Animal Models and VectorBuilder-Related Seminar 25: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: Apr 11, 2017
CRISPR/Cas and TurboKnockout: Technologies for Rapid Generation of Knockout/Knockin Mouse Models
While genetically engineered mouse/rat models have been used widely in biomedical research, the design and generation of these models can be complicated, time-consuming and costly. In this presentation, Dr. Heighington will briefly review the traditional pronuclear injection based transgenics and ES cell homologous recombination based gene targeting, and go over the recently developed CRISPR-mediated genome editing technology, with an emphasis on the pros and cons of each technology and their applications. She will then introduce TurboKnockout , the newest ES-cell based gene targeting technology which allows the generation of conditional knockout/knockin mouse models in as fast as 6 months, 4-6 months shorter than the standard approach. Lastly, Dr. Heighington will highlight a novel online tool called VectorBuilder, which promises to revolutionize the way DNA vector cloning is done.
Speaker: Dr Cassandra Heighington, Territory Manager of Cyagen Biosciences
Date: Thuesday, April 11, 2017
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
Location: CNSI Auditorium
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA