Not exact matches
«Now it's
important to do the downstream work of validating these master regulators in the
lab before we can test these genes in experimental
models,» says Dr. Papapanou.
In addition to applying
models to the field of policing, the
lab is also conducting research in other
important fields like health care and the military.
«Like many
labs, we use C. elegans — a tiny roundworm — as a
model organism to reveal
important lessons about aging and autophagy,» explains Hansen.
Most
labs focus on just one
model organism, he says, but he believes that keeping both in play was an
important factor in his success.
The Ellerby
lab is known for its pioneering studies on Huntington's disease (HD), and Karen is now using human stem cell
models of HD to understand why
important molecular signaling pathways, such as the TGF - β pathway, are dysregulated in HD.
Particularly for scientists that use the
models rather than participate in
model development / evaluation, the reputation of the
modeling centers at leading government
labs is also an
important factor.
The new incubator will be
modelled on the highly successful technology incubator at the Barclays Eagle
Lab in Cambridge, which since its launch nearly two years ago, has become an
important contributor to the Silicon Fen ecosystem.