Cell-targeting technology allows researchers to isolate neuronal subpopulations and link them to behavioral states (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Cell-targeting technology allows researchers to isolate neuronal subpopulations and link them to behavioral states

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First author Alex Hughes, PhD, a graduate of the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and corresponding author Lindsay Schwarz, PhD, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology, developed ConVERGD, a tool which leverages adeno-associated virus-based reporter tools and ribozyme technology to improve on current practices for identifying and interrogating subpopulations within cells.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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