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Spotlight on Science: Unlocking the Genetic Code: The Revolutionary Impact of CRISPR Technology
Grant MacGregor, DPhil
- Date: 03/05/2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Newport Beach Central Library, Friends Meeting Room
1000 Avocado Avenue
Newport Beach, California 92660
The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation is pleased to present a new program that features extraordinary and renowned scientists who will shed light on innovative and exciting research in the sciences. This season's Spotlight on Science will focus on artificial intelligence and the latest scientific research.
Unlocking the Genetic Code: The Revolutionary Impact of CRISPR Technology
Grant MacGregor D.Phil
Professor – Charles Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, UCI
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Register for free: https://nbplf.foundation/programs/spotlight-on-science/
Dr. MacGregor will present an overview of current CRISPR-based genome-editing technologies along with examples of their utility, including the treatment of genetic and infectious diseases. He will also highlight possibilities and challenges associated with implementation of CRISPR technology.
Dr. Grant MacGregor earned his D.Phil. from Sussex University. After post-doctoral work in human genetics, gene therapy and developmental biology at Baylor College of Medicine, he established a research lab at Emory University. In 2002, he moved his lab to UC Irvine. His research focuses on the causes of human genetic diseases and age-related conditions using genetically engineered mice.
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