Cloning, CRISPR, and Creation: Genetic Engineering in the 21st Century with Dr. Denise Ludvik

Name: Cloning, CRISPR, and Creation: Genetic Engineering in the 21st Century with Dr. Denise Ludvik
Start: 2025-02-04T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-04T20:15:00-06:00
Location: 702 S. High Point Road Suite 209, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53719

Schedule

Tue Feb 04 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

702 S. High Point Road Suite 209, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53719 | Madison, WI

Welcome to the first event in our Spring 2025 Spotlight Faculty Speaker Series!
The field of genetics has rapidly developed since the discovery of the structure of DNA over 70 years ago. This led to significant gains in genetic knowledge and the development of genetic tools which have produced everything from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to novel therapeutics.
In this talk, Dr. Denise Ludvik will review central genetic concepts and the function of modern genetic tools, like CRISPR. Then we will discuss the ethics of the use of these tools because as a scientist, one should not only think about whether they can do something, but also if they should.