Webinar
Broadening drug discovery: use of unperturbed, native state cells to uncover true biological targets at single-cell level
Extensive manipulation, mechanical force, and labelling methods used to enrich cells activate transcriptional programs that mask molecular profiles truly significant to any underlying disease. The consequence is identification of drug targets that are not relevant to the biological process under study. Based on Nakhoda and Olszanski, 2022 (Addressing Recent Failures in Immuno-Oncology Trials to Guide Novel Immunotherapeutic Treatment Strategies), lack of an optimal biomarker is one of the main challenges to clinical trial success. This represents a huge loss for both industry and the advance of medicine.
In this webinar, Camila Egidio, PhD, Sr. Director, Application Development, LevitasBio presents how single-cell RNA sequencing has progressed the field of drug discovery and how upstream sample preparation methods that preserve cells in their native state is critical in identifying relevant biomarkers for drug discovery and development.
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