Innovative Genomics Institute
@innovativegenomics.bsky.social
Using genome engineering to solve humanity’s greatest problems in health, climate & sustainable agriculture. UC Berkeley, UCSF, UC Davis. https://innovativegenomics.org/
For the second year in a row, IGI had a booth at #NDiSTEM, the annual conference from SACNAS! More than a hundred students stopped by to learn about IGI and opportunities at the University of California.
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For the second year in a row, IGI had a booth at #NDiSTEM, the annual conference from SACNAS! More than a hundred students stopped by to learn about IGI and opportunities at the University of California.
ICYMI: Can red seaweed reduce methane emissions from cattle? Marketplace recently featured the IGI Investigator Ermias Kebreab. Listen here: https://ow.ly/1u8o50XtGLm
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ICYMI: Can red seaweed reduce methane emissions from cattle? Marketplace recently featured the IGI Investigator Ermias Kebreab. Listen here: https://ow.ly/1u8o50XtGLm
Out today in Science Magazine — First author Veronika Kivenson and PIs Jill Banfield (The Banfield Lab) and Alanna Schepartz team up to reveal a new genetic code in #archaea, with implications for #methane and #climate, and #bioengineering! Learn more: https://ow.ly/Kuem50Xurh0
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Out today in Science Magazine — First author Veronika Kivenson and PIs Jill Banfield (The Banfield Lab) and Alanna Schepartz team up to reveal a new genetic code in #archaea, with implications for #methane and #climate, and #bioengineering! Learn more: https://ow.ly/Kuem50Xurh0
The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship allows eligible veterans up to 9 months or $30k of benefits for training in high-demand STEM fields. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Zlmq50Xozcw
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship allows eligible veterans up to 9 months or $30k of benefits for training in high-demand STEM fields. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Zlmq50Xozcw
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
Calling students from Hampton University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College & Spelman College — Apply now for fully-funded #STEM research experiences across California: https://innovativegenomics.org/rising-stars-igi-hbcu/
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Calling students from Hampton University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College & Spelman College — Apply now for fully-funded #STEM research experiences across California: https://innovativegenomics.org/rising-stars-igi-hbcu/
ICYMI: IGI's Ermias Kebreab and Kebreab postdoc Paulo de Meo Filho on @Marketplac.org, talking about seaweed and gene-editing interventions to reduce methane emissions from cattle. Listen here: https://ow.ly/lOnO50XkHxP
Photo credit: AFP
Photo credit: AFP
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ICYMI: IGI's Ermias Kebreab and Kebreab postdoc Paulo de Meo Filho on @Marketplac.org, talking about seaweed and gene-editing interventions to reduce methane emissions from cattle. Listen here: https://ow.ly/lOnO50XkHxP
Photo credit: AFP
Photo credit: AFP
Coming up *tomorrow* November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Coming up *tomorrow* November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng
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October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
Are you at SACNAS #2025NDiSTEM? Stop by IGI's booth #824 to learn about grad school opportunities at the University of California and sign up for the IGI careers opportunity list!
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Are you at SACNAS #2025NDiSTEM? Stop by IGI's booth #824 to learn about grad school opportunities at the University of California and sign up for the IGI careers opportunity list!
Coming up Tues Nov 4 at @ PM — join us in Berkeley or on Zoom for a seminar on microbial evolution from Naoki Konno at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Learn more here: https://innovativegenomics.org/events/seminar-series-naoki-konno/
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Coming up Tues Nov 4 at @ PM — join us in Berkeley or on Zoom for a seminar on microbial evolution from Naoki Konno at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Learn more here: https://innovativegenomics.org/events/seminar-series-naoki-konno/
We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon research conference on #microbiome editing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/a6Am50X9XkE
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon research conference on #microbiome editing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/a6Am50X9XkE
Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Biotech@Berkeley is teaming up with the Homeworld Collective for a special event next month at the IGI! Join us Wednesday, Nov 12 from 3PM - 6:30PM for a forum on #climate biotech. RSVP & details here: https://luma.com/lg5d9cng
Did you know #phages are being super-charged with #CRISPR to treat infections in multiple clinical trials for conditions including chronic UTI and sepsis? Learn more about in our CRISPR clinical trials overview: https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-clinical-trials-2025/
#WorldPhageDay
#WorldPhageDay
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Did you know #phages are being super-charged with #CRISPR to treat infections in multiple clinical trials for conditions including chronic UTI and sepsis? Learn more about in our CRISPR clinical trials overview: https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-clinical-trials-2025/
#WorldPhageDay
#WorldPhageDay
#NationalChemistryWeek? Don't mind if we do!
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#NationalChemistryWeek? Don't mind if we do!
Congrats to IGI alum Connor Tou on being named a 2025 #STATWunderkind! At the IGI, Connor worked on CRISPR EvolvR in John Dueber's lab and now, as a Ph.D. student at MIT, he's working on genome engineering with large insertions.
October 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Congrats to IGI alum Connor Tou on being named a 2025 #STATWunderkind! At the IGI, Connor worked on CRISPR EvolvR in John Dueber's lab and now, as a Ph.D. student at MIT, he's working on genome engineering with large insertions.
We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on #microbiome #GenomeEditing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/63z150X9XkG
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're excited to help launch the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on #microbiome #GenomeEditing, coming up in January in Pomona, CA! Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/63z150X9XkG
Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up November 6th — join us to hear about the latest in #CRISPR for human health from IGI's Brad Ringeisen, Fyodor Urnov, and Carlotta Ronda as part of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Basic Science Lights the Way lecture series! Register here: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/
Coming up *tomorrow* Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: https://ow.ly/nofY50X1GpZ
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Coming up *tomorrow* Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: https://ow.ly/nofY50X1GpZ
📣🍄 New preprint: Patrick Shih and his team develop an algorithm for analyzing control of gene expression across #fungi species: https://ow.ly/MXae50WYpXF
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📣🍄 New preprint: Patrick Shih and his team develop an algorithm for analyzing control of gene expression across #fungi species: https://ow.ly/MXae50WYpXF
Coming up Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: innovativegenomics.org/events/semin...
October 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Coming up Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM Pacific – IGI's Dave Savage will be giving a talk on CO2 fixation! Join us at the IGI Building in Berkeley or on Zoom: innovativegenomics.org/events/semin...
The illustrations in our resources like CRISPRpedia are free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes! Check out our Science x Art page to see a selection of the amazing work from our designers + artists. Tag us to show us how you're using them! https://innovativegenomics.org/science-x-art/
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The illustrations in our resources like CRISPRpedia are free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes! Check out our Science x Art page to see a selection of the amazing work from our designers + artists. Tag us to show us how you're using them! https://innovativegenomics.org/science-x-art/
Next up in the IGI seminar series on Tuesday Oct. 7th at 2 PM Pacific: Dan Lin-Arlow of Ansa Biotechnologies will be giving a talk on "Next-generation DNA synthesis for the era of genome writing." Join us live in Berkeley or on Zoom: ow.ly/vH3N50X6mvP 🧬
October 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Next up in the IGI seminar series on Tuesday Oct. 7th at 2 PM Pacific: Dan Lin-Arlow of Ansa Biotechnologies will be giving a talk on "Next-generation DNA synthesis for the era of genome writing." Join us live in Berkeley or on Zoom: ow.ly/vH3N50X6mvP 🧬
then turned that knowledge into a global movement for conservation. Her work made it impossible to separate what we learn from our obligation to protect it. Generations of researchers have tried to follow that example." 2/2
October 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
then turned that knowledge into a global movement for conservation. Her work made it impossible to separate what we learn from our obligation to protect it. Generations of researchers have tried to follow that example." 2/2