Harvard University: Timeline of key events
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Date | Event | People | Places | Sciences |
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25 Oct 2017 | Base editing improvements announced for CRISPR technique, providing means to change individual chemical letters of DNA without need to cleave DNA | Gaudelli, Komor, Rees, Packer, Badran, Bryson, Liu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University | CRISPR-Cas9, Gene editing |
19 Apr 2018 | Gene therapy shown to be promising treatment in clinical trials for beta thalassemia | Thompson, Walters, Kwiatkowski, Rasko, Ribeil, Hongeng, Magrin, Schiller, Payen, Smeraro, Moshous, Lefrer | North Western University, University of California San Francisco, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sydney, University of Paris, Harvard University, Mahidol University, German Cancer Research Centre | Gene therapy |
21 Oct 2019 | New DNA editing technique called 'prime editing' published | Anzalone, Randolph, Davis, Sousa, Koblan, Levy, Chen, Wilson, Newby, Ranguram, Liu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University | Crispr-Cas9, Gene editing, |
Aug 2021 | Human-airway-on-a-chip used to identify antiviral drugs and prophylactics against SARS-CoV-2 virus | Longlong Si, Haiqing Bai, Rodas, Wuji Cao, Crystal Yuri Oh, Amanda Jiang, Moller, Daisy Hoagland, Kohei Oishi, Shu Horiuchi , Skyler Uhl, Blanco-Melo, Randy Albrecht, Wen-Chun Liu, Tristan Jordan, Nilsson-Payant , Golynker, Justin Frere?, James Logue?, R | Harvard University, Wyss Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Chieti-Pescara, University of Pittsburgh | Organ-on-a-chip |
23 Feb 2022 | Human Lung Alveolus Chip demonstrated drug to significantly inhibit production of inflammation-causing cytokines triggered by SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections | Ingber | Harvard University, Wyss Institute, Cantex Pharmaceuticals | Organ-on-a-chip |
5 Apr 2022 | Sidney Altman died | Altman | Harvard University, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Yale University | RNA, genetics |
8 Apr 2022 | Human lung aveolus chip reveals mechanical control of immune responses against viral infection | Haiqing Bai, Longlong Si, Amanda Jiang, Chaitra Belgur, Yunhao Zhai, Plebani, Crystal Yuri Oh, Melissa Rodas, Patil, Nurani, Gilpin, Rani Powers, Girija Goyal, Prantil-Baun, Ingber | Harvard University, Wyss Institute, University of Chieti-Pescara | Organ-on-a-chip |
25 Oct 2017
Base editing improvements announced for CRISPR technique, providing means to change individual chemical letters of DNA without need to cleave DNA
19 Apr 2018
Gene therapy shown to be promising treatment in clinical trials for beta thalassemia
21 Oct 2019
New DNA editing technique called 'prime editing' published
Aug 2021
Human-airway-on-a-chip used to identify antiviral drugs and prophylactics against SARS-CoV-2 virus
23 Feb 2022
Human Lung Alveolus Chip demonstrated drug to significantly inhibit production of inflammation-causing cytokines triggered by SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections
5 Apr 2022
Sidney Altman died
8 Apr 2022
Human lung aveolus chip reveals mechanical control of immune responses against viral infection
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