The CALS Plant Transformation Facility will be leading a CRISPR/Cas9 workshop on May 5 1:00 – 5:00 pm in 224 Weill Hall.

Topics will include:

• Background on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
• Gene editing tools
• Applications of gene editing
• Transgenic and non-transgenic methods for gene editing in plants
• In workshop design of guide RNAs, donor templates, and constructs for knockouts, allelic replacement, and multiplexing in both species with sequenced genomes and those without
• Ways to test guide RNA effectiveness
• Screening methods for validating edits

Participants should bring:

• Sequence information for a target gene of interest for use during the design and validation elements
•  Your own computer

To register:

Contact Matthew Willmann at mrw6@cornell.edu.   Attendance is limited to the first 30 registrants. $100/attendee.

Learn more:

• Visit the PTF main web site
• Coverage of the PTF in the Cornell Chronicle
• CRISPR: gene editing is just the beginning (Nature News Feature)