Joint Scientific Partners Distinguished Lecture Series & Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series featuring Raj Chari, PhD – “Harnessing genome editing technologies to elucidate cancer biology”

Joint Scientific Partners Distinguished Lecture Series & Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series

Raj Chari, PhD
Director, Genome Modification Core laboratory
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Location: New Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom: https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/94358558548

Title & Abstract:

“Harnessing genome editing technologies to elucidate cancer biology”

CRISPR/Cas9 technology has enabled an unprecedented ability to dissect complex biological systems. In my talk, I will discuss some of my early work in the field developing tools for guide RNA prediction; building of a manually curated resource of validated guide RNAs; and key applications of genome editing in aiding in drug discovery, single stranded break repair, and identifying novel/ligand receptor pairings in immune cells.