InnovATEBIO Webinar CRISPR Series - CRISPR Explained: Gene Editing History, Technology, and Applications

Event Date(s): Friday, January 15, 2021 - 03:00pm to 04:30pm EST

Event Details: 

Join the scientists at Bio-Rad Laboratories for a discussion about the technology that just won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry: CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. In this webinar, Bio-Rad scientists will discuss the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in nature, how it works in a gene editing scenario, and the exciting and truly broad range of applications on this technology. Learn more about Bio-Rad’s resources for teaching about CRISPR at www.bio-rad.com/teachCRISPR(link is external)

SPEAKERS:  Research and Development Scientists and Curriculum Training Specialists, Bio-Rad Laboratories

In this webinar Bio-Rad scientists will discuss the following: 

• The elements of CRISPR-Cas9 and how they work together 
• Modeling CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing with students using a paper activity
• The natural history of the CRISPR-Cas9 system
• The applications of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in research, medicine, agriculture, and more

To learn about the Bio-Rad Explorer Program, check out Bio-Rad Life Science Education(link is external)