The Society for In Vitro Biology is pleased to announce that Dr. J. Keith Joung will be presenting the Keynote Address titled “CRISPR-based technologies for targeted genome editing and gene regulation” at the 2021 In Vitro Biology Meeting (June 5-9, Norfolk, VA).
Dr. J. Keith Joung, MD, PhD
2021 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. J. Keith Joung is a leading innovator in the field of gene editing. He is the Robert B. Colvin, M.D. Endowed Chair in Pathology, Desmond and Ann Heathwood Research Scholar, and a Pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. He is also a member of the Center for Cancer Research and the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology at MGH. Dr. Joung has been a pioneer in the development of important technologies for targeted gene editing and epigenetic editing of human cells. He has received numerous awards including an NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Project R01 Award, the MGH Research Scholar Award, an NIH R35 MIRA (Maximizing Investigators Research Award), election into the American Association of University Pathologists, and designation as a “Highly Cited Researcher” in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics. He serves on the editorial boards of Genome Biology, Human Gene Therapy, and Trends in Biotechnology. He has co-founded and advises multiple biotechnology companies including Editas Medicine, Beam Therapeutics, Pairwise Plants, and Verve Therapeutics. Dr. Joung holds a Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard University, an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and an A.B. in biochemical sciences from Harvard College.
Submitted by
Raj Deepika Chauhan, 2021 SIVB Program Chair
