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Inside IGI Health

An Annual Conference for the Innovative Genomics Institute Community

Overview

September 28, 2023, marks the inaugural Inside IGI event. This all-day, in-person conference is designed to bring together the IGI community to highlight the latest ways IGI researchers are using genome engineering to solve humanity’s greatest problems and encourage cross-fertilization and collaboration.

Inside IGI conference theme will alternate between Health and Climate & Agriculture each year. This year’s theme will be Inside IGI Health. This free event is open to all IGI leadership, Principal Investigators, post-docs, grad students, affiliated teams, and staff. Note: this event is not open to the general public or the media.

 

Event Details

Thursday, September 28, 2023 — Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley

Presentations and Panel Discussions 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Genome editing innovations in human health

Poster Session & Reception 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
IGI-wide posters on the latest research covering health, climate, agriculture, and advances in genome editing. With prizes!

Agenda

More speakers and abstracts coming soon.

8:00–8:30 Registration & Breakfast
8:30–8:45 Welcome & Keynote Introduction
8:45–9:30

Keynote Fireside Chat

  • The Role of Philanthropy and Investment in Promoting Groundbreaking Innovation. Reed Jobs in conversation with Brad Ringeisen.
9:30–10:15

Bridging the Gap from Discovery to the Clinic in Rare Diseases

  • Panel: Jennifer Puck, Mark Walters, Michelle Hermiston, Ben Oakes. Moderator: Fyodor Urnov.
10:15–10:30 Break
10:30–11:15

Genome Editing Innovation

  • The promise of bench to bedside? A gene editing approach for the rare disease HLH, David Nguyen
  • Programmable Enveloped Delivery Vehicles for Human Genome Engineering In Vivo, Jenny Hamilton
  • Scaling Genetic Approaches in Stem Cell Models, Dirk Hockemeyer
11:15–12:00

Some Thoughts on Machine Learning–Based Protein Engineering

  • Keynote: Jennifer Listgarten
12:00–1:00 Lunch
1:00–1:45

CRISPR for Neurological Diseases

  • Correcting Expansion Repeats in Neurological Disease, Ross Wilson
  • CRISPR Genome-Editing Approaches for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Claire Clelland
  • Gene editing in the Brain with Lipid Nanoparticles, Niren Murthy
1:45–2:30

The Future of CRISPR

  • Panel: Rodolphe Barrangou, Carlotta Ronda, Petros Giannikopoulos, Tippi MacKenzie. Moderator: Jennifer Doudna.
2:30–2:45 Break
2:45–3:00

Cancer

  • The CRISPR Cures for Cancer and Living Therapeutics Initiatives at UCSF/Gladstone, Alan Ashworth
3:00–3:40

Making Genome Editing Accessible to All

  • Panel: Melinda Kliegman, Jodi Halpern, Lea Witkowsky, Brian Shy. Moderator: Andy Murdock.
3:40–4:00 The State of the IGI with Brad Ringeisen
4:00–6:00 Poster Session & Reception

Tickets

Please RSVP as soon as possible. Attend either session or stay for the full day. Select your ticket accordingly so we know how many to expect.

All current IGI members are welcome (PIs, postdocs, grad students, undergrad researchers, visiting researchers, staff), but space is limited.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW

FAQs & Contact

Event Questions: Please contact Carolyn Sherry at csherry@berkeley.edu if you have any questions are requests.

Poster Session: Please contact Rachel Evans at rachelkevans@berkeley.edu if you would like to present a poster.

Who is invited?

This event is limited to the IGI community. This includes IGI investigators and affiliates, members of their labs (postdocs, grad students, undergrad researchers, visiting researchers), and IGI staff.

Will this event be filmed? Can I attend virtually?

No. We will have a photographer on site to capture moments from the event, but we will not be recording the talks. This event will be in-person only.

I study plants. Or climate change. Or, you know, not human health exactly. Am I invited too?

Yes! One of the great things about the IGI is how our work cuts across different specialties. We love when people collaborate in surprising ways. Also: next year's meeting will be focused on Climate & Sustainable Agriculture,

Will this event be accessible?

This event space is wheelchair accessible. We will strive to accommodate all guests. Please contact Carolyn Sherry at csherry@berkeley.edu if you have any questions or requests.