Blue Genes and Boots

Special Guests: Drs. Matt Burg and Washington da Silva

November 29, 2023 Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics
Special Guests: Drs. Matt Burg and Washington da Silva
Blue Genes and Boots
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Blue Genes and Boots
Special Guests: Drs. Matt Burg and Washington da Silva
Nov 29, 2023
Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics

Howdy everyone! In this episode, Joe and Anthony interview guests from Texas A&M’s 2023 Genome Editing Symposium. Dr. Matt Burg is a researcher at Solid Biosciences and Dr. Washington da Silva is a researcher at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station within the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, where he specializes in the diagnosis, bioinformatic analysis, and molecular biology of viruses that infect crops. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 2018. 


If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites:

Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu

Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu


Solid Biosciences: https://www.solidbio.com/

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station: https://portal.ct.gov/CAES

Dr. da Silva’s bio: https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/ABOUT-CAES/Staff-Biographies/Washington-Luis-da-Silva

Show Notes

Howdy everyone! In this episode, Joe and Anthony interview guests from Texas A&M’s 2023 Genome Editing Symposium. Dr. Matt Burg is a researcher at Solid Biosciences and Dr. Washington da Silva is a researcher at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station within the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, where he specializes in the diagnosis, bioinformatic analysis, and molecular biology of viruses that infect crops. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 2018. 


If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites:

Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu

Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu


Solid Biosciences: https://www.solidbio.com/

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station: https://portal.ct.gov/CAES

Dr. da Silva’s bio: https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/ABOUT-CAES/Staff-Biographies/Washington-Luis-da-Silva