2023 STANSW Young Scientist Awards Presentation Ceremony
ASBMB Award
Awarded for a project that displays good understanding of processes in molecular biology
Dominik Mautner , Shore School , Genome Editing - A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Hemoglobinopathies
Hemoglobinopathy patients with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin had less severe symptoms than those with adult hemoglobin . Using the CRISPR technique , Dominik worked to knock out a transcription factor that had previously prevented the switch to fetal hemoglobin .
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