UGenie (Ulster Gene Editing Academy)
@UUGene_Editing
The Ulster Gene Editing Academy (UGenie) is based @UlsterUniBiomed and is funded through the Garfield Weston Trust.
UGenie educates school and college pupils about the power of molecular biology and biotechnology to benefit society through hands-on CRISPR gene editing experiments.
We are really excited to finally share this resource. We hope it becomes a useful starting point for biology students. Please let us know if you have any feedback!
We've been working on this resource for months: A VISUAL GUIDE TO GENOME EDITORS. Learn how tools like Cas9, Cas13, prime editors, and Bridge editors work - with diagrams! We hope this becomes a valuable resource for the biology community and students.
Baby KJ, the world's first patient to receive personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy for a rare metabolic disease, is now home and thriving! This groundbreaking treatment offers hope for other untreatable genetic conditions. #CRISPR #GeneEditing yahoo.com/news/worlds-fi…
UGenie 2025 is due to commence in August. This article by @bethanwolfenden @theBentoLab gives great insight into the Academy’s activities @UlsterUniBiomed. bento.bio/story/ugenie-u…
Amazing news! 🌟 Baby KJ received a custom CRISPR therapy for a life-threatening genetic disorder, developed in a record 6 months! He's now thriving, and this breakthrough could revolutionize personalized medicine. A true game-changer! 🧬 #CRISPR wired.com/story/a-baby-r…
Training Biology teachers from across NI key molecular biology skills with @theBentoLab that they can transfer back to the classroom. Many thanks to @atky33 @RachelleIrwin15 for invaluable help @UlsterUniBiomed.
Deadline is fast approaching for UGenie 2025 applications. See link below if you know year 13 pupils who may be interested. Unfortunately, we won’t be bringing back Woolly Mammoths but you’ll still develop lots of skills in CRISPR for genome editing! ulster.ac.uk/study/undergra…
Fun day teaching year 14s how to analyse PCR products on @theBentoLab as part of our Ulster Life Science and Biotech (ULife) Education hub for schools and colleges @UlsterUniBiomed. Looking forward to more tomorrow @RachelleIrwin15 @atky33.
Use of CRISPR to help bring back the dire wolf! Is this ok? What do you think?
SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using…
Only 4 weeks left to apply for UGenie 2025! Please share. We take applications from all over the province.
We are now delighted to announce that UGenie 2025, funded by the Garfield Weston Trust, is open for applications. Deadline is 1st May 2025. Applications and further information on the event can be found at the link below @UlsterUniBiomed @StudyAtUlster ulster.ac.uk/study/undergra…
CRISPR is revolutionizing cancer treatment! 💥 Researchers used CRISPR to eliminate 50% of head & neck tumors in mice by targeting the SOX2 gene. Read more about this groundbreaking study: insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/oncolog… #CRISPR #CancerResearch #GeneEditing
We are now delighted to announce that UGenie 2025, funded by the Garfield Weston Trust, is open for applications. Deadline is 1st May 2025. Applications and further information on the event can be found at the link below @UlsterUniBiomed @StudyAtUlster ulster.ac.uk/study/undergra…
CRISPR-modified vines make their field debut in Italy. Would you drink the resulting Chardonnay?mycrispr.blog/2024/09/30/cri…
New kit makes classroom CRISPR experiments affordable and accessible. phys.org/news/2024-09-k…
Patients At Last Begin Receiving Vertex-CRISPR and Bluebird Sickle Cell Gene Therapies biospace.com/drug-developme…
Using bacteria for tissue engineering and cell therapy scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-b…
Bacteria never cease to amaze in their defence against viruses!
My favourite discovery ever has just come online. Can I please tell you about some seriously wacky molecular biology? The story starts with a reverse transcriptase that SOMEHOW defends bacteria from viruses. (👇 I recommend sound ON for the video 🎹) 1/
CRISPR Technology Market Size Estimated to Reach USD 28.4 Billion by 2034 finance.yahoo.com/news/crispr-te…
Thanks for the shout out @theBentoLab ! The UGenie students loved the BentoLabs @UlsterUniBiomed @UlsterUniLHS
For anyone interested in PCR and education, here's a nice article about the inspirational UGenie 2024 workshop run by @UUGene_Editing at Ulster University, in which 32 A-level students got hands-on with PCR, gene editing & CRISPR using a suite of Bento Labs! Also check out…
A nice article in Ulster University News on UGenie 2024 @RachelleIrwin15 @atky33 @UlsterUniBiomed ulster.ac.uk/news/2024/augu…