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26 October 2018
"Navigator" neurons play critical role in sense of smell
Researchers have identified "navigator" neurons that are key to setting up connections in the system responsible for the sense of smell.
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With a B.S. degree in biology, Anoja Perera developed her skills in DNA sequencing, genomics applications, automation, and high throughput processing while working with Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., on the original Human and Mouse Genome Projects. After several years’ experience as group leader for sequencing at the Harvard-Partners Center of Genetics and Genomics in Cambridge, Mass., she joined the Stowers Molecular Biology group. Perera served as senior lab manager from 2006 until 2019 when she was appointed Director of the Sequencing and Discovery Genomics group. In this role, Perera seeks to advance research by making cutting-edge sequencing technologies available to the scientific staff. For many years, Perera has been an active member of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities and served on multiple committees including the organization’s Executive Board.
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03 August 2018
New research opens door to expanding stem cells available for transplants
Researchers from Stowers and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB).
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Multiple Niche Compartments Orchestrate Stepwise Germline Stem Cell Progeny Differentiation
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