RNA Canada ARN Education Series – Perspectives on RNA: CRISPR and its applications

RNA Canada ARN Education Series

Perspectives on RNA: CRISPR and its applications

Wednesday, February 19th, 3-4:30 pm EST / 12-1:30 pm PST

Featuring:

Tiffany Carlaw, Ph.D. (Postdoc in Sarah Hedtrich’s Lab, UBC)
Introduction to CRISPR and its applications (10 min talk) and moderator

Sarah Hedtrich, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, UBC)
In situ gene editing to correct disease-causing mutations in human first defense epithelia (10 min talk)

Basil Hubbard, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, UofT)
Enhancing CRISPR gene editing using chemically-modified guide RNAs (10 min talk)

S. Brian Kim, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, York U.)
Transforming Agriculture through CRISPR Genome Editing (10 min talk)

️ A ~45-minute panel discussion will follow the talks!

This event is free to RNA Canada ARN Members!
To become a member, visit: https://www.rnacanada.ca/members/

More details here:
https://www.rnacanada.ca/etn/rna-canada-arn-education-series-perspectives-on-rna-crispr-and-its-applications/