Alana Burns earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cancer Biology, specifically focusing on breast cancer, from the University of Dundee, and a degree in Blood Sciences (clinical science) with a concentration in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham, graduating with Merit. She is currently a Clinical Biochemist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

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Beginners Guide to Setting Up Migration and Invasion Assays

ByAlana Burns

So you have a gene or protein that you think may be involved in migration or invasion and the next step is to embark on migration assays. These assays are useful for testing fundamental migratory processes, such as embryonic development, immune response, metastasis and angiogenesis. For a long time these have been an invaluable mainstay…