Accelerating Cell and Gene Therapy Development Using Gene Editing Functional Genomics Approaches

REGISTER Panelists: Manu Verma, PhDSenior Research ScientistFunctional Genomics Novo Nordisk Research Center Oxford Andy Conery, PhDExecutive Director Biology and Translational Sciences TRIANA Biomedicines John Feder, PhDScientific Director Cell and Genome EngineeringBristol...

Study uncovers dangerous side effects of AZD7648 in gene editing

Genome editing with various CRISPR-Cas molecule complexes has progressed rapidly in recent years. Hundreds of labs around the world are now working to put these tools to clinical use and are continuously advancing them....

Wrapping up 2024: GEN’s Editors Reflect on the Past Year and Look ahead to...

Register Now Panelists: Julianna LeMieux, PhDDeputy Editor in ChiefGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Alex PhilippidisSenior Business EditorGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Uduak ThomasSenior EditorGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Broadcast Date: ...

Super-Resolution Microscopy More Than Pretty Pictures

Even those who maintain that super-resolution microscopy is a powerful tool of biological discovery have admitted that it may have a bit of an image problem. For example, in a recent review, several of...

SRF awards $230,000 grant to advance research on SYNGAP1-Related Disorders

The SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) has awarded a $230,000 grant to The Jackson Laboratory Rare Disease Translational Center to characterize a mouse model for SYNGAP1-Related Disorders, (SRD), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder marked by seizures,...

Polypurine hairpins found to effectively halt SARS-CoV-2 replication

A study led by the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council's Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC - CSIC) presents a new therapeutic tool capable of inhibiting the proliferation of...

Alzheimer’s Study Shows Ketone Bodies Help Clear Misfolded Proteins

Ketone bodies are produced by the body to provide fuel during fasting, and are thought to have roles in regulating cellular processes and aging mechanisms beyond energy production. Research by Buck Institute scientists, including...

Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Scientist for the 2024 Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving behind us, the holidays will be here before we know it. In case there is a scientist on your list, look no further for a perfect gift! We have put together a...

Six Companies Worthy of Note in AI Drug Discovery

BenevolentAI BenevolentAI is counting on co-founder Ken Mulvany to turn the company around from two years of setbacks leading to the departure of Joerg Moeller, MD, PhD, in October after just nine months as CEO....

Rare Genetic Disorder Helps Explain Link Between Cancer Immunotherapy and Increased Infections

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research,  in collaboration with Rockefeller University, and Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, has uncovered a potential explanation for why some cancer patients receiving...