Laura Cook

Mar 5, 2024 | nature.com | Sudha Rajderkar |Maria Amaral |Laura Cook |Fabrice Darbellay |Cailyn H. Spurrell |Marco Osterwalder | +9 more

AbstractThe genetic basis of human facial variation and craniofacial birth defects remains poorly understood. Distant-acting transcriptional enhancers control the fine-tuned spatiotemporal expression of genes during critical stages of craniofacial development. However, a lack of accurate maps of the genomic locations and cell type-resolved activities of craniofacial enhancers prevents their systematic exploration in human genetics studies.

Jul 3, 2023 | physiciansweekly.com | Laura Cook

The July 2023 issue contains a Special Feature about CD4 T cells in infection and vaccination. CD4 T helper cells are composed of many specialized subsets that play critical roles in immune memory. These cells have been somewhat overshadowed in the infectious disease and vaccination literature by their CD8 counterparts and B cells/antibodies, which have been easier to study with available techniques.