Clare Blackburn

Catherine Clare Blackburn FRSE is a British biologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at University of Edinburgh in 1984 and her PhD at Imperial College London in 1991. At present, she is the Professor of Tissue Stem Cell Biology of MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh.[1]

Blackburn's group focuses on the research of thymus development. In 2014, they successfully created functional thymus cells from fibroblasts of a mouse, using the reprogramming technique.[2]

Honours and awards

In 2015 Blackburn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[3]

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References
  1. "Prof Clare Blackburn, Personal Chair in Tissue Stem Cell Biology". Edinburgh Research Explorer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. University of Edinburgh. "Scientists grow an organ in an animal from cells created in lab". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Professor Catherine Clare Blackburn FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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