Which of these have we accomplished yet?

Salt in the wound

The @COST_PlantEd WG1 Online Lecture Series continues! On 📅 March 29 at 4:00 PM CET Juan M Debernardi Juan M Debernardi and Pierre-François Perroud INRAE will talk about their genome editing in plants related work. Registrations are welcome: forms.gle/tBH4fhT6MrWyDg…

Another one form the lab. Highlighting the potential of Transgene-free Genome Editing through Grafting.

The impact of single mutant gene in wheat. These EMS mutant lines are performing remarkably under our current climatic conditions. A big thanks to Dr. Cristobal Uauy for providing the germplasm. We have also tried to integrate it into our breeding program as well. 🙌🏻

Viral vectors pose impeccable alternative to evade transgenic regulations by facilitating the cargo of genome editing machinery. It presents a perfect shot to bypass labor-intensive tissue culture in crops, (occasionally). Here we tried to highlight that authors.elsevier.com/c/1h7-t4rGdjWa…

Viral vectors as carriers of genome-editing reagents dlvr.it/Spd1nl

Here is a commentary from our lab on the fascinating discovery by Feng Zhang. They reported compact programmable RNA-guided endonucleases from eukaryotes, residing in Transposable Elements, that can be employed for targeted mutagenesis and more! Have a read cell.com/trends/biotech…

Gene drive in plants emerges from infancy dlvr.it/SxdcSG

Discovery of natural gene drive opens new avenues for plant breeding. So, what about natural gene drive coupled with synthetic gene drive? Here is a commentary from our lab, portraying the prospects of this amazing system for crop improvement. A free-link …ea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Plants got airborne defence mechanism that allows the plant community to sharpen their tools and weaponize themselves against common enemy. In this short article, we highlight the significance of this crucial mechanism.

Check our commentary on Clonal gamete-mediated polyploid genome design that harness the potential of MiMe strategy to tailor made plant harbouring diverse genomes. It also presents novel opportunities to counter dynamic environmental changes.

Prime editing holds promise but struggles in dicots—until now. Vu et al. present enhanced PE tools with dramatically improved efficiency in dicots, enabling precise, heritable genome edits. Enjoy the commentary from our lab! 🌱🧬 #CRISPR #GenomeEditing #PlantScience

🎉✨ PhD Defense Completed! ✨ Thrilled to share that I’ve officially defended my PhD thesis! This incredible journey led to 30+ publication & a cumulative impact factor of 300+. Grateful to my mentors, Dr. Shahid Mansoor, Dr. Imran Amin, Dr. Nasir A. Saeed, & Dr. Awais Rasheed.

Off on a new adventure! 🇨🇦 Heading to Gurcharn Singh Brar ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਰਾੜ’s lab for a postdoc, diving into wheat and barley research! 🌾🧬✂️

We proudly hosted the first Pan-Canada BNI meeting to brainstorm research & collaborations across institutions & disciplines on this important trait. Photos from day 1. CIMMYT UAlberta Faculty of ALES Novo Nordisk Foundation Bram Govaerts CIMMYT

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