Hilary Sheppard
@HilarySheppard9
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Molecular biologist and senior lecturer- #Tcells #skin #Epidermolysis Bullosa #CRISPR #Geneediting. Also a mum who loves biking š“āāļø
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined April 2018
Can we fix a prevalent junctional epidermolysis bullosa mutation with Cas9 nickases ? Yes we canā¦..
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School of Biological Sciences Christmas party fun - thanks for the genome engineer T shirts ā¦@Decode_Scienceā© ā¦@AucklandUniā©
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Chris Martin from Coldplay seems to be suggesting that you should come to Auckland Uni- I couldnāt agree more Chris! Itās great here! @AucklandUni @coldplay
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RT @UrnovFyodor: Heartwarming and heartbreaking and heartwarming again - a must-read for absolutely everyone working on genetic therapies fā¦
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Another fun Community Engagement session with BIOMED students exploring the range of views on germline gene editing š§¬ @AucklandUni
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RT @NobelPrize: BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discā¦
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Gender pay gap 2024 - The University of Auckland (11.9% on average!)
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Fun in the sun at the ISCT European meeting in Gothenburgā¦. Cell and gene therapy for the win
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RT @PeterFineran: Only a few more days to apply for this post doc position in our team to work on #phages. Please get your applications inā¦
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Now this is something I can get behind! Our current GMO regulations are outdated, and extremely and unnecessarily prohibitive - they are slowing the progress of developing gene therapies in NZ
This morning Judith Collins and I announced an end to New Zealandās nearly 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab in a move which will bring health, productivity and climate gains for Kiwis.
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Hang on - a 15 minute search for a dropped tube is slowing progress down!
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