Delivering the Future of CRISPR-Based Genome Editing

Jennifer Doudna developed CRISPR-Cas9, a groundbreaking technology that some call “genetic scissors.” With it, scientists can snip and edit DNA - the code of life - unlocking remarkable possibilities in biology, including treatments for thousands of intractable diseases. This work has changed the course of genomics research, allowing scientists to rewrite DNA with unprecedented precision. In recognition, she was co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier.

Speaker: Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair and Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Room: Pauley Ballroom