Interrogation of tandem repeat variants contributing to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric traits using stem cell models

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Research Objective Our project will identify molecular and cellular changes induced by specific genetic variants implicated in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder in stem cells, neuroprogenitor cells and neurons. Impact…

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Hearing the Silence: Genome-wide Mapping of Cell-Type-Specific Silencers in the Developing Human Brain

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Research Objective We will develop genome editing tools to identify silencers that regulate neural stem cell fate, uncovering key DNA elements that guide neurodevelopment and are disrupted in neurodevelopmental diseases…

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An interactive data resource for hypothesis testing in stem cell single-cell gene expression and validation of the results with brain organoids

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Research Objective We are building a "virtual molecular microscope" where anyone can quickly visualize a very recent, high-throughput molecular assay, single-cell RNA-seq and spatial gene expression studies Impact Currently, a…

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Establishment of a novel approach to systematically study the dynamic organization of protein complexes in stem cells

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Research Objective We focus on hiPSCs pluripotency and neurodifferentiation to develop a novel framework to allow simultaneous identification of multiple interactions between proteins and between proteins and the genome Impact…

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