This Science News Wire page contains a press release issued by an organization and is provided to you "as is" with little or no review from Science X staff.

Honorary doctorate for Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

January 27th, 2016

On Feb. 10, 2016, the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) will confer a joint honorary doctorate on Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna. On the occasion of its Patron Saint's Day, the university wishes to honour them for their ground-breaking work in the field of genome editing.

On the basis of fundamental research into the immune system of bacteria, Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier and Professor Jennifer Doudna demonstrated that the CRISPR-Cas9 defence system could be harnessed to alter the genetic code in a targeted way. Their discovery has revolutionised the methodology for studying the genome and opens unexpected possibilities for the treatment of genetic disorders.

An interview with honorary doctors Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna is available here: http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2016/doudna_and_charpentier.

On the occasion of its Patron Saint's Day, KU Leuven will also award honorary doctorates to Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, human rights activist Peter N. Bouckaert, engineer and computer scientist Anantha P. Chandrakasan, and dispute resolution expert Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow. More information about the honourees is available here: http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2015/ku-leuven-awards-five-honorary-doctorates.

Provided by KU Leuven

Citation: Honorary doctorate for Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna (2016, January 27) retrieved 14 February 2025 from https://sciencex.com/wire-news/215355613/honorary-doctorate-for-emmanuelle-charpentier-and-jennifer-a-dou.html

This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.