Director, NHGRI Center for Excellence in Genomic Science
Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard and MIT
Founding Core Faculty and Lead, Wyss Institute, Harvard University
Dr. Church is Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical
School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a founding member of the Wyss
Institute, and Director of PersonalGenomes.org, the world’s only open-access information on human genomic,
environmental, and trait data. Dr. Church is Director of IARPA & NIH BRAIN
Projects, and Director of the National Institutes of Health Center for
Excellence in Genomic Science.
Dr. Church is known for pioneering the fields of personal genomics and synthetic biology. He developed the first methods for the first genome sequence & dramatic cost reductions since then (down from $3 billion to $600), contributing to nearly all “next generation sequencing” methods and companies. His team invented CRISPR for human stem cell genome editing and other synthetic biology technologies and applications – including new ways to create organs for transplantation, gene therapies for aging reversal, and gene drives to eliminate Lyme Disease and Malaria. He has co-authored more than 590 papers and 155 patent publications, and one book, “Regenesis”.
He has received numerous awards including the 2011 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science from the Franklin Institute, the Time 100, and election to the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering.
Director, NHGRI Center for Excellence in Genomic Science
Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard and MIT
Founding Core Faculty and Lead, Wyss Institute, Harvard University
Dr. Church is Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical
School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a founding member of the Wyss
Institute, and Director of PersonalGenomes.org, the world’s only open-access information on human genomic,
environmental, and trait data. Dr. Church is Director of IARPA & NIH BRAIN
Projects, and Director of the National Institutes of Health Center for
Excellence in Genomic Science.
Dr. Church is known for pioneering the fields of personal genomics and synthetic biology. He developed the first methods for the first genome sequence & dramatic cost reductions since then (down from $3 billion to $600), contributing to nearly all “next generation sequencing” methods and companies. His team invented CRISPR for human stem cell genome editing and other synthetic biology technologies and applications – including new ways to create organs for transplantation, gene therapies for aging reversal, and gene drives to eliminate Lyme Disease and Malaria. He has co-authored more than 590 papers and 155 patent publications, and one book, “Regenesis”.
He has received numerous awards including the 2011 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science from the Franklin Institute, the Time 100, and election to the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering.
Journal article
Recent advances in genetic engineering have provided diverse tools for artificially diversifying both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell populations^(1-6). However, achieving precise control over the ratios of multiple cell types within a population derived from a single founder remains a major challenge. Here we introduce a suite of recombinase-mediated genetic devices designed to accurately control population ratios, enabling the distribution of distinct functionalities across multiple cell...
Journal article
Generative modeling offers a robust framework for designing functional DNA, RNA and protein sequences. However, physical synthesis of these sequences at scale is prohibitively expensive. We introduce a method to efficiently synthesize DNA designs from generative models. The method integrates machine learning and wet lab procedures, implementing generative sampling algorithms physically through controlled stochastic chemical reactions using DNA oligosynthesis. We synthesize ~10^(16) designs from...