Hope Henderson

Innovative Genomics Institute • 3rd October 2021

Meet an IGI Scientist: María Florencia Ercoli

"...It was kind of like a cartoon: like scientists were inside the box and when the pandemic hit, people opened the box and said, “You can go outside, solve a problem, but then you have to come back to the box. Please don’t complicate things.'"

Innovative Genomics Institute • 12th August 2021

CRISPR Made Simple

An easy-to-understand introduction to DNA, genes, and gene editing, designed for kids or anyone starting from scratch.

Innovative Genomics Institute – IGI • 5th August 2021

Resistance is Futile: IGI Researchers on Borgs Discovery

"They're unlike chromosomal DNA, unlike plasmid DNA, and unlike viruses – therefore, we came up with a new name: Borg."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 27th July 2021

Bogs, Bugs & Borgs

On a warming planet, rice cooks you.

Innovative Genomics Institute • 20th July 2021

Meet an IGI Scientist: Alex Pollen

Alex Pollen on studying human genomics – and wild animal encounters in Tanzania.

Innovative Genomics Institute • 14th June 2021

Meet an IGI Scientist: Navneet Matharu

"I always felt that science is very international: it’s about finding truth and truth is the same everywhere."

Rett Syndrome News • 6th June 2021

New Collaboration Intensifies Effort to Cure Rett Syndrome by Reactivating MECP2

Antonio Bedalov and Kyle Fink are using cutting-edge tools to figure out how to reactivate the healthy copy of MECP2 in individuals with Rett.

Innovative Genomics Institute • 1st June 2021

How Do You Get Inside a Cell? Copy a Virus

New research shows that virus-like particles can help ferry cutting-edge CRISPR therapies to specific cells.

Rett Syndrome News • 26th May 2021

Seven New RSRT-Supported Therapeutics Make Their Way Towards Clinical Trials

New therapies that address the root cause of Rett Syndrome –  mutations in one copy of the MECP2 gene – are heading towards clinical trials.

Innovative Genomics Institute • 7th May 2021

COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Bruce Wang on Creating an Atlas of COVID-19 Pathology

"Our project is in trying to understand how SARS-CoV-2 affects different organs in severe COVID-19 disease."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 5th April 2021

COVID-19 Testing at IGI: A Whirlwind Year and a Bright Future

"I grew up working in restaurants... The experience I had with production-style efficiency has been invaluable. We’ve got million dollar robots instead of ovens, and pipettes instead of knives."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 16th March 2021

Meet an IGI Scientist: Josefina Coloma

"A lot of people have a plan in life and you go through A, B, C, D, E to get to Z. But there’s also the winding road."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 3rd March 2021

CRISPR Clinical Trials: A 2021 Update

A beginner-friendly deep dive.

Innovative Genomics Institute • 2nd February 2021

COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Joe DeRisi on Repurposing Drugs to Fight COVID-19

"I’m in the lab every single day. This pandemic is our Super Bowl. This is it. This is the thing I’ve been preparing for my entire career. "

Innovative Genomics Institute • 6th January 2021

Meet an IGI Scientist: Niren Murthy

"Science is the main engine for improving the lives of people."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 17th December 2020

COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Melanie Ott on Finding Cellular "Lifelines" for the Virus

"The ideal outcome would be to find a drug target that is effective against SARS-CoV-2 but also other coronaviruses."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 11th December 2020

Doudna, Fauci, Gates: Lessons from History on Vaccines

“Science leads us to the development of policies that are directed to the preservation of the health and safety of the American public. Everything else is noise.”

Innovative Genomics Institute • 30th November 2020

COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Hani Goodarzi on RNA Secondary Structure

"Take the viral genome, chop it up, and look at the secondary structures of RNA piece by piece at really high resolution."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 26th October 2020

COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Hiten Madhani on Developing a Live-Attenuated Vaccine

"While no vaccine is a hundred percent effective, historically, live-attenuated vaccines are the best at preventing transmission, preventing infection, and preventing disease."

Innovative Genomics Institute • 21st October 2020

IGI Scientists Make E. coli That Can Take Carbon Dioxide From the Air — And Use It

New study shows that re-engineered E. coli can absorb and concentrate carbon dioxide from the air, taking a step towards carbon sequestration.