Dr. Cecilia Flores interviewed on microRNAs as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for psychiatric disorders
Published on: 2024-03-07
Dr. Cecilia Flores and her PhD Student, Alice Morgunova, were interviewed by BioTechniques about a recent presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Conference last fall.
“We are particularly interested in microRNAs due to their ability to target several genes at a time and to inhibit or repress gene activity, making them really powerful. By establishing profiles of these microRNAs and conducting bioinformatics investigations on them, in conjunction with the work that we have done in rodents, we’re learning about the function that these microRNAs might have in the brain. Not only are we able to detect who is diagnosed with depression and who is not, but we can also learn a little bit about the possible mechanisms that are involved in this disorder.” – Dr. Cecilia Flores
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Source: BioTechniques