GlaxoSmithKline Plc is to provide $67 million over five years to help establish a new laboratory at the University of California to investigate how gene mutations cause disease and the role gene editing can play in discovering new treatments. The laboratory project is being led by Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of the Crispr gene editing technology, and Jonathan Weissman, a leader in Crispr screening technology. Hal Barron, GSK’s chief scientific officer, has also played a role in launching the project. Dr Barron has been the CSO at GSK since January 2018.
