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SUMMARY:Haploid Genetic Screens in Human Cells - Dr Thijn Brummelkamp\, Ne
 therlands Cancer Institute
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CONTACT:Dr Ireena Dutta
DESCRIPTION:Thijn Brummelkamp uses genetic approaches to identify genes th
 at play a role in human disease. His primary interests are cancer research
 \, infectious disease and drug action. Thijn has developed technologies to
  accelerate genetic analysis of cultured mammalian cells. A 'stable RNA in
 terference' process\, which he and his colleagues described\, is now widel
 y used to manipulate and study gene function in mammalian cells. Thijn Bru
 mmelkamp has used stable RNA interference to inhibit thousands of human ge
 nes\, in order to find specific genes that play a role in human disease. M
 ore recently his group has developed an approach for haploid genetic scree
 ns in human cells using insertional mutagenesis. He has used this approach
  to identify host factors used by a variety of pathogens.\nThijn was appoi
 nted as a Whitehead Fellow in 2004 and in 2011 his laboratory moved to the
  Netherlands Cancer Institute. He has received numerous international awar
 ds and was chosen as one of the world’s top 35 Young Innovators by MIT
 ’s technology Review magazine (2005).\n
LOCATION:Max Perutz Lecture Theatre\, MRC LMB
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