Kai Boon Tan is a Molecular Biologist who received a PhD in Developmental Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh in 2021. Before that, Kai was involved in research activities spanning Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology during his Master’s research program at Imperial College London and undergraduate honors research program at Monash University.
In the lab, Kai specializes in single-cell multi-omic (transcriptomic and epigenomic) technologies and human experiment models, including human fetal brain slice culture and organoid, to study cell fate specification during brain development. Kai enjoys constantly learning new things, ranging from programming for bioinformatic analysis to beekeeping and gardening.
This guide describes the molecular markers used in research to study Schwann cell development and functions in health, disease, and post-injury...
This guide explores oligodendrocyte markers such as OLIG1/2, SOX10, NG2, MBP and PLP1 used to study oligodendrocyte development and function...
Neural stem cells (NSCs) are a diverse group of progenitor cell types with variable self-renewal capacities and fate plasticity to generate the three main cell types of the nervous system...
Dopaminergic neurons are specialized neuronal populations that synthesize and release the neurotransmitter dopamine. They play critical roles in motor control...
GABAergic neurons are inhibitory neurons that produce and release the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). These neurons are critical in balancing...
Interneurons are neurons that enable communication between other neurons and play central roles in neural circuit function, mediating signal integration and reflex circuits within the nervous...
