Basem Al-Shayeb

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Basem Al-Shayeb, is the founder of Amber Bio, which aims to develop multi-kilobase RNA editing therapies and has raised $26 million in funding. [1][2][3][4] He is a researcher at the Innovative Genomics Institute.[5] He led the discovery of the largest known bacteriophages,[6][7][8][9] the smallest CRISPR gene editing systems,[10][11][12][13] and Borgs in methane-oxidizing archaea.[14][15][16][17][18] He was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Arab America's 30 Under 30. [19][20]

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  1. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/indiarice/2023/08/03/this-startup-just-raised-26-million-to-develop-safer-gene-editing-tools/?sh=7daeb5094382
  2. ^ https://www.genengnews.com/topics/genome-editing/new-rna-editing-company-amber-bio-launches-multi-kilobase-editing-platform/
  3. ^ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230803489484/en/Amber-Bio-Raises-26-Million-Seed-Financing-Co-Led-by-Playground-Global-and-Andreessen-Horowitz-to-Advance-New-RNA-Based-Gene-Editing-Platform
  4. ^ https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/gene-editing/RNA-editing-startAmber-Bio-launches/101/web/2023/08
  5. ^ "Meet an IGI Scientist: Basem Al-Shayeb". Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Koumoundouros, Tessa. "Scientists Discover Giant Viruses With Features Only Seen Before in Living Cells". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. ^ "Hundreds Of New Viruses With Enormous Genomes Blur The Boundaries Of Life". IFLScience. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. ^ Knapp, Alex. "30 Under 30 In Science 2021: Building Better Trees, Supernova Simulations And Holograms". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  10. ^ "News: Tiny but Mighty: How Researchers Found a New Game-Changing CRISPR Tool". CRISPR Medicine. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  11. ^ Mayer, Kevin (2020-07-16). "Tiny Cas Protein, Huge Gene Editing Potential … Thanks, Megaphage!". GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  12. ^ S, Robert; ers; relations|, Media (2020-07-16). "Megaphages harbor mini-Cas proteins ideal for gene editing". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  13. ^ "Basem Al-Shayeb". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  14. ^ "Previously undiscovered DNA 'borgs' found on California wetlands". The Independent. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  15. ^ Staff, Lauren Huang | (2021-07-19). "UC Berkeley researchers discover unique DNA sequences". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  16. ^ "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, BECAUSE STAR TREK'S BORG ARE REAL AND CAN ASSIMILATE DNA FROM MICROBES". SYFY. August 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Mysterious DNA sequences, known as 'Borgs,' recovered from California mud". www.science.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  18. ^ "Scientists discover Borgs, DNA strands that assimilate genes from their hosts". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  19. ^ "Basem Al-Shayeb". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  20. ^ "Arab America Foundation Announces 30 Under 30 Awardees-Class of 2021". Arab America. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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