Transitions in development - an interview with Jeffrey Farrell
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Transition of Farm Pigs to Research Pigs using a Designated Checklist followed by Initiation of Clicker Training - a Refinement Initiative
Published on: August 21, 2021
Abstract:
Jeffrey Farrell is an Earl Stadtman Investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), USA, where he heads the Unit on Cell Specification and Differentiation. Jeff's group combines single-cell genomics, imaging, genetic and classical embryological approaches to investigate how cell types are specified and then how cells differentiate during vertebrate embryogenesis. We spoke to Jeff over Teams to learn more about his transition to becoming a group leader, his insights on enhancing advocacy for developmental biology and his belief that single-cell biology and classical experimental approaches should be unified to uncover complex biological phenomena.
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