Basem Al-Shayeb is a researcher at the Innovative Genomics Institute.[1] He led the discovery of the largest known bacteriophages,[2][3][4][5] the smallest CRISPR gene editing systems,[6][7][8][9] and Borgs in methane-oxidizing archaea.[10][11][12][13][14] He was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Arab America's 30 Under 30. [15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet an IGI Scientist: Basem Al-Shayeb". Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ↑ York, Ashley (April 2020). "Too big to be ignored". Nature Reviews Microbiology. 18 (4): 192. doi:10.1038/s41579-020-0341-z. ISSN 1740-1534. PMID 32066943. S2CID 211127892.
  3. ↑ Koumoundouros, Tessa. "Scientists Discover Giant Viruses With Features Only Seen Before in Living Cells". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Hundreds Of New Viruses With Enormous Genomes Blur The Boundaries Of Life". IFLScience. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ↑ Knapp, Alex. "30 Under 30 In Science 2021: Building Better Trees, Supernova Simulations And Holograms". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. ↑ "News: Tiny but Mighty: How Researchers Found a New Game-Changing CRISPR Tool". CRISPR Medicine. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Kevin (2020-07-16). "Tiny Cas Protein, Huge Gene Editing Potential … Thanks, Megaphage!". GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. ↑ S, Robert; ers; relations|, Media (2020-07-16). "Megaphages harbor mini-Cas proteins ideal for gene editing". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. ↑ "Basem Al-Shayeb". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  10. ↑ "Previously undiscovered DNA 'borgs' found on California wetlands". The Independent. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  11. ↑ Staff, Lauren Huang | (2021-07-19). "UC Berkeley researchers discover unique DNA sequences". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  12. ↑ "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, BECAUSE STAR TREK'S BORG ARE REAL AND CAN ASSIMILATE DNA FROM MICROBES". SYFY. August 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Mysterious DNA sequences, known as 'Borgs,' recovered from California mud". www.science.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  14. ↑ "Scientists discover Borgs, DNA strands that assimilate genes from their hosts". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Basem Al-Shayeb". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  16. ↑ "Arab America Foundation Announces 30 Under 30 Awardees-Class of 2021". Arab America. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.