UAIPD 16-0049

CRISPR-Cas10 Gene Editing

Educational Research KitDr. Asma Hatoum

Triage Name

February 17, 2017

Current Problems

• Gene transfer between phages is a process that is not currently well understood

• Gene editing market is expected to be $5.54 billion by 2021

• Leaders include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Merck KGAA, Lonza, & Agilent Technologies

• Two week phage recovery research kit

which allows exploration of gene

editing through CRISPR-10

CRISPR-CAS10 Gene Editing

Educational Research Kit

• Our CRISPR-Cas10 technology leverages the ease, low-cost, and accessibility of CRISPR-based research on a large scale

• High school, college, and graduate students can learn about CRISPR and simultaneously contribute to DNA analysis of Staphylococci.

• The technology had success in a pilot program demonstrating the accessibility of the kit

Advantages

• Inventor: Dr. Asma Hatoum

• Assistant Professor

• Biological Sciences

• ahatoum@ua.edu

Inventor

Office for Technology Transfer

2704 8th street

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

16-0049

OTT@UA.edu

www.OTT.UA.edu