In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia sit with Dr. Cameron A. Myhrvold, an assistant professor in the Molecular Biology at Princeton, to discuss his research on using CRISPR to develop new technologies to detect pathogens. Dr. Myhrvold discusses his experience as a Princeton undergraduate, his development of CRISPR technologies including mCARMEN, and hopes for future uses of CRISPR in clinical settings.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 146th managing board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about Dr. Myhrvold's research, feel free to visit his page, as well as the specific paper mentioned in the episode, linked below.

RESOURCES

https://molbio.princeton.edu/people/cameron-myhrvold

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35130561/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia
Edited and Sound Engineered by Oyshee Lahiry
Transcript by Oyshee Lahiry
Produced by Senna Aldoubosh 

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