Dr. Eric Olson - Correction of Muscle Disease By Gene Editing: The Ultimate Precision Medicine

On January 23, 2017, the founding chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Dr. Eric Olson visited Calgary to receive the 2016 Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta / Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Prize for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research This prize is awarded to an outstanding international researcher whose work is deemed to have had a major impact on the understanding, prevention, recognition or treatment of cardiovascular disease and/or the understanding and promotion of cardiovascular health. Dr. Olson and his trainees discovered many of the key transcription factors and mechanisms responsible for heart and muscle development and disease. Dr. Olson presented a free public lecture on “Correction of Muscle Disease By Gene Editing: The Ultimate Precision Medicine” at the Libin Lecture Theatre at the University of Calgary’s Health Sciences Centre.