--- title: LabTalk Podcast - Discovering the Secrets of Motor Neurons with Single Cell Sequencing --- ![990x120-1](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/990x120-1.jpg?width=990&name=990x120-1.jpg "990x120-1") # Discovering the Secrets of Motor Neurons with Single Cell Sequencing Motor neurons originating in the spine control both voluntary and involuntary movements. Even though they have an essential function, they are notoriously difficult to study. In this episode, Niki Spahich from *The Scientist’s* Creative Services team spoke with Jacob Blum, a graduate student in Aaron Gitler’s laboratory at Stanford University, about his work understanding the diversity of spinal motor neurons using single cell transcriptomics. LabTalk is a special edition podcast produced by *The Scientist’s* Creative Services team, where we explore topics at the leading edge of innovative research. To keep up to date with this podcast, follow *The Scientist* on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to our podcast channel wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by 10x Genomics.     Speaker ![jacobblum](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hubfs/TS%20Podcasts/jacob%20Blume_Podcast.png "jacobblum") Jacob Blum Graduate Student Laboratory of Aaron Gitler Department of Genetics Stanford University **Sponsor** ![10x.png](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/10x%20Logo%20NEW%202021.jpg?width=100&name=10x%20Logo%20NEW%202021.jpg "10x.png") 10x Genomics builds solutions for interrogating biological systems at a resolution and scale that matches the complexity of biology. Their rapidly expanding suite of products, which includes instruments, consumables, and software, enables fundamental discoveries across multiple research areas, including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. # Listen Now ### Podcast Information you provide will be held in confidence and will be shared with the sponsoring vendor(s) of this podcast. We may use the information to contact you about your account and to let you know about related programs and products; you may opt-out at any time. This allows *The Scientist* to keep these podcasts free of charge for our readers. The Scientist c/o LabX Media Group 1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19801 Toll Free: 888.788.0328 | Phone: 705.528.6888 Email: [privacy@the-scientist.com](mailto:privacy@the-scientist.com) [Privacy Policy](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy) © 1986-2022 [The Scientist](http://the-scientist.com/)   [![The Scientist Logo\_white](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png?width=702&name=The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png "The Scientist Logo_white")](https://www.the-scientist.com) The Scientist needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, check out our [Privacy Policy.](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy)