A recent Nature Communications publication between the Shalek and Manalis labs has been featured in MIT news. Kimmerling et al., demonstrate a micro-fluidic device capable of tracking of gene expression in single cells as cells divide and generate progeny. While the technology has several potential applications, Kimmerling explains one focus of interest: “In the future, this approach may be able to provide insight into unique transcriptional regulators of cell cycle progression in various cancer models.”
Check out the articles on MIT’s and the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science’s websites:
Alex Shalek Named 2015 NIH Director’s New Innovator AwardeeKimmerling et al. featured in Nature Methods Research Highlights