Niakan as Charles Wright Academy Alum of the Year in 2016
Born
1977
Memphis, Tennessee, USA [1]
Nationality
American [1]
Education
PhD in stem cell research
Alma mater
University of Washington, University of California, Los Angeles
Known for
One of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in April 2016.[2]
Scientific career
Fields
Stem cell biology
Institutions
Francis Crick Institute
Kathy Niakan is a developmental biologist, working in human developmental and stem cell biology. In 2016 she became the first scientist in the world to gain regulatory approval to edit the genomes of human embryos for research.[3]
Niakan was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in April 2016.[2]
^ ab"Dr Kathy Niakan honoured by TIME magazine".
^ abDoudna, Jennfer (2016-04-21). "Kathy Niakan". The World’s 100 Most Influential People. Time Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
^Callaway, Ewen (2016). "UK scientists gain licence to edit genes in human embryos". Nature. 530 (7588): 18. Bibcode:2016Natur.530...18C. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.19270. PMID 26842037.
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Leila; David, Laurent; Van De Velde, Hilde; Fouladi-Nashta, Ali A.; Niakan, Kathy K. (2020). "Initiation of a conserved trophectoderm program in human...
Nada; Hardman, Emily; Greco, Maria; Wells, Dagan; Turner, James M. A.; Niakan, Kathy K. (June 2021). "Frequent loss of heterozygosity in CRISPR-Cas9–edited...
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