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My story for the The Boston Globe on a custom #CRISPR gene editing therapy that Rich Horgan of Cure Rare Disease spearheaded to treat his brother's unique form of muscular dystrophy. The therapy will be administered at UMass later this year. bostonglobe.com/2022/08/17/bus…

ICYMI: This week, #beticel (#Zynteglo) became the first lentiviral vector #genetherapy in the U.S.! Read the details on our blog. #BetaThalassemia #inheritedblooddisorder bit.ly/3QSEGdy

First approval to use genetically engineed B cells in patients technologyreview.com/2022/09/01/105…

Our annual survey of the best #NBTAcademicStartups in 2021 continues with Chroma Medicine and Tune Therapeutics, two companies using epigenome editing for precision medicine nature.com/articles/d4158…

Excited to join Chroma’s SAB, as they develop a new class of gene medicines based on turning bad genes off and good genes on.

The Association of American Universities elected USC President Carol Folt as chair of their Board of Directors Tuesday. Folt will now publicly spearhead AAU projects and act as the leading spokesperson for the association. dailytrojan.com/2022/10/26/fol…

Thinking through the holidays this year, by Katelyn Jetelina open.substack.com/pub/yourlocale…

Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Student Health Center received the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” title in March. Keck Medicine’s gender-affirming care played a big factor in the rating. dailytrojan.com/2022/11/22/a-g…

Bottom line: antiscience aggression and disinformation was a leading cause of death in the United States 🇺🇸 in 2021 and 2022. Antiscience aggression kills more Americans than just about any other societal force.

Can we reprogram B cells to make custom antibodies that can block many strains of #HIV? Through her work with RID HIV, Paula Cannon found her answer: yes we can, at least in the lab. Now they have to see if this can also work in animal models. youtu.be/WE9Iju5hvNk #hivcure

The great and good USC Distinguished Prof. Paula Cannon in Mid-Gesticulation (and pre-eyeroll) with SVP Prof. Ishwar K. Puri following Carol Folt superb and inspiring State of USC address Keck School of Medicine of USC #FightOn #HealOn

Get ready for DAY 3 of #ASGCT23 with Rayne Rouce, MD (BCMHouston) and Paula Cannon, PhD (Paula Cannon): youtu.be/c631vXhiNNU! Hear the highlights of their second day—and what they're looking forward to at the Annual Meeting and in Los Angeles.

This is an outrage and a profound injustice. statnews.com/2024/01/09/lib… The Institute for Geographic Information Science Danaher Corporation Beacon for CRISPR Cures is not run by the naive - we are all realists and veterans of developing gene editing medicines in the real world. We are confident in our ability to develop, and

A new study finds that people with #LongCOVID have distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with immune therapies. The findings confirm that LongCOVID leads to ongoing inflammation which can be detected in the blood. 1/

Wow, what a week at #ASGCT2024! We hope you learned from the science, met fellow members, and saw some great presentations this week! THANK YOU, everyone! See you in New Orleans next year!

I’m excited about the potential for B to be a new frontier in cell therapies.

ASGCT is an amazing organization, with fantastic staff and volunteer members. I’m going to try really hard not to break it in my year as president 😊

I'll be giving a COVID update at the LA City Health Commission Meeting tonight lacity.primegov.com/portal/item?id…

Thank you FDA, Vinayak Prasad MD, & Dr. Marty Makary for convening a thoughtful #CGT roundtable today. ASGCT leaders Terry Flotte MD & Paula Cannon MD joined peers in this future-forward discussion. Watch at 13:07 & 1:07:25: bit.ly/4mOP1Ig #GeneTherapy #CellTherapy #MedTwitter