Innovative Genomics Institute | UC Berkeley
Pioneering precision microbiome editing — combining synthetic biology, CRISPR genome editing, and machine learning / AI to edit the DNA of microbes within their native communities (in situ) for environmental sustainability, agriculture, and human health.
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We combine synthetic biology, CRISPR-based genome editing, microbiology, and machine learning / AI to make targeted DNA-level edits to microbial communities for understanding and control.
Engineering microbial communities for sustainable biodegradation and bioproduction applications.
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Developing precision tools to modify soil microbiomes for improved agricultural outcomes.
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Targeting rumen microbiomes to decrease methane emissions from livestock through precision editing.
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Editing gut microbiomes to improve human health outcomes and treat microbiome-associated diseases.
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Leveraging AI and machine learning to develop next-generation microbiome editing technologies.
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Congratulations to our graduate student (now PhD candidate!) Leo on passing his qualifying exams with flying colors!
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We celebrate Sarah's last day in the lab as our wonderful lab manager before she starts her next chapter as a research associate in the Busch Lab at the Salk Institute.
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Amanda and Leo's work on CRISPR-associated transposon regulators has been published in Science Advances.
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