2024 Kuh Lecture with Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna

Jennifer Doudna developed CRISPR-Cas9, a groundbreaking technology that some call “genetic scissors.” With it, scientists can snip and edit DNA — the code of life — unlocking remarkable possibilities in biology, including treatments for thousands of intractable diseases. This work has changed the course of genomics research, allowing scientists to rewrite DNA with unprecedented precision. In recognition, she was co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier. This year's Ernest S. Kuh Distinguished Lecture is produced by Berkeley Engineering in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers. Please contact bears@berkeley.edu if you have any questions or need further information. We hope you will join us!