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GENEWIZ WEEK 2025 WORKSHOP

Now That’s What I Call Genomics:

Biotech Advancements from the ‘90s and How They Impact Us Today

Premieres Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 11:00 AM EDT | 5:00 PM CET

 
 
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About the workshop

Take a nostalgic look back at some of the most iconic scientific breakthroughs of the 1990s, from the launch of the Human Genome Project to the cloning of Dolly the Sheep and the first successful gene therapy.

This workshop will highlight how these milestone moments reshaped the research landscape and laid the groundwork for today’s genomic technologies, therapeutic strategies, and biomedical innovations. Whether you lived it or are learning about it for the first time, this session will connect past and present to show just how far we’ve come, and where we're headed next.

 

What you'll learn about

  • Explore the scientific significance and legacy of major '90s breakthroughs like the Human Genome Project and gene therapy.

  • Understand how early genomic discoveries laid the foundation for current research tools and technologies.

  • Gain historical perspective to better appreciate modern-day advances in genomics, gene editing, and personalized medicine.

About the presenter

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Andrea O'Hara, Ph.D.

Senior Product Manager, GENEWIZ from Azenta Life Sciences

With more than a decade of experience across multi-omic technologies, Dr. Andrea O’Hara currently leverages her customer-facing insight in guiding technology innovations and life-cycle management at GENEWIZ in the capacity of Senior Product Manager. Dr. O’Hara earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in genetics and molecular biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. O’Hara completed her postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health, where she focused her work on genomic alterations in endometrial cancers.

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