The Evolution of DNA Editing and Stem Cells | Alexis Komor, PhD
ReGEN Podcast4 Dec 2025

The Evolution of DNA Editing and Stem Cells | Alexis Komor, PhD

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. 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's contributions in teaching, mentoring, and research have been recognized with many awards, including the Cottrell Scholar Award, the "Talented 12" recognition by C&EN News, an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, a U.S. National Institutes of Health early stage investigator Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA), and a "40 under 40" recognition in healthcare by Fortune magazine.

Hosted by Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA. This episode was recorded on July 7, 2025, and information presented is accurate as of this date.

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