{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Evolution of DNA Editing and Stem Cells | Alexis Komor, PhD","description":"This episode features our conversation with Alexis Komor, PhD, who serves as deputy director of the Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center and assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego.&amp;nbsp; Not long after the discovery of CRISPR technology, Komor Identified how to edit DNA in a new, more precise way, down to a single base unit in the DNA sequence. Komor\u2019s contributions in teaching, mentoring, and research have been recognized with many awards, including the Cottrell Scholar Award, the \u201cTalented 12\u201d recognition by C&amp;amp;EN News, an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, a U.S. National Institutes of Health early stage investigator Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA), and a \u201c40 under 40\u201d recognition in healthcare by&amp;nbsp;Fortune&amp;nbsp;magazine. Hosted by Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA. This episode was recorded on July 7, 2025, and information presented is accurate as of this date. ","author_name":"ReGEN Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/stemcells.ucsd.edu","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39279020\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196666180"}