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In accordance with current government guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic, the third CRISPR in Drug Discovery: From Targets to Therapeutics meeting will be held on 23rd and 24th March 2021 as a virtual event. Genome Engineering, including zinc-finger nucleases, TALENs and most recently CRISPR/Cas9, has become a powerful tool in the drug discovery pipeline. This meeting will focus on the application of genome engineering to identify novel drug targets through large scale CRISPR based functional genomics studies, developing advanced cellular and in vivo disease models for target validation, and the pioneering applications in therapeutic genome editing. A current perspective of the applications of these rapidly developing technologies with a focus on drug discovery applications will be the meeting’s focus. The scientific program for this CRISPR in Drug Discovery meeting will include:

Large-scale CRISPR functional genomics studies for drug target identification and validation
Application of genome engineering in developing biological models of disease from single cells through to complex in vitro tissue systems and in vivo models
Cutting edge CRISPR genome engineering technologies and their emerging applications
A perspective from technology leaders toward the future therapeutic applications of genome engineering
We aim to bring together the research community working in the field of genome engineering with interests in developing and applying the technology for pharmaceutical research. Join scientists from academia, pharma, biotech and CRO’s online to hear talks given by speakers at the cutting edge of genome engineering, network at the virtual exhibition and gain strategic insights into solutions for increasing the success of drug discovery and development. << less

In accordance with current government guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic, the third CRISPR in Drug Discovery: From Targets to Therapeutics meeting will be held on 23rd and 24th March 2021 as a virtual event. Genome Engineering, including zinc-finger nucleases, TALENs and most recently CRISPR/Cas9, more >>

For 2021, in place of our usual Spring Meeting, we will hold an online meeting over five days during the Summer (21st-25th June). We are planning an exciting programme of scientific content, which will be delivered through a virtual conference interface designed to maximise opportunities for interaction, through live Q&A sessions, breakout discussion rooms and virtual trade stands for our exhibitors and sponsors.

This year, we will run the conference as a single stream. You will still see our usual mix of high quality themed scientific sessions, keynote speakers and presentations by postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, including dedicated streams focusing on:

Schistosomiasis (curated by Prof Mike Doenhoff and Prof Tony Walker)
Ecology (sponsored by the British Ecological Society)
Epidemiological modelling (in association with the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory).
Minorities in Science and Decolonising Parasitology: presenting content on the fight for gender and ethnic minority equality in parasitology, and the questionable history of parasitology during colonial times (curated by Dr James LaCourse, Dr Derrick Robinson and Dr Pegine Walrad),
We will also hold interactive poster sessions, where delegates will have the opportunity for discussion with poster presenters (although this year we’re sorry to say that you will have to bring your own refreshments).

Registration will open late January; registration charges for the full 5-day meeting will be as follows:

Members: £90

Students: £30

Low-income countries: FREE

Non-members: £180 << less

For 2021, in place of our usual Spring Meeting, we will hold an online meeting over five days during the Summer (21st-25th June). We are planning an exciting programme of scientific content, which will be delivered through a virtual conference interface designed to maximise opportunities for interaction, more >>