OUR SCIENCE

From sequence
to understanding.

We use genome writing as an experimental approach to explore how DNA shapes biological function.

THE QUESTIONS WE ASK

How can we write mammalian genomes at scale?

What do complex genomic regions do?

How do genomic changes cause disease?

01

GENOME WRITING & ENGINEERING

Build the tools.
Expand the questions.

What becomes experimentally accessible when we can rewrite larger stretches of a genome?

We develop technologies for mammalian genome writing and editing, opening up ways to construct and compare designed genomic sequences.

Genome writingLarge DNA engineeringSynthetic genomics
Related work · Nature, 2023
GENOME WRITINGSEQUENCE → FUNCTION
Conceptual diagram: a reference genome, an engineered region and a rewritten genome. Highlighted blocks change with Read, Edit and Write.020406080kbREFERENCEENGINEERREWRITEDESIGNED SEQUENCEATCG · GCTA · TAGC · CGAT · ACGT · GCTA · TAGC · CGAT
CONCEPTUAL SCHEMATIC

Write designed sequences to test how the genome works.

02

COMPLEX GENOMIC REGIONS

Understand the
genome in context.

How does a regulatory element’s surrounding sequence influence its function?

We investigate large regulatory elements and complex genomic regions, where studying an isolated sequence may miss the contribution of its genomic context.

Regulatory elementsGenomic contextChromosome organization
Related work · Molecular Cell, 2024
03

DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS

From association
toward causality.

Which genomic alterations drive disease, and how?

We construct cellular and animal models to examine the biological consequences of genomic changes and investigate mechanisms that may inform future interventions.

Cellular modelsAnimal modelsDisease mechanisms
Related work · XDP preprint

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