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In November 2022, Broad’s Genomics Platform sequenced its 500,000th whole human genome, a mere four years after sequencing its 100,000th. Feng Zhang is a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, as well as an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, co-director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E ...
Biography: Dr. Zhang is a molecular biologist focused on improving human health. He played an integral role in the development of two revolutionary technologies, optogenetics and CRISPR-Cas systems, including pioneering the use of Cas9 for genome editing and discovering CRISPR-Cas12 and Cas13 systems and developing them for therapeutic and ...
Biography. Feng Zhang is the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, a McGovern Institute Investigator, and a professor in MIT’s Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and of Biological Engineering. He is also a core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical ...
Feng Zhang Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Broad Institute Achievement Modifying a cell’s genome on the fly When Feng Zhang was in graduate school, he discovered that the tools for splicing new genes into living cells were costly, time-consuming, and proprietary. Unhappy with that reality, he did what any enterprising open-source ...
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2009. Driving fast-spiking cells induces gamma rhythm and controls sensory responses. JA Cardin, M Carlén, K Meletis, U Knoblich, F Zhang, K Deisseroth, ... Nature 459 (7247), 663-667.
Feng Zhang joined MIT in 2011. He is a core member of the Broad Institute, the James & Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience in the MIT departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Bioengineering, an Investigator in the McGovern Institute, and an Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from ...
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Jun 28, 2023 · A team of researchers led by Feng Zhang at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has uncovered the first programmable RNA-guided system in eukaryotes — organisms that include fungi, plants, and animals.
