMGET_9-12a that may lead to the establishment of safer, more precise, versatile and efficient gene therapy methods in adult organs for the treatment of serious diseases.
nature.com/articles/s4159…

Scientists from Zhejiang University have developed a novel delivery vehicle for CRISPR-Cas9 that may be more effective than lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in treating lung cancer: rapid liquid nitrogen.
genengnews.com/topics/cancer/…

Only 3 weeks to the first CRISPR Medicine Conference ... #CRISPR MED24 - 23-25 April - looking forward to meet the global #CRISPR medicine community in Copenhagen and discuss new discoveries, the latest data from the trials and future directions and challenges...
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