Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Lecture: CRISPR Systems: Nature´s Toolkit for Genome Editing
Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Lecture
- Datum: 15.09.2017
- Uhrzeit: 17:00 - 18:00
- Vortragende(r): Prof. Dr. Jennifer Doudna
- University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Ort: Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (MPIBPC)
- Raum: Manfred Eigen Hall
- Gastgeber: Patrick Cramer
- Kontakt: office.cramer@mpibpc.mpg.de
Gene editing with CRISPR technology is transforming biology. Understanding the underlying chemical mechanisms of RNA-guided DNA and RNA cleavage provides a foundation for both conceptual advances and technology development. I will discuss how bacterial CRISPR adaptive immune systems inspire creation of powerful genome engineering tools, enabling advances in both fundamental biology and applications in medicine. I will also discuss the ethical challenges of some of these applications.