Kaustuva Das
@kaustuvadas.bsky.social
CEO, Thermal + PR for Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate and CRISPR pioneer
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Congratulations to IGI alums @jro-hamilton.bsky.social @connortsuchida.bsky.social & team on the launch of Azalea Therapeutics!
Jennifer Doudna's latest startup, Azalea Therapeutics, launched with $82M. It's based on virus like particles developed by CEO Jenny Hamilton and a new CAR-T trick developed by UCSF's Justin Eyquem. Their goal? The ultimate CRISPR-based in vivo CAR-T. @endpts.com - endpoints.news/jennifer-dou...
Jennifer Doudna startup launches with $82M to apply new CRISPR delivery technology to in vivo CAR-T
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's Azalea Therapeutics raises $82M to develop new CRISPR delivery system for in vivo CAR-T cell therapies targeting blood cancers.
endpoints.news
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations to IGI alums @jro-hamilton.bsky.social @connortsuchida.bsky.social & team on the launch of Azalea Therapeutics!
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From IGI Founder Jennifer Doudna: "Jane Goodall showed us what a life in science could look like: rigorous discovery paired with fierce advocacy for what you study. She gave the world six decades of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and their habitats... 1/2
October 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
From IGI Founder Jennifer Doudna: "Jane Goodall showed us what a life in science could look like: rigorous discovery paired with fierce advocacy for what you study. She gave the world six decades of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and their habitats... 1/2
Interested in the future of CRISPR gene editing and US science? Catch Nobel laureate @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg's discussion today at The Atlantic Festival 2025 in NYC. #TAF25
Passes and virtual link here:
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Passes and virtual link here:
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The Atlantic Festival 2025
www.theatlantic.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Interested in the future of CRISPR gene editing and US science? Catch Nobel laureate @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg's discussion today at The Atlantic Festival 2025 in NYC. #TAF25
Passes and virtual link here:
www.theatlantic.com/theatlanticf...
Passes and virtual link here:
www.theatlantic.com/theatlanticf...
ON CRISPR: The Story of @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social — a new podcast from Walter Isaacson, expanding on The Code Breaker with key updates incl. Baby KJ. At its center: Doudna - Nobel laureate, CRISPR co-inventor & @innovativegenomics.bsky.social sky.social founder. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
ON CRISPR Episode 1: Beginnings
Podcast Episode · ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson · S3 E1 · 26m
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September 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
ON CRISPR: The Story of @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social — a new podcast from Walter Isaacson, expanding on The Code Breaker with key updates incl. Baby KJ. At its center: Doudna - Nobel laureate, CRISPR co-inventor & @innovativegenomics.bsky.social sky.social founder. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
“We’ve already seen the profound impact that an on-demand CRISPR therapy can have for one family, now we want to ensure that this approach can scale and be made available for more children around the world.”
- @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, Nobel laureate, @innovativegenomics.bsky.social founder
- @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, Nobel laureate, @innovativegenomics.bsky.social founder
We're excited to announce that the IGI is teaming up with @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social to create a new center for pediatric #CRISPR cures @UCSF + @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social building on the recent success of an on-demand CRISPR therapy for Baby KJ. Read more: ow.ly/XUQH50Wmt7U
July 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“We’ve already seen the profound impact that an on-demand CRISPR therapy can have for one family, now we want to ensure that this approach can scale and be made available for more children around the world.”
- @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, Nobel laureate, @innovativegenomics.bsky.social founder
- @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, Nobel laureate, @innovativegenomics.bsky.social founder
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🧬CRISPR is moving at breakneck speed! Join @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and @emilychang.bsky.social on 6/5 for a live episode of #TheCircuit at #BloombergTech. From curing baby KJ to AIxCRISPR, this will be a candid conversation on gene editing's impact and future.
Livestream: www.bloomberg.com/live
Livestream: www.bloomberg.com/live
June 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
🧬CRISPR is moving at breakneck speed! Join @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social and @emilychang.bsky.social on 6/5 for a live episode of #TheCircuit at #BloombergTech. From curing baby KJ to AIxCRISPR, this will be a candid conversation on gene editing's impact and future.
Livestream: www.bloomberg.com/live
Livestream: www.bloomberg.com/live
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In case you needed a smile this Tuesday: 10-month-old baby KJ, who received a bespoke gene-editing therapy after a six month scientific sprint - "graduated" from the hospital @childrensphila.bsky.social today and went HOME!
YAY SCIENCE!
Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT
YAY SCIENCE!
Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT
June 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In case you needed a smile this Tuesday: 10-month-old baby KJ, who received a bespoke gene-editing therapy after a six month scientific sprint - "graduated" from the hospital @childrensphila.bsky.social today and went HOME!
YAY SCIENCE!
Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT
YAY SCIENCE!
Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT
US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social to power AI and scientific research
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apnews.com/article/nvid...
US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research
A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of...
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May 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social to power AI and scientific research
apnews.com/article/nvid...
apnews.com/article/nvid...
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Victoria Gray, the first individual to be cured of sickle cell disease with a CRISPR-based treatment, and Jennifer Doudna, #CRISPR pioneer, at the Liberty Science Center Genius Gala! 👑👑
May 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Victoria Gray, the first individual to be cured of sickle cell disease with a CRISPR-based treatment, and Jennifer Doudna, #CRISPR pioneer, at the Liberty Science Center Genius Gala! 👑👑
Nobel laureate and #CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social says her best insights often arrive when she is "weeding tomato plants" or "while asleep." A welcome reminder that innovation thrives in calm, reflective spaces. 🍅🌿✂️
www.ft.com/content/c42c...
www.ft.com/content/c42c...
How to be a great thinker
Seven habits of highly intelligent people
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May 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Nobel laureate and #CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social says her best insights often arrive when she is "weeding tomato plants" or "while asleep." A welcome reminder that innovation thrives in calm, reflective spaces. 🍅🌿✂️
www.ft.com/content/c42c...
www.ft.com/content/c42c...
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The world’s first personalized #CRISPR gene editing therapy has successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disease. What makes this a profound leap forward for science and patient care? 👇🧵
The world’s first personalized #CRISPR gene editing therapy has successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disease. What makes this a profound leap forward for science and patient care? 👇🧵
May 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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The world’s first personalized #CRISPR gene editing therapy has successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disease. What makes this a profound leap forward for science and patient care? 👇🧵
The world’s first personalized #CRISPR gene editing therapy has successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disease. What makes this a profound leap forward for science and patient care? 👇🧵
UC Berkeley wins chance to reclaim lucrative #CRISPR gene editing patent.
UC Berkeley wins chance to reclaim lucrative gene editing patent
Federal court reinstates UC Berkeley’s legal claim to gene editing patent that could lead to huge windfall for school.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
UC Berkeley wins chance to reclaim lucrative #CRISPR gene editing patent.
Jennifer Doudna @innovativegenomics.bsky.social on Demis Hassabis for TIME100.
"The future of biology won’t be siloed - it will be collaborative, interdisciplinary, and deeply creative. Demis is helping us get there faster."
Link to the full piece.
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"The future of biology won’t be siloed - it will be collaborative, interdisciplinary, and deeply creative. Demis is helping us get there faster."
Link to the full piece.
time.com/collections/...
April 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Jennifer Doudna @innovativegenomics.bsky.social on Demis Hassabis for TIME100.
"The future of biology won’t be siloed - it will be collaborative, interdisciplinary, and deeply creative. Demis is helping us get there faster."
Link to the full piece.
time.com/collections/...
"The future of biology won’t be siloed - it will be collaborative, interdisciplinary, and deeply creative. Demis is helping us get there faster."
Link to the full piece.
time.com/collections/...
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1/ The age of #CRISPR is here. A new @economist.com Technology Quarterly report explores the history, science & impact of the breakthrough gene editing technology on medicine, climate & more.
Our thanks to @iemsteinmark.bsky.social for speaking with our clients.
www.economist.com/technology-q...
Our thanks to @iemsteinmark.bsky.social for speaking with our clients.
www.economist.com/technology-q...
The age of CRISPR | Mar 1st 2025 | The Economist
The age of CRISPR. Technology Quarterly from The Economist. You've seen the news, now discover the story.
www.economist.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
1/ The age of #CRISPR is here. A new @economist.com Technology Quarterly report explores the history, science & impact of the breakthrough gene editing technology on medicine, climate & more.
Our thanks to @iemsteinmark.bsky.social for speaking with our clients.
www.economist.com/technology-q...
Our thanks to @iemsteinmark.bsky.social for speaking with our clients.
www.economist.com/technology-q...
The @innovativegenomics.bsky.social team is the Avengers of gene editing, led by CRISPR co-inventor @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social. After 10 yrs of breakthroughs, IGI is driving the next era of CRISPR to transform health, agriculture, and climate resilience.
Today, the IGI turns 10! We’ve grown from a fledgling initiative focused around developing #CRISPR tools to a full-blown research institute bringing together leaders in basic & translational research! ⚕️💊🌱☀️
Take a look at our timeline & key achievements from our first decade: ow.ly/GzVt50UTsbP
Take a look at our timeline & key achievements from our first decade: ow.ly/GzVt50UTsbP
February 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The @innovativegenomics.bsky.social team is the Avengers of gene editing, led by CRISPR co-inventor @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social. After 10 yrs of breakthroughs, IGI is driving the next era of CRISPR to transform health, agriculture, and climate resilience.
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"Jennifer Doudna, the director of the Innovative Genomics Institute who shared the 2020 Nobel prize for the discovery of CRISPR gene editing, told STAT ... [1/4]
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
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Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science
Nobel laureates are calling on the National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against what they see as the Trump administration's attack on science.
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Jennifer Doudna, the director of the Innovative Genomics Institute who shared the 2020 Nobel prize for the discovery of CRISPR gene editing, told STAT ... [1/4]
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
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“To stay at the forefront of biomedical innovation — and fuel entrepreneurship and economic competitiveness of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors — we need sustained support and stability, not disruption.”
- CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
- CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
Nobel laureates are calling on the National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against what they see as the Trump administration's attack on science.
Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science
Nobel laureates are calling on the National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against what they see as the Trump administration's attack on science.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“To stay at the forefront of biomedical innovation — and fuel entrepreneurship and economic competitiveness of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors — we need sustained support and stability, not disruption.”
- CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
- CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
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#CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social joined @leileiwu.bsky.social at @endpts.com @ #JPM25 for a conversation on rare disease gene editing, CRISPR for climate, germline editing, her evolving role across academia and industry, and the future of #AI in science.
January 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social joined @leileiwu.bsky.social at @endpts.com @ #JPM25 for a conversation on rare disease gene editing, CRISPR for climate, germline editing, her evolving role across academia and industry, and the future of #AI in science.
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In 2024, Thermal continued to accelerate the understanding and adoption of the world’s most innovative biotechnologies, and achieved numerous PR industry milestones.
January 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In 2024, Thermal continued to accelerate the understanding and adoption of the world’s most innovative biotechnologies, and achieved numerous PR industry milestones.