Here’s the Doherty lab in our new shirts! Why do pathogenic variants in >40 genes all cause the very specific human condition Joubert syndrome? We’re CRISPRing them to find out!
My first Skype a Scientist session went swimmingly! I talked to two 7th grade classes about genetics and genome engineering. I was quite pleased to receive precious thank you notes from the students.
I had a great time yesterday judging the WA Jr Science and Humanities Symposium with fellow UW/Fred Hutch postdocs and grad students! These HS level projects were all SO impressive—it was a long deliberation deciding who advanced to nationals.