Charles Gersbach
2026
Anticipation Committee member
Pulse of Science
Dr. Charles A. Gersbach is the John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, the director of the Duke Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, and the director of the Duke Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies. His research interests are in genome and epigenome editing, gene therapy, regenerative medicine, biomolecular and cellular engineering, synthetic biology, and genomics. His work has led to new approaches to studying genome structure and function, programming cell biology, and treating genetic disease, and has been recognized through several awards, including the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Outstanding New Investigator Award from the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, and induction as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He is also the cofounder of three biotechnology companies and an advisor to many other
