Abstract:
Genetic diseases are individually rare yet collectively common. My laboratory focuses on identifying novel disease-causing genes. We then introduce patient-specific variants via genomic editing and functionally characterize these variants in embryonic stem cells and animal models. We aim to illuminate the pathogenic mechanisms of these novel syndromes, provide a personalized drug selection platform, and generate verified preclinical model systems to facilitate therapy development.
Venue:
Meeting Room 7C
Level 7, Duke-NUS Medical School
Host:
Dr Cao Mian
Principal Investigator
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS
Contact Person:
Jacqueline Ho (jacqueline.ho@duke-nus.edu.sg)
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS
Date and Time
11 Apr 2024 @ 16:00 - 11 Apr 2024 @ 17:00
Speaker
Dr Shen (Linda) Gu
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Dr Shen (Linda) Gu obtained her bachelor's degree with a full scholarship and PhD degree from SBS at CUHK. She then pursued postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) under the supervision of Prof Jim Lupski. She is certified in both clinical molecular genetics and cytogenetics by ABMGG. In late 2019, she returned to CUHK as an independent investigator. She has published over 40 papers, secured multiple competitive grants, and received several international awards.