We are proud to announce that our latest manuscript: “Somatic chromosomal engineering identifies BCAN-NTRK1 as a potent glioma driver and therapeutic target”, has been just published in Nature Communications. This work was the result of a truly collaborative effort between our lab and the lab ot our neighbors at MSKCC: Robert Benezra and Maurizio Scaltriti.Continue reading “Modeling brain cancer with CRISPR”
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A goodbye and a welcome
Last Friday was Stephanie Cervino’s last day in our lab. Our fearless admin assistant/lab manager/organizer is going back to school. Needless to say, Stephanie will be missed by us all, but we are comforted by the hope that she will not forget us, and by the certainty that she will do great things! Good luck,Continue reading “A goodbye and a welcome”
Introducing GuideScan
The Ventura lab, in collaboration with the Leslie lab, is proud to introduce GuideScan, a new open source software and a companion website that we hope will greatly simplify and improve the design of CRISPR libraries. The GuideScan website allows users to design gRNAs for SpCas9 or for Cpf1 for the most common model organisms, whileContinue reading “Introducing GuideScan”
Ad majora, Ciro!
Today is the last (official) day in the lab for Ciro Bonetti (aka Ciruzzo), one of our senior postdocs. Ciro is leaving to begin a new and exciting adventure at Regeneron. To say that Ciro will be missed is a big understatement and while we are happy for him, he leaves a hole that will be very difficult to fill.Continue reading “Ad majora, Ciro!”
The beginning
By Andrea Ventura Today we are launching our new website. Our goal is to give you a sense of what we do in the lab and out of the lab. Here you will find our latest research news, topics that we find interesting, papers for our weekly journal club, and much more… I want to start withContinue reading “The beginning”
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