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  • Gray R. Anderson, PhD

    Originally from San Diego, CA, Gray moved to North Carolina for college and graduated from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2013 (summa cum laude, 4.0) with a B.S. in Biology (biotechnology concentration) with chemistry and anthropology minors. In 2018, they ...

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  • James J. Collins

    Jim Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, as well as a Member of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology Faculty. He is also a Core Founding Faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically ...

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  • Can Dincer

    Can Dincer is currently junior research group leader at FIT Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies and IMTEK - Department of Microsystems Engineering of the University of Freiburg. The main research interest of his group "Disposable Microsystems" ...

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NOV 2, 2022

CRISPR Virtual Event Series 2022

Labroots invites you to join us at our 5th Annual Event in the CRISPR Virtual Event Series! This event builds on previous years events and advances the conversations happening around the abilities of CRISPR-based gene editing, next-gen editing tools, precision in gene editing and using CRISPR for drug discovery. This event will take place on November 2, 2022.  

The planning committee is proud to bring together thought leaders from academia, trained researchers from clinical laboratories, and industry experts from pharmaceutics and biotech. Experts will share case studies, experiences, and new developments regarding best practices and will address appropriate alternatives that are currently in development.  

The tracks for this year's event include: 
  • CRISPR Biology – CRISPR genomic editing allows researchers to create models, edit DNA sequences, and modify gene function. This track covers recent advancements in discovery and classification.
    • Discovery and Classification of CRISPR base editors
  • CRISPR in Diagnostics – Applying CRISPR tools in diagnostics has the potential to accurately and quickly diagnose disease. This track focuses on the potential applications of CRISPR in clinical diagnostics. 
    • Multiplexed Analysis
    • Non-nucleic Acid Detection via CRISPR
    • Machine Learning
    • Wearables and On-Site Applications
  • CRISPR in Disease Therapy – CRISPR can be used to edit DNA and can potentially be applied to the treatment of genetic diseases and disorders. This track covers how and where these applications can be made.
    • Genome Engineering
    • Therapeutics

Call for Posters — Do you work with CRISPR or gene editing? Whether in academia, industry, or medicine, we welcome posters from all researchers at all levels. Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present your data to a global audience via a PDF poster with optional video summary and discuss the results with interested colleagues across the globe through email or our virtual networking lounge. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2022 CRIRPR Virtual Event. Read about how to optimize your poster for a virtual audience here.   

  • Submit your abstract here

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you.  The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing. This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global CRISPR community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions. 

Continuing Education

Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 30 credits. 

Labroots is a proud partner of Chati, a virtual event platform that allows for the hosting of engaging and interactive virtual and hybrid events, catering to businesses of any vertical or size.

Connect with us! 

When you attend the event remember to use the hashtag #LRcrispr to follow the conversation and connect with other members of the global Genetics & Genomics community!  

Follow @Genetics_LR on Twitter and @GeneticsandGenomics on Facebook to connect with our specialist Genetics & Genomics Writers and stay up to date with the latest Trending News in Genetics & Genomics.  

Now you can also join our professional community on LinkedIn by being a part of the Genetics & Genomics group


 


Speakers
  • Omar Abudayyeh, PhD

    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Bennett, PhD

    Product Manager, MilliporeSigma
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD

    Principal Scientist, EMBO Young Investigator, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Helena de Puig, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow in James Collin's Laboratory, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Can Dincer, PhD

    Junior Research Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Department of Microsytems Engineering-IMTEK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nienke van Dongen, MSc

    Postdoctoral Research, BIOS Lab on a chip Group, University of Twente
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xue Sherry Gao, PhD

    Ted N. Law Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD

    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Gavin Kurgan, PhD

    Bioinformatics Applications Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Changchun Liu, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Cameron Myhrvold, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Devora Najjar, PhD

    Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab (Under Prof. Joe Paradiso) and (Prof. Jim Collins/Wyss Institute)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Giulia Palermo, PhD

    Computational Biophysicist, Assistant Professor; University of California Riverside, Department of Bioengineering and Chemistry
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Alessandro Porchetta, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Sciences and Chemical Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prof. Cihan Taştan, PhD

    Founder and Managing Director, hiDNA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kris C. Wood, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Zhugen Yang, PhD

    Senior Lecturer in Sensor Technology, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • Innovative Tools for Efficient CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering
    NOV 02, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Innovative Tools for Efficient CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering

    Gavin Kurgan, PhD
    Bioinformatics Applications Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: IDT
  • NOV 02, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: New Molecular Technologies for Genome Editing and Cell Control

    Omar Abudayyeh, PhD
    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
    Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD
    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
  • Keynote Presentation: CRISPR-Powered Multiplexed Biosensor for Point-of-Care Management of Infectious Diseases with Live Q&A
    NOV 02, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: CRISPR-Powered Multiplexed Biosensor for Point-of-Care Management of Infectious Diseases with Live Q&A

    Can Dincer, PhD
    Junior Research Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Department of Microsytems Engineering-IMTEK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Engineered LwaCas13a with Enhanced Collateral Activity for Nucleic Acid Detection
    NOV 02, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Engineered LwaCas13a with Enhanced Collateral Activity for Nucleic Acid Detection

    Xue Sherry Gao, PhD
    Ted N. Law Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A CRISPR/Cas12a-Assisted in Vitro Diagnostic Tool for Identification and Quantification of Single CpG Methylation Sites

    Nienke van Dongen, MSc
    Postdoctoral Research, BIOS Lab on a chip Group, University of Twente
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A Lab-on-a-Chip for the Concurrent Electrochemical Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acids and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Saliva

    A Lab-on-a-Chip for the Concurrent Electrochemical Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acids and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Saliva

    Devora Najjar, PhD
    Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab (Under Prof. Joe Paradiso) and (Prof. Jim Collins/Wyss Institute)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR Base Editor and Prime Editor Toolbox and Applications

    CRISPR Base Editor and Prime Editor Toolbox and Applications

    Prof. Cihan Taştan, PhD
    Founder and Managing Director, hiDNA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR-based Microfluidic Biosensing Systems for Molecular Diagnostics

    CRISPR-based Microfluidic Biosensing Systems for Molecular Diagnostics

    Changchun Liu, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR/Cas-Enabled Paper Microfluidics Device for Rapid Diagnosis

    CRISPR/Cas-Enabled Paper Microfluidics Device for Rapid Diagnosis

    Zhugen Yang, PhD
    Senior Lecturer in Sensor Technology, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Detecting Viruses with CRISPR

    Cameron Myhrvold, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dynamics and Mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 Through the Lens of Computational Methods

    Dynamics and Mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 Through the Lens of Computational Methods

    Giulia Palermo, PhD
    Computational Biophysicist, Assistant Professor; University of California Riverside, Department of Bioengineering and Chemistry
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From Bench to Bedside: Targeted Gene Editing
    NOV 02, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    From Bench to Bedside: Targeted Gene Editing

    Jennifer Bennett, PhD
    Product Manager, MilliporeSigma
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: MilliporeSigma
  • Functional Genomic Interrogation of Tumor Evolution

    Functional Genomic Interrogation of Tumor Evolution

    Kris C. Wood, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Minimally Instrumented SHERLOCK (miSHERLOCK) for CRISPR-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and Emerging Variants

    Minimally Instrumented SHERLOCK (miSHERLOCK) for CRISPR-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and Emerging Variants

    Helena de Puig, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow in James Collin's Laboratory, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Precise Therapeutic Genome Editing with Engineered, PAM Flexible Orthogonal CRISPR Proteins

    Precise Therapeutic Genome Editing with Engineered, PAM Flexible Orthogonal CRISPR Proteins

    Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD
    Principal Scientist, EMBO Young Investigator, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR in Disease Therapy
  • Functional Genomic Interrogation of Tumor Evolution

    Functional Genomic Interrogation of Tumor Evolution

    Kris C. Wood, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Precise Therapeutic Genome Editing with Engineered, PAM Flexible Orthogonal CRISPR Proteins

    Precise Therapeutic Genome Editing with Engineered, PAM Flexible Orthogonal CRISPR Proteins

    Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD
    Principal Scientist, EMBO Young Investigator, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From Bench to Bedside: Targeted Gene Editing
    NOV 02, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    From Bench to Bedside: Targeted Gene Editing

    Jennifer Bennett, PhD
    Product Manager, MilliporeSigma
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: MilliporeSigma
  • CRISPR in Diagnostics
  • CRISPR/Cas-Enabled Paper Microfluidics Device for Rapid Diagnosis

    CRISPR/Cas-Enabled Paper Microfluidics Device for Rapid Diagnosis

    Zhugen Yang, PhD
    Senior Lecturer in Sensor Technology, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR-based Microfluidic Biosensing Systems for Molecular Diagnostics

    CRISPR-based Microfluidic Biosensing Systems for Molecular Diagnostics

    Changchun Liu, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Detecting Viruses with CRISPR

    Cameron Myhrvold, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Minimally Instrumented SHERLOCK (miSHERLOCK) for CRISPR-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and Emerging Variants

    Minimally Instrumented SHERLOCK (miSHERLOCK) for CRISPR-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and Emerging Variants

    Helena de Puig, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow in James Collin's Laboratory, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A CRISPR/Cas12a-Assisted in Vitro Diagnostic Tool for Identification and Quantification of Single CpG Methylation Sites

    Nienke van Dongen, MSc
    Postdoctoral Research, BIOS Lab on a chip Group, University of Twente
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Engineered LwaCas13a with Enhanced Collateral Activity for Nucleic Acid Detection
    NOV 02, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Engineered LwaCas13a with Enhanced Collateral Activity for Nucleic Acid Detection

    Xue Sherry Gao, PhD
    Ted N. Law Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: CRISPR-Powered Multiplexed Biosensor for Point-of-Care Management of Infectious Diseases with Live Q&A
    NOV 02, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: CRISPR-Powered Multiplexed Biosensor for Point-of-Care Management of Infectious Diseases with Live Q&A

    Can Dincer, PhD
    Junior Research Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Department of Microsytems Engineering-IMTEK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CRISPR Biology
  • CRISPR Base Editor and Prime Editor Toolbox and Applications

    CRISPR Base Editor and Prime Editor Toolbox and Applications

    Prof. Cihan Taştan, PhD
    Founder and Managing Director, hiDNA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • NOV 02, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: New Molecular Technologies for Genome Editing and Cell Control

    Omar Abudayyeh, PhD
    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
    Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD
    Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
  • Innovative Tools for Efficient CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering
    NOV 02, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Innovative Tools for Efficient CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering

    Gavin Kurgan, PhD
    Bioinformatics Applications Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: IDT

    Speakers


    • Omar Abudayyeh, PhD

      Omar Abudayyeh, PhD

      Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Jennifer Bennett, PhD

      Jennifer Bennett, PhD

      Product Manager, MilliporeSigma

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD

      Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD

      Principal Scientist, EMBO Young Investigator, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Helena de Puig, PhD

      Helena de Puig, PhD

      Postdoctoral Fellow in James Collin's Laboratory, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Can Dincer, PhD

      Can Dincer, PhD

      Junior Research Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Department of Microsytems Engineering-IMTEK

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Nienke van Dongen, MSc

      Nienke van Dongen, MSc

      Postdoctoral Research, BIOS Lab on a chip Group, University of Twente

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Xue Sherry Gao, PhD

      Xue Sherry Gao, PhD

      Ted N. Law Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD

      Jonathan Gootenberg, PhD

      Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Gavin Kurgan, PhD

      Gavin Kurgan, PhD

      Bioinformatics Applications Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Changchun Liu, PhD

      Changchun Liu, PhD

      Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Cameron Myhrvold, PhD

      Cameron Myhrvold, PhD

      Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Devora Najjar, PhD

      Devora Najjar, PhD

      Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab (Under Prof. Joe Paradiso) and (Prof. Jim Collins/Wyss Institute)

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Giulia Palermo, PhD

      Giulia Palermo, PhD

      Computational Biophysicist, Assistant Professor; University of California Riverside, Department of Bioengineering and Chemistry

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Alessandro Porchetta, PhD

      Alessandro Porchetta, PhD

      Associate Professor, Department of Sciences and Chemical Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Prof. Cihan Taştan, PhD

      Prof. Cihan Taştan, PhD

      Founder and Managing Director, hiDNA

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Kris C. Wood, PhD

      Kris C. Wood, PhD

      Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University

      BIOGRAPHY
    • Zhugen Yang, PhD

      Zhugen Yang, PhD

      Senior Lecturer in Sensor Technology, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK

      BIOGRAPHY

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