diff --git a/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py b/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
index 7fd8a82b..d9c2cf95 100644
--- a/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
+++ b/src/vfb_connect/cross_server_tools.py
@@ -353,10 +353,73 @@ def get_images_by_type(self, class_expression, template, image_folder,
                                                  image_type=image_type,
                                                  stomp=stomp)
 
+    def get_gene_function_filters(self):
+        """Get list of all gene function labels.
 
+        :return: List of unique gene function labels in alphabetical order.
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        query = ("MATCH (g:Gene) RETURN DISTINCT apoc.coll.subtract(labels(g), "
+                 "['Class', 'Entity', 'hasScRNAseq', 'Feature', 'Gene']) AS gene_labels")
+        result = self.neo_query_wrapper._query(query)
+        labels = []
+        for r in result:
+            labels.extend(r['gene_labels'])
+        labels = sorted(list(set(labels)))
+        return labels
+
+    def get_transcriptomic_profile(self, cell_type, gene_type=False, return_dataframe=True):
+        """Get gene expression data for a given cell_type.
+
+        Returns a DataFrame of gene expression data for clusters of cells annotated as cell_type (or subtypes).
+        Can optionally restrict to a gene_type - these can be retrieved by running get_gene_function_filters.
+        If no data is found, returns False.
+
+        :param cell_type: The ID, name or symbol of a class in the Drosophila Anatomy Ontology (FBbt).
+        :param gene_type: Optional. A gene function label - these can be retrieved by running get_gene_function_filters().
+        :return: DataFrame with gene expression data for clusters of cells annotated as cell_type (or subtypes).
+        :rtype: DataFrame
+        """
 
+        try:
+            cell_type_short_form = self.lookup[cell_type].replace(':', '_')
+        except KeyError:
+            if cell_type.replace('_', ':') in self.lookup.values():
+                cell_type_short_form = cell_type.replace(':', '_')
+            else:
+                raise KeyError("cell_type must be a valid ID, label or symbol from the Drosophila Anatomy Ontology")
 
+        if not cell_type_short_form.startswith('FBbt'):
+            raise KeyError("cell_type must be a valid ID, label or symbol from the Drosophila Anatomy Ontology")
 
-
-
+        if gene_type:
+            if gene_type not in self.get_gene_function_filters():
+                raise KeyError("gene_type must be a valid gene function label, try running get_gene_function_filters()")
+            else:
+                gene_label = ':' + gene_type
+        else:
+            gene_label = ''
+
+        query = ("MATCH (g:Gene:Class%s)<-[e:expresses]-(clus:Cluster:Individual)-"
+                 "[:composed_primarily_of]->(c2:Class)-[:SUBCLASSOF*0..]->(c1:Neuron:Class) "
+                 "WHERE c1.short_form = '%s' "
+                 "MATCH (clus)-[:part_of]->()-[:has_part]->(sa:Sample:Individual) "
+                 "OPTIONAL MATCH (sa)-[:part_of]->(sex:Class) "
+                 "WHERE sex.short_form IN ['FBbt_00007011', 'FBbt_00007004'] "
+                 "OPTIONAL MATCH (sa)-[:overlaps]->(tis:Class:Anatomy) "
+                 "OPTIONAL MATCH (clus)-[:has_source]->(ds:DataSet:Individual) "
+                 "OPTIONAL MATCH (ds)-[:has_reference]->(p:pub:Individual) "
+                 "OPTIONAL MATCH (ds)-[dbx:database_cross_reference]->(s:Site:Individual) "
+                 "RETURN DISTINCT c2.label AS cell_type, c2.short_form AS cell_type_id, "
+                 "sex.label AS sample_sex, COLLECT(tis.label) AS sample_tissue, "
+                 "p.miniref[0] as ref, g.label AS gene, g.short_form AS gene_id, "
+                 "apoc.coll.subtract(labels(g), ['Class', 'Entity', 'hasScRNAseq', 'Feature', 'Gene']) AS function, "
+                 "e.expression_extent[0] as extent, toFloat(e.expression_level[0]) as level order by cell_type, g.label"
+                 % (gene_label, cell_type_short_form))
+        r = self.nc.commit_list([query])
+        dc = dict_cursor(r)
+        if return_dataframe:
+            return pd.DataFrame.from_records(dc)
+        else:
+            return dc