Akshara Kannan
aksharakannan.bsky.social
Akshara Kannan
@aksharakannan.bsky.social
PhD student @Baylor College of Medicine, interested in disease mechanisms, mechanosensation & protein homeostasis 🧠 🧬 🦠
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This is what can be achieved today due to longstanding federal support of academic basic science alongside close partnership of universities, private industry and NIH intramural initiatives. An ecosystem worth not just saving but doubling down on!

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First Patient Treated with Personalized CRISPR Therapy, Developed in Just Six Months
The first on-demand CRISPR therapy for an infant with a rare metabolic disease developed by the IGI and collaborators around the world.
innovativegenomics.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM