BMG Seminar: Danwei Huangfu, PhD, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY
When:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Where: Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Simpson Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Linda Mekhitarian Jackson
(312) 503-5229
Group: Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Description:
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:
Danwei Huangfu, PhD
Member and Professor, Developmental Biology Program
Sloan Kettering Institute
Presentation:
"A stem cell approach to human development, from reconstitution to deconstruction using CRISPR screens"
Abstract:
The Huangfu lab interrogates human development and disease mechanisms through combining genome editing tools with stem cell technology. They have led the development of efficient genome editing tools in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), and further implemented these tools to interrogate pancreatic development and diabetes mechanisms through the studies of hPSC-derived pancreatic progenitors and islet-like organoids. They have further spearheaded CRISPR-Cas9 genome-scale knockout screening approach to identify novel genetic regulators of hPSC differentiation, an approach they have extended to the discovery of regulators of DNA methylation.
Host: Dr. Feng Yue, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Pathology