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Jackson Champer
Life Science
Peking University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Gene Drive
Population Genetics
Computational Modeling
Crispr
Mosquitoes
Disease Control
Conservation
Invasive Species
Genetic Diversity
Mechanistic Models
Areas of Focus
- Gene drive technology
- Population genetic engineering
- Computational modeling of gene drives
Work Experience
- May 2016 - March 2021 - Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University
- May 2021 - Present - Head of Champer Lab at Peking University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-2008 B.S. in Physics and Mathematics: University of Oregon
- 2008-2010 M.S. in Physics: UCLA
- 2011-2015 Ph.D. in Biology: City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
Publications
- Suppression gene drive in continuous space can result in unstable persistence of both drive and wild-type alleles, Champer J, Kim IK, Champer SE, Clark AG, Messer PW, 2021
- A CRISPR homing gene drive targeting a haplolethal gene removes resistance alleles and successfully spreads through a cage population, Champer J, Yang E, Lee E, Liu J, Clark AG, Messer PW, 2020
- Performance analysis of novel toxin-antidote CRISPR gene drive systems, Champer J, Kim IK, Champer SE, Clark AG, Messer PW, 2020
- Novel CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive constructs reveal insights into mechanisms of resistance allele formation and drive efficiency in genetically diverse populations, Champer J, Reeves R, Oh SY, Liu C, Liu J, Clark AG, Messer PW, 2017
