Episode 244 -- Eric Olson, PhD

Monday, April 25, 2022 We got the opportunity to chat with Eric Olson, on gene editing with CRISPR and its application to genetic disease. Eric explained the alternative forms of CRISPR and their applications, as well as his own experience designing a gene editing treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Guest: Eric Olson, Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He also directs the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine and the Wellstone Center for Muscular Dystrophy Research. He holds the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell research, and the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in sciences. https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/olson/ Participating: Jenny Hsieh, Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA Host: Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology UTSA