Gaetan BurgioShould we be worried about CRISPR/Cas9 off target effects?This week a short communication came out in Nature methods on off targets (OT) effects following CRISPR/Cas9 editing into the mouse zygote…Jun 3, 20171Jun 3, 20171
Gaetan BurgioIs NgAgo a genome editing tool after all?CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is a tremendous tremendous technology researchers can use for instance mimic human diseases in organism model or…Jan 21, 2017Jan 21, 2017
Gaetan BurgioAre CRISPR Cpf1 or SaCas9 interesting alternatives to SpCas9 to generate knockout and knock-in…From the last few years CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology has surpassed the classical homologous recombination technique to generate…Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
Gaetan BurgioNon For Further Consideration for NHMRC project grants in AustraliaThe National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the major biomedical funding agency in Australia and equivalent to the ANR in…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
Gaetan BurgioAn update on my NgAgo experimentsAfter a very interesting last 3 to 4 weeks, here is a short update on my NgAgo experiments. Firstly I would like to thank all the people…Aug 26, 2016Aug 26, 2016
Gaetan BurgioMy experience with Natronobacterium gregoryi Argonaute (NgAgo)CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has dramatically changed our way to perform biological experiments. While highly efficient and easy to use, one…Jul 29, 20169Jul 29, 20169
Gaetan BurgioThe National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant review process.In Australia, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the biomedical research agency, equivalent to the NIH in the US…Jun 19, 2016Jun 19, 2016
Gaetan BurgioOn the investment in Basic Research from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)…Two days ago a piece was published in Science arguing against the decline in investment for basic research programs from the National…Mar 26, 2016Mar 26, 2016
Gaetan BurgioSome random thoughts on the hiring process for group leaders positions.Recently our School at the Australian National University in Australia went through a series of selection process, interviews and seminar…Mar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016
Gaetan BurgioA snapshot of the biomedical research funding in Australia in 2015Two weeks ago the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the main biomedical funding agency in Australia released the 2015…Nov 21, 2015Nov 21, 2015