Follow a comprehensive curation of novel and significant discoveries in the fields of genetics and genomics by watching these webinars. Highlighted areas of interest in the fields of genetics and genomics include epigenetics, molecular genetics, hereditary disease, clinical genetics, population genetics, etc.
Norovirus is a highly contagious virus and stands as the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis leading to vomiting and diarrhea across all age groups in the United States. Outbreaks of noro...
Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is a significant cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under the age of 5, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, leading...
Tandem repeats are hard to assess but important regions on the human genome. There are around 200 pathogenic and phenotypic tandem repeats, which are often ignored by standard analysis. Furt...
Oligonucleotide therapeutics have emerged as a promising novel class of drugs to treat a wide range of diseases. The development of these therapeutics relies on the proper use of chemical bu...
Research and medical genomics require comprehensive and scalable solutions to drive the discovery of novel disease targets, evolutionary drivers, and genetic markers with clinical significan...
Comprehending the mechanism behind human diseases with an established heritable component represents the forefront of personalized medicine. Nevertheless, numerous medically important genes...
Genomics, epigenomics and transcriptomics are often thought of as independent fields, but in our clinical practice we use them combined to increase diagnostic yield both for constitutional a...
This talk will explore the integration of genomics with electronic health records (EHRs) in biobanks, emphasizing its potential to enhance women's health research. We'll delve into h...
CRISPR has emerged as a promising alternative to viral-based gene editing by allowing scientists to modify genes with unprecedented ease and flexibility. The discovery and development of a d...
RNA is dynamic and essential to biological functions. Metatransrciptome captures gene expression (RNAs) of all active microbes in an environment. We care not just 'who is there', but...
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) have each gained attention as promising liquid biopsy markers, offering molecular insights into cancer progression, overall s...
The Myhrvold lab develops CRISPR-based technologies for studying RNA. Our primary interest is RNAs involved in host-pathogen interactions. We use a variety of RNA viruses and other pathogens...
The development of acid degradable linkers that rapidly hydrolyze at endosomal pHs is a central problem in the field of drug delivery. Acid degradable linkages are challenging to develop bec...
While hundreds of different lipids have been identified in human blood, many of them remain functionally uncharacterized, including a class of lipids called long-chain acylcarnitines (LCACs)...
This talk will provide an overview of our work in the design of self-assembled, functionalised peptide and protein nanoparticles, hydrogels and bio-interfaces for applications in healthcare....
Interpreting genomic test results for cancer care remains a significant challenge, with variability in turnaround times, reporting standards, and clinical utility impacting patient outcomes....
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas) system is a bacterial defense mechanism that uses RNA-guided enzymes to cut specific s...
Join us as we delve into the forefront of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and GenScript's transformative impact in the fight against COVID-19. We'll discuss the emergence of COVID-19 and GenS...
LGC offers a comprehensive portfolio of reference standards and scientific tools for a wide range of disciplines. The focus of this talk will be on reference materials for clinical NGS produ...
In recent years, non-viral methods for cell engineering have emerged as promising alternatives to viral transduction. Amongst the virus-free technologies, electroporation is considered the g...
Viral vectors are critical vehicles for the delivery of life-saving cell and gene therapies. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) and lentiviral vectors (LVV), two of the most widely used vector pla...
As the field moves into large-scale commercial manufacturing, cryopreservation becomes an even more critical component for ensuring maximun efficiency and long shelf-life during end-to-end p...
The emergence of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) including cell therapies, has led to many bioanalytical laboratories implementing qPCR and/or newer technologies like digital PCR...
Cell culture-produced adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors have gained momentum as one of the most effective gene and protein delivery tools and are an integral part of both vaccine producti...
Cell and gene therapies have provided therapeutic benefit to a number of patients and continue to be developed to treat an increasing variety of diseases and conditions. To ensure their safe...