112th Willard Gibbs Award Celebration

Jennifer A. Doudna

Nobel Laureate 
the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair & a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry & of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley

"The Chemistry of CRISPR: From Bacterial Immunity to Genome Editing"

ABSTRACT

PROGRAM

DINNER

• Soup: Cream of tomato basil bisque with bleu cheese
• Meridian Salad
• Choice of entree:
- BEEF: Roast top sirloin with rosemary merlot sauce
- FISH: Fresh broiled Norwegian salmon with dill sauce
- VEGETARIAN: Portabello mushroom with zucchini
• Dessert: Hot fudge brownie a la mode

RESERVATIONS

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CITATION

• • for expertise in the structure and function of RNA leading to the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 and its underlying mechanism
  • for initiating a watershed moment in scientific research making possible the accurate enzymatic splicing of DNA and the targeted genomic editing of cells, tissues and whole organisms
  • for creating an accessible technology with potential impacts in agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine, including the “green” manufacture of biofuels and biomaterials

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna is the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair and a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her groundbreaking development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a genome-engineering technology, with collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, earned the two the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and forever changed the course of human and agricultural genomics research.

This powerful technology enables scientists to change DNA — the code of life — with a precision only dreamed of just a few years ago. Labs worldwide have re-directed the course of their research programs to incorporate this new tool, creating a CRISPR revolution with huge implications across biology and medicine.

In addition to her scientific achievements, Doudna is a leader in public discussion of the ethical implications of genome editing for human biology and societies, and advocates for thoughtful approaches to the development of policies around the safe use of CRISPR technology.

Doudna is an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, and the founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute. She co-founded and serves on the advisory panel of several companies that use CRISPR technology in unique ways.

She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Doudna is also a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and has received numerous other honors including the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015), the Japan Prize (2016), Kavli Prize (2018), the LUI Che Woo Welfare Betterment Prize (2019), and the Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020). Doudna’s work led TIME to recognize her as one of the “100 Most Influential People” in 2015 and a runner-up for “Person of the Year” in 2016. She is the co-author of “A Crack in Creation,” a personal account of her research and the societal and ethical implications of gene editing.

Tickets

$50.00 REGISTRATION: Chicago ACS Member In-person Dinner

$50.00 REGISTRATION: Guest and Non-Chicago ACS Member In-person Dinner

$0.00 Lecture only, in person without dinner

$0.00 Lecture only, in person without dinner for guests and non-Chicago Section members