We are pleased to invite you to the next event in the Seminar, Training and Development series launched by the UK Functional Genomics Initiative, designed for and by ECR researchers.
Date and time: 10 November, 1-2pm (online)
Speakers: Prof. Sara Brown and Dr Martina Elias from the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, part of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Title: Genetic mechanism to skin therapy development – opportunities and challenges
The Brown lab combines human genetics with human skin in vitro models to understand the causes of atopic eczema. In this talk, Sara and Martina will give an overview of the clinical need, pathway of discovery from genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema, to their design of a high throughput phenotypic assay, followed by in vitro validation and functional assessment of skin barrier formation. The unique opportunities provided by skin research will be highlighted, as well as important challenges.
