By using a mouse as a model organism to study human disease, we can get a unique perspective on how our genes change throughout our development process.
In an effort to thoroughly understand the genes that regulate mouse development, this project aims to develop an “atlas” of genes which are expressed at various stages of mouse development in different types of tissue. Since disease may result from a failure in the regulation of genes, an understanding of how gene expression is controlled in mice will provide an important insight into the disease process in humans.
The data generated in this project will be maintained in a database available to researchers around the world to assist in developing better models of human disease and, ultimately, creating new treatments for illness.
The project involves researchers from the BC Cancer Agency, the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia, and collaborators at the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
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