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Ep. 304: “Gene Regulation” Featuring Dr. Lars Velten

Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Dr. Lars Velten is a Group Leader at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona. He talks about his research on cell-state-specific enhancers in hematopoiesis and lineage tracing techniques to study blood aging. He also discusses combining generative AI with wet lab techniques and the advantages of risk-taking in basic research. (40:41)

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