May 17, 2016 - New York, NY : French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics, and Biochemistry, Emmanuelle Charpentier, is photographed during an interview at the Soho Grand® Hotel in Manhattan on Tuesday morning. Charpentier, who is known for her role in discovering the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique, was in town to receive a Doctor of Science degree, honoris causa, from New York University. CREDIT: Karsten Moran for The New York Times