Midwest CRISPR Animal Modeling Symposium (M-CAMS)
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Transgenic & gene editing technology
Following the success of our inaugural Midwest CRISPR Animal Modeling Symposium (M-CAMS), we are bringing back and expanding the event for 2026!
Purdue will host a diverse group of experts in transgenic and gene editing technologies along with core animal model facilities and key industry partners to share the latest developments in the field of gene-edited animal model development.
New For M-CAMS 2026
Pre-Symposium Workshop | March 12
Ensembl Genome Browser
Protocol Parade & Technical Round Table
Zygote Electroporation / AAV / iGONAD; Sequencing & Bioinformatics for Genotyping
Lunch & Learn
CRISPR Animal Model Design Workshop
program
Sessions and schedule
March 12, 2026
Pre-Symposium Workshop : Ensembl – Genome Browser
Jorge Batista da Rocha (trainer) – Full day workshop
March 13, 2026
Morning Talks – Session 1 : Animal Model Design with CRISPR/cas9
Tristan Kempston – Introduction to Gene Editing with CRISPR-Cas9
Chanabasavaiah Gurumurthy – RE-CREATING Existing Mouse Models into Novel Animal Models
Masato Ohtsuka – Integrase/Recombinase-Mediated Targeted Transgenesis: PITT and SCRIPT
Stephane Pelletier – eSPLIT and iSWAP: Streamlined Strategies and Design Principles for Conditional Allele Engineering using Short Artificial Introns
Morning Talks – Session 2 : Sequencing for Genotyping and Validation
Mark Budde – Co-Founder/CEO of Plasmidsaurus, Special Guest – How Sequencing Enables a Step Change in Scientific Discovery
Zachary Freeman – Bridging Past and Future: Validating Classic and Next-Generation Engineered Models Using Long-Read Sequencing
Lunch and Learn : Animal Model Design Workshop
Tristan Kempston – Designing CRISPR-based Mutations in Rodent Models
Protocol Parade and Technical Roundtable : All Hands on Tech
Focus session 1 – Sequencing/Bioinformatics for Genotyping and Validation
(Experts on Tap: Zach Freeman, Fabien Delerue, Plasmidsaurus, Hedyeh Rahimian)
Focus session 2 – Zygote Electroporation/AAV/iGONAD
(Experts on Tap: Fabien Delerue, Nobuko Yamanaka, Yasuhiro Moriizumi (BEX), Michael Sperber (NepaGene), VectorBuilder, Masato Ohtsuko)
Other topics – Genome Browsers; Pipette pullers; anesthetic machines; ICSI; Needles; Rabbits; Rats; Gene Editing Software and more
Other Experts on Tap – Jorge Batista da Rocha (Ensembl); Adair Oesterle (Microtul); Kim Matheny (Kent Scientific); Jesse Toumeh (VectorBuilder) and YOU
Chat with Mark Budde – Mark has graciously agreed to have an inspirational, sit down chat with grad students and any other interested parties
Midwest CRISPR Mixer – Let the fun continue!
Presenters
M-CAMS featured experts
Hear from a full line-up of presenters, including special guest Mark Budde, founder and CEO of Plasmidsaurus and Purdue University Biology alumnus.
Masato Ohtsuka, Tokai University
Tristan Kempston, Van Andel Institute
Zachary Freeman, University of Michigan