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CRISPR is known for its role in gene editing, but scientists also use the technology to craft cutting-edge biological sensors that detect viral agents, gene expression changes, and environmental contaminants. CRISPR/Cas biosensors are highly sensitive, specific, and cost-effective, supporting point-of-care use without the need for technical expertise and complicated equipment. In this webinar from The Scientist, […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, to Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Assistant Professor Dr. Kiana Aran. Read more

Dr. Aran was invided to speak at the 27th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, hosted in San Francisco. Tri-Con unites an ecosystem of innovative thinkers and thought leaders in the field of drug discovery, development and diagnostics, informatics, and digital health throughout pharma, biotech, and academia from around the world. Tri-Con remains one of the key […]

Dr. Aran was invited to present at California Institute of Technology. With over 100 attendees, Dr. Aran spoke on the innovative technology behind the CRISPR-Chip platform.

Dr. Aran was an invited speaker at this year’s International Conference on CRISPR Technologies in Würzburg, Germany, and presented her integrating CRISPR technology onto a graphene biosensor. The International conference on CRISPR technologies seeks bring together academics and industry representatives to highlight the cutting edge of these developments and the most immediate technical and societal […]

Jada Mack is a second-year Masters of Science student in the Aran Lab, interested in the therapeutic delivery of compounds across the blood-brain barrier. Presenting to the students and faculty members of KGI, she presented her preliminary data, as well as her proposed experiment.

Co-founded by Dr. Aran, Nanosens developed the technology that combined the robust specificity of CRISPR with the dynamic sensitivity of graphene into the CRISPR-Chip technology, which has the potential to detect genetic mutations within minutes. Nanosens will now be part of Cardea’s Innovation Partnership Program, which enables Nanosens to build breakthrough science on top of […]

Dr. Aran was a speaker at this year’s AGBT conference on Precision Health in San Francisco, and presented her work with graphene. The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference is a preeminent genome science and technology conference where top global researchers, leaders and innovators meet to announce new discoveries, cutting edge breakthroughs and […]

Nanosens launches Early-Access Program for CRISPR-Chip. Interested parterns will be able to use the sensor, programed with single guide RNAs, in order to search unamplified genomes at the Cardea Bio, La Jolla campus. Read more

Summer Researchers Ecson, Mathew, and Sophie have successfully completed KGI’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) The SURE program for undergraduate research in biotechnology and bioengineering at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) provides undergraduate students the opportunity for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in various areas including applied molecular and cellular biology, drug discovery and development, bioengineering, computational biology, […]