George Church on Widespread Genomic Sequencing, Xenotransplantation, and Shepherding Change
Previous NextIn this interview, GenomeWeb speaks to Core Faculty member George Church, Ph.D., who is also a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology. A thinker, inventor, and collaborator extraordinaire, Church’s technologies and personality catalyzed the Human Genome Project, the Personal Genome Project, and more than 50 biotech startups, including one pioneering xenotransplantation through CRISPR-based gene editing. Here, Church gives us a glimpse into his visionary ideas, fulfilling moments, and the highest ideals of the scientific enterprise.
In recognition of GenomeWeb’s 25th anniversary, they conducted a series of interviews with leaders in the field to reflect on the last 25 years of genomics, as well as what the future may hold.