Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna to Speak on September 12
Cincinnati Children’s presents Jennifer Doudna, PhD, a biochemist at UC Berkeley, founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute, and co-inventor of CRISPR technology, on September 12, 2024. Doudna was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on CRISPR technology, which has revolutionized human and agricultural genomics research. She will discuss the ethical implications of genome editing and advocate for thoughtful approaches to policy development around CRISPR technology.
Nobel Prizes 2024 Announcements
The 2024 Nobel Prizes will be announced between October 7 and 14. The announcements will be streamed live on the official Nobel Prize website, nobelprize.org.
CRISPR Patent Dispute
Nobel Prize winners Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are seeking to cancel two of their own CRISPR patents in Europe. This move follows a European technical appeals board ruling that their earliest patent filing did not adequately explain CRISPR for other scientists to use. The decision aims to prevent the unfavorable legal finding from being recorded as the reason for cancellation.
