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George Church

Genetics · Genetics

Boston, United States

186 H-Index
32,995 Citations
3,115 Total Impact
NHNational Academy of Sciences0

Overview

George Church is a genetics specialist at Harvard Medical School. Based in Boston.

For Patients

  • Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Direct genomic sequencing methods and Multiplex genome engineering
  • Research is cited 33K+ times by other doctors and scientists, indicating significant influence on medical research
  • Currently at Harvard Medical School in Boston, United States

Biography

George Church is an American geneticist who developed foundational methods in genomic sequencing and is a pioneer of synthetic biology, CRISPR applications, and personal genomics.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
32,995 Total Citations
10K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

02319841999200020092012201320152020

Published In

ScienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNature GeneticsCellPubMed

Key Publications

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Direct genomic sequencing methodsMultiplex genome engineering

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of George Church

1984

Developed direct genomic sequencing

Created methods that contributed to the Human Genome Project

2005

Launched Personal Genome Project

Created the first open-access human genome database

2013

Pioneer of CRISPR in human cells

Among first to apply CRISPR genome editing in human cells

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