Scientists develop a new method to study gene function in cells and tissue

The Gaublomme lab has developed a new optical pooled screening approach called CRISPRmap, which enables the coupling of optical properties of single cells to targeted genetic perturbations. Optical phenotypes are typically inaccessible for sequencing-based approaches based on cell lysis but include crucial information such as cell morphology, protein subcellular localization, cell-cell interactions, extracellular matrix factors, and tissue organization.