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Protocols and Publishing Advice

Some protocols commonly used in the Towers Lab.

Working in tissue culture. Image courtesy of Nick David (http://www.nickdavid.co.uk/)

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Retrovirus prep by transfection of 293Ts
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Removal of Plasmid DNA from virus preps by DNAse treatment
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Virus purification through 25% sucrose
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Preparation of Competent Bacteria
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Intracellular staining of human NF-kB in adherent cells

What else do we use?

We use BlueTractor Software's DNA Dynamo for DNA analysis, oligo design, plasmid sequence management and plasmid maps.

We use the Hermes High Definition Cell Imaging technology for High-Content Screening.

DNA Dynamo

Hermes at UCL

Highlights in Medical Sciences

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed

Announcement

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed

Internationally recognised clinician scientist, Professor Emma Morris, will take up the role of Dean of UCL's Faculty of Medical Sciences in August 2025.

Lung cancer test better predicts survival in early stages of disease

Research breakthrough

Lung cancer test better predicts survival in early stages of disease

A new test developed by UCL Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute can better predict lung cancer survival at diagnosis.

The King and Queen meet UCL cancer specialists at UCLH

Royal visits

The King and Queen meet UCL cancer specialists at UCLH

King Charles and Queen Camilla met UCL clinical researchers developing new cancer treatments, along with cancer patients receiving care and their families.