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The Towers lab is working with the ‘G2P-UK’ National Virology Consortium

Towers Lab

In the Towers Lab we aim to understand the molecular details of host virus interactions, to develop novel therapeutic approaches for viral infection and to use viruses to help us understand mammalian cell biology and evolution.

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Prof Greg Towers

 

As part of the ‘G2P-UK’ National Virology Consortium the Towers lab will study how mutations in SARS-CoV-2 influence its ability to escape our natural immune defenses to cause disease. Read more here and on our News page

 

 

 

False coloured SEM image of 283T cells in culture. Image is copyrighted. It was taken on SEM by Steve Gschmeissner. To see more of his work, visit http://theworldcloseup.com/
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The Towers laboratory we share with the Gupta and Rowe labs. Image courtsey of the Wellcome Trust
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False coloured SEM image of a platelet found as a contaminant in a primary monocyte culture. Image is copyrighted. It was taken on SEM by Steve Gschmeissner. To see more of his work, visit http://theworldcloseup.com/
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We are funded by a Senior Biomedical Research Fellowship No 108183 from Wellcome to Professor Greg Towers and a Wellcome collaborative award as well as grants from the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research.

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UCL COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

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