Course Registration - Genome Editing: Introduction to CRISPR-Cas
Module: PMRF-ISSS013
Topics Covered
Through this course following topics will be covered in depth:
- Introduction to Genome editing
- Basics in Genetic Engineering
- Historical perspective of genome editing
- Genome editing: Old and New methods
- Homing endonucleases
- Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs)
- Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs)
- Introduction to CRISPR-Cas technology
- Principle and Discovery
- Role in bacterial immunity
- Genome editing by CRISPR-Cas
- Mechanism of action
- Cas variants
- Bioinformatic tools, Methodology, Library generation
- Genome modification by CRISPR
- Examples of genome editing by CRISPR
- Discussion of recent research articles
- CRISPR in treatment of diseases
Course relevant to and Prerequisite
All interested UG/PG students from any background with basic knowledge of biology.
Schedule
- Start Date: 17th September 2021
- End Date: 19th November 2021
- Timings: Every Monday, 7:00pm - 08:30pm IST
Course Instructor
Ms. Sakshi Gupta
PhD Scholar (PMRF)
Faculty coordinator
Dr. Veda S. N.
Tyndall National Institute
University College Cork, Ireland
Online Session Coordinator
Mr. Kottnana Janakiram
Department of ECE,
VFSTR, Guntur
Platform of the Course
The course will conducted on Microsoft Teams. Join here.
Registration Form
Register through registration form.
Got Queries?
Contact us at isss.forum@gmail.com for any further queries or visit http://isssonline.in/pmrf-student-lecture-series/ for more details.