November 5, 2024 Saha tabbed by STAT as CRISPR leader Written By: Tom Ziemer Departments: Biomedical Engineering Categories: Awards|Faculty Krishanu Saha, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is among 10 researchers touted by the science and healthcare media company STAT as leading the way in developing CRISPR-based therapies. Saha’s work with CRISPR, a gene-editing toolkit, includes more safely producing CAR T cells to fight solid cancer tumors and developing new therapies for previously untreatable eye diseases. Interested in learning more about CRISPR? Read our expert Q&A with Saha.