Why Mallory Freeberg is creating a perturbation catalogue
The Open Targets Blog
JULY 23, 2025
How can you work out the function of a particular gene or protein across different cell types and functions? If you perturb it—modify it and observe the consequences—you can start to unravel what its biological role might be, and determine whether the effects are unique to one cell type or whether they propagate across different cell contexts.
Let's personalize your content