ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute

The Gene Editing Institute explores the potential of CRISPR-directed gene editing for application in oncology and inherited disease. We focus on bringing innovative research from bench to bedside by using CRISPR-directed gene editing to mitigate the failure of standard cancer care. Our education and outreach program aims to demystify gene editing technology while enriching STEM education at both the high school and collegiate level with CRISPR in a Box™. Want to learn more? Visit our website or send us a message on LinkedIn. We're eager to collaborate in research and education to further CRISPR's integration into our community and our healthcare.

We were so happy to have Jayme Simlin Del Mario visit our lab last week! Jayme comes to us from IDEA Public Schools, where she serves as the CTE Biomedical Science Curriculum Manager. When she heard about CRISPR in a Box, she saw an opportunity to bring this novel bioscience to teachers in her school district and hopped on a plane to Delaware to learn it first-hand! We guided her through the experimental protocol, showed her a typical Learning Lab, and learned valuable skills on curriculum formation and CTE planning that you can only learn from someone with expertise in the field. We're so proud to keep sharing our CRISPR educational tools with more and more teachers, allowing this science to reach more and more students. This field only succeeds when we know we're training the next generation of scientists, and with Jayme rolling out this training in March for over 100 schools, we're confident that the field is progressing just fine. Thanks, Jayme, for joining us!

We're thrilled to announce our attendance at the National Science Teaching Association conference in Philadelphia from March 26-29! Our scientists will be hosting a workshop on building confidence in teaching novel biotechnology to students - science that's barely a decade old, like CRISPR and genomic medicine. We're putting the pipette (and the leadership skills) into the hands of teachers from all over the country! Join us by signing up today; the link is in the comments. See you there!

Let's go round two! CRISPR in a Box is currently in the running for the Coolest Thing Made in Delaware for the second year in a row. Why should you vote for us? 🧠 Innovation: This kit is our pathway to bringing new perspectives into our lab. Students using this kit ask real questions about the future of healthcare, and they get their answers from scientists actively shaping that future. 🎒 Student impact: This box has been in the hands of hundreds of students across the state and beyond. We've already had reports of students shifting their career focus over to medicine and biotechnology after participating in this lab, showing the tangible impact this lesson has on students. 💡 Discovery: As we change and mold this lesson to suit students from different backgrounds, we're learning more about the technology itself. By teaching students, we teach ourselves, and that helps everyone, from patient to participant. We're excited to see this box nominated again, and we hope to go even further this year! The link for voting is in the comments below. Vote vote vote!

Funding cuts to medical research will hurt patients and our economy, and they threaten the future of our medical workforce. Read more from the Delaware Business Times *please note this article is behind a subscription pay wall in order to view*: https://lnkd.in/eAGJPyuF #LoveOfHealth #netDE

Thanks for having us, For the Love of Health! We're so excited to continue sharing this novel bioscience with students around the state and beyond. If you've ever been curious about gene editing, check out the video to learn about an education program that's helping shape the next generation of scientists!

We're thrilled to announce our attendance at the National Science Teaching Association conference in Philadelphia from March 26-29! Our scientists will be hosting a workshop on building confidence in teaching novel biotechnology to students - science that's barely a decade old, like CRISPR and genomic medicine. We're putting the pipette (and the leadership skills) into the hands of teachers from all over the country! Join us by signing up today; the link is in the comments. See you there!

The #CRISPRMED25 Newsletter (2025-01-06) Remember early bird registration will expire this week | Abstract submission deadline January 17th...

We're honored to be in a state full of incredible STEM educators and future scientists! We're a day late, but if you want to keep supporting STEM education throughout the year, we encourage you to visit our education page and learn more about our program offerings. We're hoping to engage with more high school and college students this year, as well as educators, so every new visitor to our page can bring us closer to our goal.

We're proud to see Eric B. Kmiec featured in this recap. One of our first endeavors of 2024 was guesting on CRISPR Medicine News' first webinar to talk about our current efforts in oncologic genomic science. A full year later, and the concepts we discussed here are becoming a reality. We continue to pursue new cancer targets, new delivery methods, and the many ways we can revolutionize cancer care with patient-first science. Thank you, CMN! We're excited to speak again in April, when we fly to Copenhagen for the 2nd CRISPR Medicine Conference.