The University of Sheffield

Principal Investigator: Professor Peter W Andrews                         

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr Ivana Barbaric

·       Researcher: Mr Jason Halliwell , PhD student                

Areas of expertise

- Culture and characterisation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC)

- Control of hPSC differentiation

- Analysis of genetic variants in hPSC

Main tasks

Work Package 4

- Development of protocols for monitoring the presence of genetic variants in hPSC and cardiac derivatives

- Development of culture and differentiation methos that minimise the rate of appearance of common genetic variants

- Assessment of the potential functional and safety consequences assicuated with common genetc variants of hPSC

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Link: http://cscb.shef.ac.uk/

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