3rd Annual Re-Writing Genomes Symposium

Re-Writing Genomes: A New Era in Genome Engineering
A one-day symposium hosted by QB3 Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Initiative

In this third annual event, leading experts in genomics and molecular biology will explore how an integrated view of genome-editing technologies promises to transform basic research as well as biomedical engineering. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

August 24, 2015
245 Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences (Directions)
University of California, Berkeley

9 am – 5 pm (doors open at 8:30)
Poster session throughout the day
Poster prizes provided by IGI
Reception to follow

Symposium Announcement (PDF)

Symposium Agenda (PDF)

ORGANIZERS

• Dirk Hockemeyer, University of California, Berkeley
• Jennifer Doudna, University of California, Berkeley; HHMI

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

• Emmanuelle Charpentier, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Umeå University
• Jennifer Doudna, MCB, UC Berkeley, HHMI
• Eric A. Hendrickson, University of Minnesota
• Michael C. Holmes, Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
• Danwei Huangfu, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Rudolf Jaenisch, MIT
• Eric Lander, Broad Institute
• Luciano Marraffini, The Rockefeller University
• Ophir Shalem, Broad Institute, UC Berkeley

AGENDA

Session 1 – Molecular Mechanisms

• 9:00-9:30 – Jennifer Doudna, Session Chair, Professor, UC Berkeley, HHMI – Genome Surveillance by CRISPR-Cas9
• 9:30-9:50 – Eric A. Hendrickson, Professor, University of Minnesota – Two Mechanisms for Nick-induced Gene Targeting 
• 9:50-10:10 – Shengdar Tsai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• 10:10-10:30 – Pedro Mateos-Gomez, Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University Medical Center – Mammalian Polymerase Thetha Promotes Alternative-NHEJ and Suppresses Recombination 

Session 2 – The Cas9 Revolution

• 11:00-11:30 – Emmanuelle Charpentier, Session Chair, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
• 11:30-11:50 – Luciano A. Marraffini, Assistant Professor, The Rockefeller University
• 11:50-12:10 – Raj Chari, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University

Session 3 – Genome Editing in Stem Cells

• 2:00-2:30 – Rudolf Jaenisch, Session Chair, Professor, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT – Gene Editing of Human Stem Cells and the Study of Complex Human Diseases 
  2:30-2:50 – Danwei Huangfu, Assistant Professor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Explore Complex Human Genetics through Genome Editing in Pluripotent Stem Cells 
  2:50-3:10 – Kunitoshi Chiba, Graduate Student, UC Berkeley
  3:10-3:30 – Brock Roberts, Graduate Student, UC Berkeley

Session 4 – CRISPR-Cas9 Explorations

• 4:00-4:30 – Eric Lander, Session Chair, Director, Broad Institute
• 4:30-4:50 – Max Horlbeck, Graduate Student, UCSF, HHMI – Genome-scale control of gene repression and activation 
• 4:50-5:10 – Ophir Shalem, Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute, UC Berkeley
• 5:10-5:30 – Michael C. Holmes, Vice President, Research, Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. – Genome Editing in Primary Human Cells and Organs: Towards the Goal of Engineering Genetic Cures 

SPONSORS

CONTACT:  Jan Ambrosini, 510-666-3309, ambros@berkeley.edu.

Updated September 7, 2015:

Press Release: Genome engineering pioneers headline Berkeley symposium
QB3 | Jan Ambrosini | September 7, 2015