Lecture by Prof. George M. Church: Reading & editing genomes & biosystems
In connection to "Symposium of Disruptive Technologies: Reading, Writing and Editing" Prof. George M. Church from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University will give a keynote lecture on “Reading & editing genomes & biosystems”.
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Building 1242, Room 135. The Bartholin Auditorium, Aarhus University, Denmark
Title: “Reading & editing genomes & biosystems”
Abstract: We have reduced the cost of reading and writing DNA 10 million fold in ten years. Indeed, in analogy to free maps and web search we can now profit from $0 whole genome sequences. How can we extend this to other aspects of medicine, biology and other diverse manufacturing and information processing opportunities?
Bio: George M. Church, PhD ’84, is professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, a founding member of the Wyss Institute, and director of PersonalGenomes.org, the world’s only open-access information on human genomic, environmental, and trait data. Church is known for pioneering the fields of personal genomics and synthetic biology. He developed the first methods for the first genome sequence & dramatic cost reductions since then (down from $3 billion to $600), contributing to nearly all “next generation sequencing” methods and companies. His team invented CRISPR for human stem cell genome editing and other synthetic biology technologies and applications – including new ways to create organs for transplantation, gene therapies for aging reversal, and gene drives to eliminate Lyme Disease and Malaria. Church is director of IARPA & NIH BRAIN Projects and National Institutes of Health Center for Excellence in Genomic Science. He has coauthored 450 papers, 105 patents, and one book, “Regenesis”. His honors include Franklin Bower Laureate for Achievement in Science, the Time 100, and election to the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.