Author: Judy Quinn

Sanjana Lab Conducts “CRISPR Competition” Measuring Gene-Editing Capabilities of Multiple Cas9 Enzymes – And Designs A New One

NEW YORK, NY (March 3, 2020) – In CRISPR genome editing, researchers leverage a variety of Cas9 enzymes, which race along strands of DNA and perform specific tasks, such as to knock out, activate, or inhibit certain genes. These targeted activities are deployed to pinpoint key genes involved in diverse diseases, advance our understanding of […]

Andrew Butler Receives Prestigious Weintraub Award For Outstanding Graduate Research

NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2020) – Andrew Butler, a PhD student at New York University and member of Rahul Satija’s lab at the New York Genome Center and New York University, has received the 2020 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. This prestigious honor, which is sponsored by the Basic Sciences Division of the […]

New York Genome Center Receives New York State Approval for Clinical Constitutional Whole Genome Sequencing Testing

The New York Genome Center (NYGC) has received approval from the New York State Department of Health to offer clinical constitutional whole genome sequencing (WGS) testing in its Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program-certified laboratory.