Clare Blackburn

Catherine Clare Blackburn is a British biologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at University of Edinburgh in 1984 and her PhD at Imperial College London in 1991. At present, she is the Professor of Tissue Stem Cell Biology of MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh.[1]

Blackburn's group focuses on the research of thymus development. In 2014, they successfully created functional thymus cells from fibroblasts of a mouse, using the reprogramming technique.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof Clare Blackburn, Personal Chair in Tissue Stem Cell Biology". Edinburgh Research Explorer. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ University of Edinburgh. "Scientists grow an organ in an animal from cells created in lab". ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 29, 2014.


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