Charles Gersbach, PhD
John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Gersbach’s laboratory is focused on applying molecular and cellular engineering to applications in biotechnology, medicine, and basic science. In particular, his research aims to develop new methods to modify genome sequences, epigenomic regulation, and cellular gene networks in a precise and targeted manner. These new methods are then applied to correction of genetic diseases, directing cell differentiation, tissue regeneration, drug target discovery, or answering fundamental biological questions regarding gene regulation and genome structure and function. Examples of technologies used in his research include genome and epigenome editing, protein engineering, directed evolution, genetic reprogramming, and optogenetics.
