The Workshop

In a small group of max. 25 people you will be introduced into genome editing and CRISPR-Cas9 technology. You will get an overview about how to design and generate target-specific guide RNA (gRNA), different Cas9 and gRNA formats, and transfection delivery options. The course will teach you how to evaluate the efficiency of your gene editing and additional validation steps for the most common applications.

There will be also time to discuss your personal gene editing experiment with the experienced trainers from ThermoFisher Scientific.

Check out the program:  CRISPR Program (Pdf , 952,2 KB)  (952 KB)

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The Symposium

For biomedical research, CRISPR has already become an indispensable tool. Companies from the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors have already started using CRISPR to create novel therapies for so far incurable diseases. During the symposium, you will get insights into CRISPR applications in health care industry and its future perspective.

While there are many chances opened up by CRISPR also ethical questions arise. Where is the line between cure and “optimization” by genetic modification? What is to be welcomed and what to be rejected on moral grounds? What rules have to be established in order to preserve our social values?

You are invited to discuss these questions with Dr. Nikolai Münch, medical ethicist and member of the clinical ethics committee, following his opening statement on the ethical debate about genetic enhancement.

Target audience

Researchers, PhD students, and other employees from academia or industry who want to get started with CRISPR to improve their biotechnological experiments.

The Science Prize

Woman researchers – now it is your turn! Let us know why it is essential for you to get started with CRISPR-Cas9 in your research. The most convincing applicant will be awarded a 4-day hands-on CRISPR training course at the state-of-the-art training facility at ThermoFisher Scientific in Darmstadt (worth over € 2,000). Please sent your application (motivation letter, CV, list of publications) as a single pdf document by August 15, 2018 to   info@freifuerforschung.de.

The prize will be awarded by frei für forschung – neue Wege in der Medizin e.V

Registration is required. Please follow this link for registration (online registration form on the bottom of the page):