On April 25 we got the opportunity to chat with Eric Olson, on gene editing with CRISPR and its application to genetic disease. Eric explained the alternative forms of CRISPR and their applications, as well as his own experience designing a gene editing treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Guest: Eric Olson, Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He also directs the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine and the Wellstone Center for Muscular Dystrophy Research. He holds the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell research, and the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in sciences. https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/olson/

Participating:

Jenny Hsieh, Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA

Host:

Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA

Neuroscientists Talk Shop podcast: https://snrp.utsa.edu

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtAQBIwN6H8N5D-zSjPhp0jkok9sGtAeI

UTSA Neurosciences Institute: https://neuroscience.utsa.edu​

UTSA Brain Health Consortium https://www.utsa.edu/bhc