ICYMI: IGI's Ermias Kebreab and Kebreab postdoc Paulo de Meo Filho on @Marketplac.org, talking about seaweed and gene-editing interventions to reduce methane emissions from cattle. Listen here: https://ow.ly/lOnO50XkHxP Photo credit: AFP

Coming up *tomorrow* November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/

Congratulations to IGI alums @jro-hamilton.bsky.social @connortsuchida.bsky.social & team on the launch of Azalea Therapeutics!

Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng

The ‘ottoy initiative is working to mend the relationship between UC Berkeley and the Ohlone community, and it has made great strides in increasing the representation and inclusion of Ohlone people at both the science center and on the central campus. news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/27/i...

From IGI's Venkatesan Sundaresan, winner of the 2024 Wolf Prize in agriculture!

New in Nature Biomedical Engineering from IGI Investigator Niren Murthy & collaborators — a paper on using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for genome engineering in the heart 🫀 Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01523-4

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Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/

Are you at SACNAS #2025NDiSTEM? Stop by IGI's booth #824 to learn about grad school opportunities at the University of California#2025NDiSTEM?#824nd sign up for the IGI careers opportunity list!

I’m thrilled to present my work at the Innovative Genomics Institute (UC Berkeley) on Nov. 4! Looking forward to engaging discussions with researchers at IGI 😊

From IGI Affiliate & gene-therapy pioneer Don Kohn ⬇️

On a new article in @nejm.org from IGI Affiliate Don Kohn ⬇️

Coming up Tues Nov 4 at @ PM — join us in Berkeley or on Zoom for a seminar on microbial evolution from Naoki Konno at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Learn more here: https://innovativegenomics.org/events/seminar-series-naoki-konno/

We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon research conference on #microbiome editing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/a6Am50X9XkE

Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng

Did you know #phages are being super-charged with #CRISPR to treat infections in multiple clinical trials for conditions including chronic UTI and sepsis? Learn more about in our CRISPR clinical trials overview: https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-clinical-trials-2025/#phages#CRISPR#WorldPhageDay

#NationalChemistryWeek? Don't mind if we do!

Congrats to IGI alum Connor Tou on being named a 2025 #STATWunderkind! At the IGI, Connor worked on CRISPR EvolvR in John Dueber's lab and now, as a Ph.D. student at MIT, he's working on genome engineering with large insertions.

We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on #microbiome #GenomeEditing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/63z150X9XkG

Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/

Coming up *tomorrow* Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: https://ow.ly/nofY50X1GpZ

📣🍄 New preprint: Patrick Shih and his team develop an algorithm for analyzing control of gene expression across #fungi species: https://ow.ly/MXae50WYpXF

1/2 From IGI Founder @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social: “Congratulations to my colleagues Omar Yaghi & John Clarke — the two latest UC Berkeley Nobel Laureates! Omar’s development of metal-organic frameworks changed the way we capture carbon, store energy & harvest water from desert air. shorturl.at/GpBsu

Do you know anyone that has benefitted from prescription drugs? What if these drugs were not available for you or your loved ones? Cuts to federal science funding mean delays for new treatments and cures. Tell Congress: Science saves lives #SpeakUp4Science https://bit.ly/4mgBMQ9

Coming up Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: innovativegenomics.org/events/semin...

The illustrations in our resources like CRISPRpedia are free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes! Check out our Science x Art page to see a selection of the amazing work from our designers + artists. Tag us to show us how you're using them! https://innovativegenomics.org/science-x-art/

Join us tomorrow, in-person or on Zoom

Next up in the IGI seminar series on Tuesday Oct. 7th at 2 PM Pacific: Dan Lin-Arlow of Ansa Biotechnologies will be giving a talk on "Next-generation DNA synthesis for the era of genome writing." Join us live in Berkeley or on Zoom: ow.ly/vH3N50X6mvP 🧬

From IGI Founder Jennifer Doudna: "Jane Goodall showed us what a life in science could look like: rigorous discovery paired with fierce advocacy for what you study. She gave the world six decades of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and their habitats... 1/2

I am so honored to receive this award, it was truly a team effort!

Today in @nature.com , we highlight how a cousin of CRISPR-Cas10, mCpol, establishes an evolutionary trap in anti-phage immune systems. Check out @erinedoherty.bsky.social and my work from @doudna-lab.bsky.social lab here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Out today in @nature.com, a new paper from @doudna-lab.bsky.social lab, co-first authors @erinedoherty.bsky.social + @benadler.bsky.social and collaborators at @ucsandiego.bsky.social unveils a powerful new defense strategy in the arms war between viruses + microbes. Read here: ow.ly/mPQI50X5g68

Coming up tomorrow! Join us IRL or on Zoom.

Coming up Tuesday, September 30 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Alice Refermat will be giving a talk on harnessing the power of pooled #CRISPR screens! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: ow.ly/nofY50X1GpZ

$2 in economic activity is generated for every $1 the federal government invests in science. Science spending pays off. Tell Congress: Investing in science leads to a stronger America #SpeakUp4Science https://bit.ly/4mgBMQ9

🥂 Congratulations to IGI's HS Chau WIES Fellow Carlotta Ronda @rondalab.bsky.social! She is receiving $1 million in non-dilutive seed funding from the HS Chau Foundation to support her new startup. Read more her work in creating cutting-edge microbial medicines: ow.ly/nq8t50WZI8X #entrepreneurship

📣🍄 New preprint: Patrick Shih and his team develop an algorithm for analyzing control of gene expression across #fungi species: ow.ly/MXae50WYpXF

Join us today at 2 PM in Berkeley or on Zoom!

Going to @sacnas.bsky.social #2025NDiSTEM next month? Stop IGI's booth #824 to learn about grad school opportunities at the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social and sign up for the IGI careers opportunity list! Read about our experience at #NDiSTEM last year: ow.ly/Xq7950WX7FL #LatinxHeritageMonth

ON CRISPR: The Story of @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social — a new podcast from Walter Isaacson, expanding on The Code Breaker with key updates incl. Baby KJ. At its center: Doudna - Nobel laureate, CRISPR co-inventor & @innovativegenomics.bsky.social sky.social founder. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Recién salido de la imprenta ¡Nuestro resumen de 2025 sobre ensayos clínicos de hashtag#CRISPR! - en un formato de lectura amigable. ¡Échele un vistazo aquí! ow.ly/TZHH50WMoSl

ICYMI: IGI's Carlotta Ronda @rondalab.bsky.social is part of a team that developed a novel way to precisely edit the genomes of microbes in the #microbiome to defeat harmful infections. Learn more: ow.ly/taTJ50WTA7b

Coming up Tuesday, September 16 at 2 PM Pacific – Cameron Myhrvold of Princeton University will be giving a talk on #CRISPR technologies for studying #RNA! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: ow.ly/u69950WU5qI

📣🦠 New preprint: @savagecatsonly.bsky.social has got you covered with a new approach to building bacterial deletion libraries with unprecedented speed and ease: ow.ly/ltja50WSjBu

“Being able to be surrounded by people who are working to support me and believe my success has helped me feel more confident to navigate these spaces.” Learn more about undergrads the IGI hosted this summer through the Emerson Collective's FirstGen Internship Program! ow.ly/VnYz50WN2C5

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📣 🍅 New paper alert: IGI's Brian Staskawicz teamed up with @gittacoaker.bsky.social at @ucdavis.bsky.social to reveal how tomatoes fine-tune the production of reactive oxygen species to fight pathogens. Read here: ow.ly/AQJr50WN3iu

$2 in economic activity is generated for every $1 the federal government invests in science. Science spending pays off. Tell Congress: Investing in science leads to a stronger America #SpeakUp4Science https://bit.ly/4mgBMQ9

This is one of the coolest, most impactful things coming out of the #CRISPR world, but also one of the hardest to get anyone to pay attention to. Sure, we can repair genetic diseases, but have you heard about apomixis in crop plants? No really