Genomics for Immunity: from natural diversity to precise modifications

The innate immune system is ancient and shared across kingdoms. Most organisms utilize innate immunity in the absence of an adaptive immunity to recognize rapidly evolving pathogens and elicit disease resistance response. Our laboratory works with plant, bacterial and fungal host-pathogen systems to understand biodiversity of the innate immune receptors and responses as well as the biodiversity of pathogens. Our goal is to apply this knowledge towards rapid, precise and sustainable engineering of disease resistance.

Speaker: Ksenia Krasileva, UC Berkeley