Dr. Bethan Psaila is a haematology specialist with particular interest in mekacaryocyte biology and bone marrow disorders. She has more than 20 high-ranking publications to her name*, and is a close collaborator in the lab of Prof. Adam Mead.

Experiments to validate her target hypothesis -including utilization of Evotec’s proprietary bioinformatics platform as well as in vitro experiments with small molecule tool compounds to the target candidates in question- have been successfully concluded, giving the opportunity to roll-over from a small-scale to a large-scale award.

“I have always been motivated by the idea that my research findings might be translated into real medical innovation that makes meaningful differences to patients with blood cancers. With LAB282, we now have access to a world-class drug discovery platform that can help accelerate this process.”

Single-cell profiling of human megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors identifies distinct megakaryocyte and erythroid differentiation pathways. Psaila B, et al Genome Biology 2016 May 3; 17:83