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Home - OMRF News - Archives for CRISPR

CRISPR

OMRF scientist receives $2.4 million to study genetic mutations

July 23, 2024

NIH grant allows for quicker identification of mutations

Filed Under: News Tagged With: base editor, CRISPR, Gaurav, gaurav varshney, genetic mutations, National Institutes of Health, NIH grant, PHF, Presbyterian Health Foundation, scientist-news, Varshney, zebrafish

OMRF scientists help identify cause of brain disorder

November 16, 2023

Discovery could provide greater understanding of Parkinson’s

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACBD6 gene, CRISPR, Gaurav, gene-editing technology, genetic disorder, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rare disease, scientist-news, Sheng-Jia Lin, Varshney, zebrafish

With gene-editing technology, the possibilities are staggering

January 22, 2023

An advancement in gene editing technology is transforming medicine in the lab and the clinic. Where could this technology lead?

Filed Under: On Your Health Tagged With: adam cohen, Andrew Weyrich, andy weyrich, CRISPR, crispr/cas9, gene editing, genetics, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF

OMRF receives $469,000 to study hearing loss

December 29, 2022

Scientist Gaurav Varshney, Ph.D., hopes to pinpoint the responsible genetic variants.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CRISPR, crispr/cas9, DNA regions, Gaurav, hearing loss, scientist-news, Varshney, zebrafish

Bodywork: What is gene therapy?

December 13, 2022

I read about a clinical trial using gene therapy in a group of Alzheimer’s patients. I’ve heard the term a lot, but what, exactly, is gene therapy?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: alzheimers, CRISPR, DNA, gene editing, genetics, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news

OMRF scientist seeks functions of understudied genes

July 13, 2021

OMRF scientist Gaurav Varshney, Ph.D., received a one-year grant to study 21 genes implicated in conditions such as hearing loss, autism and schizophrenia.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autism, CRISPR, funding, Gaurav, grant, hearing loss, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, schizophrenia, science, scientist-news, Varshney

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