Oxford Gene Technology joins EuroSyStem Consortium
OGT's role in the consortium will be to develop its single cell technology for quantitative determination of gene expression in single cells, in order to examine the dynamic range of gene expression. This technology will then be applied to two separate cell systems in the consortium: erythropoetic stem cells with Professor Tariq Enver's group at the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit at Oxford, and mouse embryonic stem cells with Professor Austin Smith's group at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, Cambridge.
Professor Austin Smith, Coordinator of EuroSyStem said, "Increased possibilities for analysing and understanding expression events in single cells is a fundamental breakthrough that will accelerate progress in basic and applied research relating to stem cells. Ultimately this progress could lead to successful regenerative medicine, and along the journey we envision improved drug development processes, enhanced disease modelling, and earlier diagnosis of specific diseases."
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