Miss Anna Clark
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- Position
- PhD Student
- Department
- Department of Anatomy
- Qualifications
- BSc (Genetics)
- Research summary
- Investigating candidate genes for mammalian Gene Drive pest control
Research
Recent discovery of CRISPR gene editing has enabled further exploration of Gene Drive techniques for pest species control and eradication. Based on the idea of super-Mendelian inheritance, species populations could be humanely controlled by introduced sex-biased infertility genes.
Most research has been focused on reviewing system models as a whole so we aim to investigate candidate genes. Application could have the potential to be a long term solution to aid conservation both here in New Zealand and overseas.
Publications
Taitingfong, R. I., Triplett, C., Vásquez, V. N., Rajagopalan, R. M., Raban, R., Roberts, A., … Clark, A., … Bloss, C. S. (2022). Exploring the value of a global gene drive project registry. Nature Biotechnology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41587-022-01591-w
Taitingfong, R. I., Triplett, C., Vásquez, V. N., Rajagopalan, R. M., Raban, R., Roberts, A., … Clark, A., … Bloss, C. S. (2022). Exploring the value of a global gene drive project registry. Nature Biotechnology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41587-022-01591-w
Journal - Research Other