My Breakthrough
What happens in the laboratories?
The Breakthrough Research Centre occupies laboratory space on three floors of The Institute of Cancer Research. The centre houses around 20 different laboratories in which the scientists carry out their work.
Whilst many of the laboratories are for the use of individual groups, many others can be used by anyone at the research centre. This encourages the sharing of results.
Our cell culture laboratory is used to grow cancer cells and examine their behaviour.
The Dyson microarrary facility houses state-of-the-art equipment that enables scientists to study thousands of genes simultaneously from breast cancer samples.
The Breakthrough Generations laboratory processes the blood samples coming in from participants of the Breakthrough Generations Study.
In addition, there are numerous central facilities such as the liquid nitrogen store, for the long-term preservation of cells and samples, and the microscope room, where scientists can study cancer cells in minute detail.
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