Western Blots, organ-on-chip and Excel memes: A work experience at the London Tubular Centre

This week our clinical fellow Beth has been shadowed in the laboratory by a work experience participant, Ricky, through a scheme organised by Autism Hounslow. Together they prepared lysate from HEK-293 cells, performed a Bradford assay for protein estimation, and carried out a Western Blot. 

Ricky also observed our postdoc Alessandra during her experiments with collagen I and organ-on-chip systems to create mini kidney tubules on chip!

It was a very enriching experience, for all of us, with a glimpse of what a day in the lab looks like for different scientist and a lot of stimulating discussions, including Excel troubleshooting and meme designing (see last photo in the gallery)!

We wish him all the best in his future career in science!

If you would like to have a short work experience with us, please contact us at info@londontubularcentre.org and we will do our best to organise it!