Home Department: Bioengineering
Supported by: Anonymous Donor
Mentor: Thomas Sudhof, Molecular & Cellular Physiology

Ian is working to optimize the CRISPR/Cas system, a powerful new gene editing tool, for use in neuroscience research. He is investigating design algorithms for guide RNAs that effectively target genes that are important for neural function. The ability to easily edit these genes will help scientists understand the causes behind neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's or Huntington's disease.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 26, 2015:

CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Neurons

Ian Hull¹, Louise Giam², Thomas Südhof²
[Departments of Bioengineering¹ and Molecular & Cellular Physiology², Stanford University]