Griffin Pratt

Genetic Counseling Assistant for USF Health

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

From hours to seconds: the popular #CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system gets a significant speed boost from a new technique demonstrated in research from Science, which regulates the process’s crucial DNA cleavage step with light. ($) https://t.co/7yN02vW3Ui

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

New #CRISPR research involving gene-edited #TCells represents an important advance in the therapeutic application of gene editing and highlights the potential to accelerate development of cell-based therapies. Read more in this #SciMagPerspective: https://t.co/UKSLE7kLqw

[Medical Xpress @medical_xpress]

Discovery reveals mechanism that turns herpes #virus on and off @cornell @PLOSPathogens https://t.co/8n3NNTUfRA

[ASHG @GeneticsSociety]

Thirty years after the #cysticfibrosis gene was discovered, scientists have developed a promising treatment for this disease that targets its protein-folding underpinnings. #genetics https://t.co/zsqZclcZve

[ASHG @GeneticsSociety]

ASHG member Evan Eichler and colleagues have identified a new gene with ties to developmental delays and #autism: CSDE1. So far, not much is known about this gene's function. #genetics #genomics https://t.co/QlUT9vSZri

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A woman’s genetic profile showed she would develop Alzheimer’s by age 50, but she didn’t. The reason could be key to fighting the disease. https://t.co/T1UT5K6BWy