Genome Editing in Neurosciences

Rudolf Jaenisch, MIT Cambridge, USAFeng Zhang, MIT Cambridge, USAFred Gage, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA

• Introduction.- In vitro modeling of complex neurological diseases.- Aquatic model organisms in neurosciences : the genome editing revolution.- Genome-wide genetic screening in the mammalian CNS.- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Knockin and Knockout in Zebrafish.- Dissecting the role of synaptic proteins with CRISPR.- Recurrently Breaking Genes in Neural Progenitors: Potential Roles of DNA Breaks in Neuronal Function, Degeneration and Cancer.- Neuroscience research using non-human primate models and genome editing.- Multiscale genome engineering: Genome-wide screens and targeted approaches.- Using Genome Engineering to Understand Huntington’s Disease.- Therapeutic gene editing in muscles and muscle stem cells.