The George Gamow Memorial Lecture Committee presents the Fifty-Fourth George Gamow Memorial Lecture

Dr. Jennifer Doudna
2020 Nobel Laureate - Chemistry 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Innovative Genomics Institute University of California Berkeley & UCSF/Gladstone Institutes 

Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Macky Auditorium
University of Colorado Boulder

Abstract: Fundamental research to understand how bacteria fight viral infections uncovered the function of CRISPR-Cas programmable proteins that detect and cut specific DNA or RNA sequences. CRISPR technology is now an indispensable tool in human, animal and agricultural research. Furthermore, the FDA’s approval of a CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare. I will discuss the scientific and societal advances that will expand both the applications and impact of genome editing across the globe.