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The LCN and COVID-19

by Eamonn Boylan | Mar 24, 2020 | News

All three partner institutions in the LCN (King’s College London, Imperial and UCL) are currently working remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the LCN experimental facilities are open and operating at a limited capacity, and activities related...

LCN announces two collaborative PhD studentships

by Eamonn Boylan | Feb 24, 2020 | News

The LCN has announced two studentships to support new collaborations across the network. The announcement follows an internal call that was circulated to the LCN PI network at King’s College London, Imperial College London and UCL. The projects selected for the...

Nikon Imaging Centre at King’s College London established as the Nikon super resolution microscopy centre for Europe

by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 16, 2019 | News, Research Highight

Bio-imaging is a powerful tool in biological research, providing valuable spatial, quantitative and dynamic information on biological molecules. This information enables researchers to investigate the structure, functions and mechanics of a wide range of biological...

The LCN collaborates with the University of Toronto to understand transport machinery in cells

by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 16, 2019 | News

The London Centre for Nanotechnology and Toronto researchers are collaborating to inform better therapies for illnesses such as motor neurone disease and cancer and to identify anti-viral therapies In 2017, Professor Bart Hoogenboom (London Centre for Nanotechnology,...

Building the future of mobile healthcare

by Cristina Escalona-Lopez | Mar 28, 2019 | News, Publication, Research Highight

The combination of mobile devices with diagnostic tools offers new possibilities to test, track and treat infectious diseases as well as improve health systems, according to a new review published today in Nature. The review, led by i-sense researchers from the London...