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CEO, Thermal + PR for Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate and CRISPR pioneer thermalpr.com

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The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 yearsβ€”and a few to watch From decoding the human genome to exploring the universe, science has made huge strides in the 21st century.

National Geographic names CRISPR among the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years and gives @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social the last word on what's next.
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

23.12.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

.@jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and @urnov.bsky.social at the @innovativegenomics.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com on how a platform approach to CRISPR could finally change the economics of treating rare diseases and why Baby KJ’s treatment is the proof of concept.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

16.12.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Listen to Scribe’s co-founder, Jennifer Doudna, speak to the vision that Scribe was founded on – unlocking #CRISPR to revolutionize the standard of care for cardiometabolic disease.

"I really hope that gene editing technology, like CRISPR, becomes a preventative [therapy]..." 🧡

10.10.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to IGI alums @jro-hamilton.bsky.social @connortsuchida.bsky.social & team on the launch of Azalea Therapeutics!

04.11.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Portrait of Jane Goodall

Portrait of Jane Goodall

From IGI Founder Jennifer Doudna: "Jane Goodall showed us what a life in science could look like: rigorous discovery paired with fierce advocacy for what you study. She gave the world six decades of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and their habitats... 1/2

02.10.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Atlantic Festival 2025

Interested in the future of CRISPR gene editing and US science? Catch Nobel laureate @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg's discussion today at The Atlantic Festival 2025 in NYC. #TAF25
Passes and virtual link here:
www.theatlantic.com/theatlanticf...

18.09.2025 05:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ON CRISPR Episode 1: Beginnings Podcast Episode Β· ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson Β· S3 E1 Β· 26m

ON CRISPR: The Story of @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social β€” a new podcast from Walter Isaacson, expanding on The Code Breaker with key updates incl. Baby KJ. At its center: Doudna - Nobel laureate, CRISPR co-inventor & @innovativegenomics.bsky.social sky.social founder. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

12.09.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe’ve already seen the profound impact that an on-demand CRISPR therapy can have for one family, now we want to ensure that this approach can scale and be made available for more children around the world.”
- @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, Nobel laureate, @innovativegenomics.bsky.social founder

08.07.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🧬CRISPR is moving at breakneck speed! Join @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and @emilychang.bsky.social on 6/5 for a live episode of #TheCircuit at #BloombergTech. From curing baby KJ to AIxCRISPR, this will be a candid conversation on gene editing's impact and future.
Livestream: www.bloomberg.com/live

05.06.2025 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In case you needed a smile this Tuesday: 10-month-old baby KJ, who received a bespoke gene-editing therapy after a six month scientific sprint - "graduated" from the hospital @childrensphila.bsky.social today and went HOME!

YAY SCIENCE!

Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT

03.06.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12
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US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of...

US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social to power AI and scientific research
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29.05.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Victoria Gray looking radiant in a black evening gown

Victoria Gray looking radiant in a black evening gown

Victoria Gray and Jennifer Doudna sitting together

Victoria Gray and Jennifer Doudna sitting together

Victoria Gray, the first individual to be cured of sickle cell disease with a CRISPR-based treatment, and Jennifer Doudna, #CRISPR pioneer, at the Liberty Science Center Genius Gala! πŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘

23.05.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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How to be a great thinker Seven habits of highly intelligent people

Nobel laureate and #CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social says her best insights often arrive when she is "weeding tomato plants" or "while asleep." A welcome reminder that innovation thrives in calm, reflective spaces. πŸ…πŸŒΏβœ‚οΈ
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24.05.2025 03:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment

7/ πŸ“° The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
TIME
time.com/7285695/firs...
WIRED
www.wired.com/story/a-baby...
NPR
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Endpoints News
endpts.com/philadelphia...
STAT
www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/c...

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM Base editors can correct disease-causing genetic variants. After a neonate had received a diagnosis of severe carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, a disease with an estimated 50% mortality ...

6/ πŸ“• NEJM paper www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

πŸ“Ί The IGI’s announcement innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p... and video about CRISPR on-demand, a first in the history of medicine www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pj...

πŸ“Ί CHOP's announcement page with videos www.chop.edu/centers-prog...

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

5/ This landmark achievement was made possible by @kiranmusunuru.bsky.social at @pennmedicine.bsky.social, @ahrensnicklas.bsky.social at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, @urnov.bsky.social and @innovativegenomics.bsky.social team, Danaher, and more.

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

4/ @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, #CRISPR co-inventor and Nobel laureate, said of the milestone, β€œThis was a remarkable team effort. The ability to develop an on-demand CRISPR therapy in such a short time opens up a new era for treating previously untreatable genetic diseases.”

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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The patient, KJ, was born with CPS1 deficiency, a rare and severe metabolic disease affecting 1 in 1.3 million newborns. In just 6 months, scientists and doctors designed a CRISPR treatment that specifically targeted a genetic mutation in KJ’s liver cells.

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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- This was medically vital, developed as a Manhattan Project for genetic medicine.

- It’s an N-of-1 therapy, a proof of concept showing how scientists can unite around a patient in need.

- It affirms the goal: Create scalable on-demand personalized CRISPR therapies accessible to all patients.

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world’s first personalized #CRISPR gene editing therapy has successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disease. What makes this a profound leap forward for science and patient care? πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅

16.05.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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UC Berkeley wins chance to reclaim lucrative gene editing patent Federal court reinstatesΒ UC Berkeley’s legal claim to gene editing patent that could lead to huge windfall for school.

UC Berkeley wins chance to reclaim lucrative #CRISPR gene editing patent.

15.05.2025 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jennifer Doudna @innovativegenomics.bsky.social on Demis Hassabis for TIME100.

"The future of biology won’t be siloed - it will be collaborative, interdisciplinary, and deeply creative. Demis is helping us get there faster."

Link to the full piece.
time.com/collections/...

16.04.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The age of CRISPR | Mar 1st 2025 | The Economist The age of CRISPR. Technology Quarterly from The Economist. You've seen the news, now discover the story.

1/ The age of #CRISPR is here. A new @economist.com Technology Quarterly report explores the history, science & impact of the breakthrough gene editing technology on medicine, climate & more.

Our thanks to @iemsteinmark.bsky.social for speaking with our clients.

www.economist.com/technology-q...

26.02.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The @innovativegenomics.bsky.social team is the Avengers of gene editing, led by CRISPR co-inventor @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social. After 10 yrs of breakthroughs, IGI is driving the next era of CRISPR to transform health, agriculture, and climate resilience.

05.02.2025 08:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science Nobel laureates are calling on the National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against what they see as the Trump administration's attack on science.

"Jennifer Doudna, the director of the Innovative Genomics Institute who shared the 2020 Nobel prize for the discovery of CRISPR gene editing, told STAT ... [1/4]
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...

03.02.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œTo stay at the forefront of biomedical innovation β€” and fuel entrepreneurship and economic competitiveness of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors β€” we need sustained support and stability, not disruption.”
- CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social

03.02.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social joined @leileiwu.bsky.social at @endpts.com @ #JPM25 for a conversation on rare disease gene editing, CRISPR for climate, germline editing, her evolving role across academia and industry, and the future of #AI in science.

14.01.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2024, Thermal continued to accelerate the understanding and adoption of the world’s most innovative biotechnologies, and achieved numerous PR industry milestones.

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