Speaking of Mol Bio

CRISPR | An insider’s perspective on CRISPR

Episode Summary

We return to the topic of CRISPR cell engineering in this conversation with Doris Beylkin, PhD. Doris shares her experience and insights from having supported thousands of customers as a technical support agent during the emergence CRISPR technology. The conversation touches on good experimental design considerations, troubleshooting, common applications, and the evolution of CRISPR and gene editing. This is an informative and thought provoking episode you don’t want to miss. Experience the Speaking of Mol Bio podcast in its extended video format for a more immersive journey, while also ensuring accessibility with downloadable transcripts for each episode. Watch now at www.thermofisher.com/podcast-video

Episode Notes

In this episode, Gabriel and Steve welcome a colleague of theirs, Dr. Doris Beylkin, to share her depth of knowledge and perspective on the CRISPR cell engineering topic. While Doris is a 

Global Market Development Manager today, she has over 10 years of experience supporting customers in planning, troubleshooting, and analyzing gene modulation and gene editing experiments. In this regard, she’s seen and it all, and has pearls of wisdom and insight to share on the topic. The discussion covers CRISPR basics all the way through to the evolution of modern gene editing and bioethics considerations. Doris and the hosts revel in just how amazing it is that in the last 70 years we’ve collectively moved form barely understanding what DNA is to being able to manipulate it and edit in within living cells to effect desirable outcomes. Join us to hear the discussion and get inspired! 

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Experience the Speaking of Mol Bio podcast in its extended video format for a more immersive journey, while also ensuring accessibility with downloadable transcripts for each episode. 

Watch now at thermofisher.com/podcast-video