Functional characterisation of neurons derived from embryonic stem cells and NS cells

从NS细胞中获得特定神经元的能力将彻底改变神经功能的研究，将使发现新药的改进模型的建立成为可能，并将确定如何获得丰富的神经细胞群，用于治疗神经退行性疾病。该项目将为与干细胞生物学应用相关的新兴生物技术行业提供重要数据，并将激励临床研究人员研究来自NS细胞的细胞的治疗潜力。

The ability to obtain specific neurons from NS cells will revolutionise the study of nerve function, will allow the establishment of much-improved models for discovery of new drugs, and will define how enriched populations of neural cells can be obtained for applications in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The project will provide vital data for the emerging biotechnology industry associated will applications of stem cell biology, and will stimulate clinical researchers to investigate the therapeutic potential of cell derived from NS cells.