Asfar Lathif
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Asfar Lathif
@asfarlathif.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ UBC. Genomics, Gene regulation and Data Science @ de Boer Lab.
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Multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 is driving next-gen functional genomics: think gene regulation, base editing, and combinatorial screens. However, efficiently delivering many gRNAs simultaneously into cells remains tricky. One elegant solution? gRNA arrays... (1/11)
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⏰Abstract deadline for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies Meeting is April 30!⚠️ We're hoping this will be the first of many, catalyzing collaboration and leveraging our regional strength in advanced genomics technologies! See you there!
de-boer-lab.github.io/CAGT_meeting/
April 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I am elated to share that our manuscript describing Variant-EFFECTS, a high-throughput technology we developed to precisely and quantitatively measure the effects of CRISPR-mediated edits on gene expression, is now published at @cellpress.bsky.social: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kxgiL7PXu...
authors.elsevier.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Reminder: abstract deadline for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies Meeting is April 30! We're hoping this will be the first of many, catalyzing collaboration and leveraging our regional strength in advanced genomics technologies! Please spread the word!
de-boer-lab.github.io/CAGT_meeting/
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 is driving next-gen functional genomics: think gene regulation, base editing, and combinatorial screens. However, efficiently delivering many gRNAs simultaneously into cells remains tricky. One elegant solution? gRNA arrays... (1/11)
April 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Join us June 19-20, 2025 in Vancouver BC for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies meeting! Featuring Keynote speaker Calin Plesa @calin.bsky.social Abstract deadline April 30🔔, but registration is capped so don't wait! 😱
de-boer-lab.github.io/CAGT_meeting/
CAGT: Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies
June 19-20 2025, Vancouver, BC, Canada
de-boer-lab.github.io
March 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM