Broadcast Date: November 19, 2019
Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET
Sky’s the limit! A phrase that perfectly encapsulates the therapeutic potential of gene editing and encompasses how investigators envision the future of this technology. As clinical trials using genome-editing tools like CRISPR-Cas9 continue to ramp-up, advances in both functional genomic tools and primary model systems are essential for meaningful translation of network models into actionable data. Optimization of high-throughput platforms employing CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is critical to pushing advanced drug discovery efforts forward and accelerating target validation for pharmaceutical and cell-based therapies. Interestingly, this technology is also emerging to be a key component for various cell and gene therapies, opening up even more therapeutic potential for researchers and clinicians.
In this GEN webinar, we will hear about a high-throughput platform for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in primary human cells for the robust functional interrogation of complex biological processes and disease states. Specifically, we will learn how this platform was applied to primary human CD4+ T cells to analyze the role of host factors in HIV replication and pathogenesis. Finally, we will find out about the clinical applications of genome editing technologies in various cell and gene therapies and how these applications can be made clinically/commercially available. We also learn about the clinically relevant scale of gene-editing, platforms, and approaches, process development considerations for bringing these gene-edited therapies to the clinic.
A live Q&A session will follow the presentations, offering you a chance to pose questions to our expert panelists.
Produced with support from:
Judd Hultquist, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
