CRISPR: Gene Editing Applications for Health Care and Biotechnology

Alain Viel is Director of Undergraduate Research, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, the faculty co-director of LabXchange, and the UNESCO chair on Life Sciences and Social Innovation. He received a PhD in molecular and cellular biology of development from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France (Paris VI) and did his postdoctoral work at Harvard University. He teaches research-based courses that include projects using gene editing tools. He also teaches courses in molecular biology and biochemistry. He created two online courses in collaboration with Harvard X. He is a founding member of BioVisions at Harvard, a collaboration between scientists, teaching faculty, students, and multimedia professionals that focuses on science visualization. He is the co-author of the award-winning animation series The Inner Life of the Cell.