Abstract
During development, multipotent progenitors gradually lose their potential and become specialised over time. Recent advances in high-throughput methods provide a wealth of molecular data, but the challenge remains to integrate this information to provide mechanistic insight into the process of cell fate choice. This project will combine experimental and computational approaches to define the minimal transcriptional network required for progenitors to commit to ear identity and subsequently generate the most complex sense organ in vertebrates.
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