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In the Towers Lab we aim to understand the molecular details of host virus interactions particularly with respect to innate immunity. We consider novel therapeutic approaches for viral infection and inflammation and use viruses to help us understand mammalian cell biology and evolution. We also want to know what is special about pandemic viruses HIV-1(M) and SARS-CoV-2 and how have they adapted to replicate in humans and cause disease.

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 9th Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress (PC IX), Thailand, Dec 2024

9th Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress dinner, Dec 2024

Greg speaking to Thai teachers in Bangkok about teaching virology, Dec 2024

Greg was invited to speak at the 9th Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress in Bangkok with his talk 'what can our knowledge of innate immune regulation during infection tell us about innate immune contribution to cancer outcome'. During his stay in Bangkok, Greg had the oppertunity to talk to teachers about teaching virology.

 

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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 an Investigator Award in Science No 220863 from Wellcome to Professor Greg Towers and a Wellcome collaborative award No 214344 as well as grants from the UKRI Medical Research Council, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rosetrees Trust, The Evolution Education trust (EET), and NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

 

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