The Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) envisions a world in which genome-engineering innovations be
The Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) is composed of diverse researchers with a powerful combined expertise. After the development of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for rewriting DNA, we realized the potential of applying this technology to solve some of humanity’s greatest problems. Our scientists conduct world-class research, driven by the real possibility to cure human disease, end hunger, and protec
06/01/2026
🌱🌍 New in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, "Genome engineering of plant photosynthesis for carbon sequestration" from co-first authors Evan Groover and Flora Zhiqi Wang, and the Dave Savage, Kris Niyogi, and Peggy Lemaux labs! Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-026-00453-3
05/26/2026
Coming up Tuesday, June 2 at 2 PM Pacific — Tandy Warnow of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be giving a seminar on new methods for analysis. Join us in Berkeley or on Zoom: https://innovativegenomics.org/events/seminar-series-tandy-warnow/
05/20/2026
IGI's Carlotta Ronda on engineering gut bacteria for a healthier on CBS's Mission Unstoppable! Watch the 5 min video here:
Scientists Are Turning Bacteria Into Living Medicine What if, instead of fighting bacteria, we could work with them to s...
05/15/2026
Coming up Tuesday, May 19 at 2 PM Pacific, David (Dudu) Burstein of Tel Aviv University will be giving a seminar on anti-defense systems in bacteria. Join us in Berkeley or on Zoom! More info: https://ow.ly/5UaV50Z0jvx
05/14/2026
For four years, the IGI Communications team has been working with UC Berkeley student illustrator Kaylene Son to bring our research to life with illustrations! Here are just a few of the images she's created for us over the years. Congrats on graduating & we can't wait to see what you do next! Find more of her work at https://www.kayleneson.com/
Illustrations: pipetting, CRISPR "delivery," the inside of the IGI building in Berkeley, Rita Levi-Montalcini in the style of Tamara de Lempicka's "Girl in Green Dress" painting for our Reimagining Women in STEM gallery (free on our site)
05/12/2026
We're proud to share the 2026 Catalyst award with our collaborators at CHOP and Danaher, and even more proud to see Baby KJ thriving after receiving the first ever personalized therapy! Read more here: https://ow.ly/oPQR50YYtbz
05/12/2026
Editing genes in the liver with delivery is leading to impressive results for like ATTR and common health risks, like high . Learn about the latest clinical trials in our 2026 update: https://ow.ly/gYAz50YNc9h
05/06/2026
Tuesday, May 5 at 2 PM Pacific, IGI's Brady Cress will give a seminar on a new method for editing genomes in . Join us in Berkeley or on Zoom! https://ow.ly/vAX850YUOAG
05/01/2026
This Tuesday, May 5 at 2 PM Pacific, IGI's Spencer Diamond will give a seminar on modulating collective behavior. Join us in Berkeley or on Zoom! https://innovativegenomics.org/events/seminar-series-spencer-diamond/
04/28/2026
forever changed treatment — and now is changing immunotherapy. Get the latest on CAR-T and the new move towards in vivo immunotherapy, plus using CRISPR to engineer natural killer cells, B cells, and more in our Q&A with UCSF cancer researcher & IGI Investigator Justin Eyquem. Read here: https://ow.ly/WHcB50YNHEy