IPN and IHPA are pleased to host a webinar on CRISPR – the ground-breaking gene-editing technology that will revolutionize health, medicine, and touch virtually every segment across the economy.
The webinar – designed and led by experts in Genetics, Technology, and Economics – will quickly bring the highlights of this technology to you and provide a glimpse of the future with a “crisp” eye toward potential careers and economic opportunities – projected to be a multi-billion dollar market worldwide.
The webinar will be held on Saturday, March 10th 2018 at 1pm ET.
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Presenter:
Dr. Rob Mitra, Ph.D. is Professor of Genetics at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Mitra’s lab remains focused on this technology and has developed several front-end methods such as pooled-sample sequencing and Nested-Patch PCR. In addition, Dr. Mitra serves as Director of the Washington University Genomic Technology Access Center (GTAC), which provides next generation sequencing and analysis to the Washington University.
Moderator:
Karim Budhwani has been CEO of Elixir International, a technology and management firm in Birmingham, AL, for more than 20 years. He also serves as a Visiting Scientist at Coe College with research focusing on the intersections of materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedical sciences.