Social media, TV and radio are important tools in public engagement. The Towers lab has participated in several programs and campaigns
Times Radio interviewed Greg as we move with Omicron into the New Year, Dec 2021
![Times Radio, Dec 2021 Times Radio, Dec 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-timesradio-interview-800x480.png?itok=QUQxAub3)
NTV Returned to interview Greg for the latest research update on SARS-CoV-2, Dec 2021
![Prof Greg Towers interviewed by NTV, Dec 2021 Prof Greg Towers interviewed by NTV, Dec 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-greg-on-russian-tv-20211210-wa0005-800x480.jpeg?itok=tW8iCrCA)
Omicron and Christmas - Greg was interviewed with Professor Chris Smith from Cambridge University by LBC's Eddie Mair, Dec 2021
![Eddie Mair interviewed Greg, Dec 2021 Eddie Mair interviewed Greg, Dec 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news_-_greg-interviewed-by-eddie-mair-lbc-800x480.png?itok=nMGKFFZ1)
NTV Interviewed Greg for their Saturday Night Show, Aug, 2021
![Prof Greg Towers being interviewed by NTV, Aug 2021 Prof Greg Towers being interviewed by NTV, Aug 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-greg-interviewed-for_russian-tv-20210817_142500-800x480.jpg?itok=Ay0mDS_A)
Dr Steve Gschmeissner has been awarded the Lennart Nilsson Award, June 2021
![Lennart Nilsson Award, Karolinska Institutet Lennart Nilsson Award, Karolinska Institutet](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-lennart-nilsson-award-logo-800x480.png?itok=KiyARPOH)
Variants of concern and the Route out of lockdown, Greg is interviewed by Andrew Caslte on LBC, April 2021
![Greg is interviewed on LBC about variants and travel quarantine, April 2021 Greg is interviewed on LBC about variants and travel quarantine, April 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-lbc-interview-17-4-21-800x480.png?itok=a0ihUWwy)
Emerging Variants, The Red Queen Theory and Nextstrain. Greg is interviewed by Metro, March 2021
![METRO Logo METRO Logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-metro-logo-800x480_0.png?itok=45ZALGrh)
ABC News joined Lucy and AK as they met with Lorena and the rest of our American collaborators on Teams, March 2021
![Lorena, Lucy and AK at Krogan/Towers lab meeting recorded by ABC News, March 2021 Lorena, Lucy and AK at Krogan/Towers lab meeting recorded by ABC News, March 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/pe-abc-video-of-krogan-lab-meeting-800x480.png?itok=It3vJFig)
Chris van Tulleken interviewed Greg for 'The Jump' on Radio 4, March 2021
![Chris van Tulleken presents 'The Jump' on Radio 4, March 2021 Chris van Tulleken presents 'The Jump' on Radio 4, March 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/pe-the-jump-800x480.png?itok=1f7-wfm-)
'The genie is out of the bottle'. METRO spoke to Greg about the spread of Brazil's varient across Europe, Feb 2021
![METRO Logo METRO Logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-metro-logo-800x480_0.png?itok=45ZALGrh)
Russian TV station NTV interviewed Greg about the latest Research into SARS-CoV-2, Feb 2021
![NTV logo NTV logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-ntv-logo-800x480.png?itok=uWYbTZ8G)
Does UV tech clear SARS-CoV-2? 'WIRED' spoke to Greg, Feb 2021
![WIRED logo WIRED logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/wired_800x480.png?itok=fhanJHm3)
Will the Kent Vairent Sweep the world? Greg discusses this and more on LBC, Feb 2021
![Prof Greg Towers is interviewed by Tom Swarbrick about the Kent varient of SARS-CoV-2 on LBC, Feb 2021 Prof Greg Towers is interviewed by Tom Swarbrick about the Kent varient of SARS-CoV-2 on LBC, Feb 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/pe-greg-kent-varient-lbc-interview-800x480.png?itok=OGIoRkYl)
The Express Reports on Greg's Interview with LBC on the Kent Variant, Feb 2021
![The Express reports on Greg's interview on LBC about the Kent Variant, Feb 2021 The Express reports on Greg's interview on LBC about the Kent Variant, Feb 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/non_responsive/public/pe-lbc-kent-variant-interview-in-express-800x480.png?itok=v8yztGq0)
Russian TV station interviewed Greg about COVID Research, Feb 2021
![NTV logo NTV logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-ntv-logo-800x480.png?itok=uWYbTZ8G)
Summer with COVID. Greg spoke to 'WIRED', Jan 2021
![WIRED logo WIRED logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/wired_800x480.png?itok=fhanJHm3)
Our Aplidin research is in the news. Greg has given an interview to iNews, Jan 2021
![inews article about our work on Aplidin, Jan 2021 inews article about our work on Aplidin, Jan 2021](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/pe-aplidin-interview-800x480.png?itok=EftZ2U5L)
Lucy has produced a Guide to Coronavirus for friends and family, July 2020
![Coronavirus guide Coronavirus Guide](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/cvd-guide-front-page-800x655.png?itok=Sy4pKPL9)
The Arts Council have aquired 17 works by Dr John Walter, April 2019
![The Arts Council Collection Logo The Arts Council Collection Logo](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-the-arts-council-logo-800x480.png?itok=6LX2cSJb)
The Towers Lab is feratured on the Wellcome facebook page 'The Power of Art and Science Collaboration'
![The Towers Lab features on the Wellcome Trust's cover picture on Facebook The Towers Lab features on the Wellcome Trust's cover picture on Facebook](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-wellcome-facebook-page-cover-photo-800x480.png?itok=9gHwC4JW)
John Walter is Interviewed on Radio 4's 'Front Row', November 2018
![John Walter is interviewed on BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row' about his 'CAPSID' Exhibition at 'Home' in Manchester John Walter is interviewed on BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row' about his 'CAPSID' Exhibition at 'Home' in Manchester](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/pe-front-row-screenshot-800x480.png?itok=k6Il6y7U)
Layal's article 'Want stronger, healthier sperm? Eat your nuts' is published in the Guardian, July 2018
![Layal Liverpool (Photo courtsey of Chris van Tulleken) Layal Liverpool](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/stu-layal-liverpool-cnv00103-800x480.jpg?itok=-mpwgXp6)
Doug was interviewed by the Wellcome Trust to discuss electron microscopy in HIV drug development, October 2017
![Dr Doug Fink and Professor Peijun Zhang discuss the role of the cutting-edge technique cryo-electron microscopy in advances in HIV treatments. Video by the Wellcome Trust. Dr Doug Fink and Professor Peijun Zhang discuss the role of the cutting-edge technique cryo-electron microscopy in advances in HIV treatments. Video by the Wellcome Trust.](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_towers-lab/sites/towers-lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-doug-wellcome-video-screen-shot-2018-04-02-at-01-04-20-800x480.png?itok=qlQ2S0bM)
Dr Doug Fink discusses the emergence of drug resistant HIV and the work being done by Professor Peijun Zhang using a cutting-edge technique cryo-electron microscopy to develope new and better drugs. Click to view the Wellcome Trust video.
Greg was interviewed for a series of videos on HIV for 'Serious Science', January - August 2017
![Prof Greg Towers is interviewed for a series of short videos about HIV for 'Serious Science' Prof Greg Towers is interviewed for a series of short videos about HIV for 'Serious Science'](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_towers-lab/sites/towers-lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-greg-serious-science-2017-09-04_at_16.07.24-800x480.jpg?itok=tX7wFYn6)
'Retroviruses in Gene Therapy' and 'Innate Immunity' are among the videos presented by Greg for 'Serious Science', an organisation whose mission is 'to spread knowledge and share the greatest advances in various realms of academia with our readers'.
Chris Presents 'The Truth about .... HIV' on BBC1, June 2017
![Dr Chris van Tulleken presented 'The Truth about... HIV' on BBC 1. Image courtsey of the BBC website. Dr Chris van Tulleken presented 'The Truth about... HIV' on BBC 1. Image courtsey of the BBC website.](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_towers-lab/sites/towers-lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-the-truth-about-hiv-cvt-screen-shot-2017-09-05-800x480.png?itok=059NkWlY)
PrEP, the new preventative treatment for HIV shows promise in the fight against its spread. As part of the BBC's series 'The Truth about...', Chris studies the history of HIV, its spread, treatments and the potential breakthrough of PrEP. In interviews with HIV sufferers, both in the UK and Africa, we see the devastating effect HIV can have on people's lives alongside the positive effect of new approaches to awareness, detection, prevention and treatment. Click to view clips from the programme.
Greg took part in the Wellcome Trust debate to explore the role of expertise, May 2017
![Prof Greg Towers was interviewed for the Wellcome Trust's 'What is an Expert?' project Prof Greg Towers was interviewed for the Wellcome Trust's 'What is an Expert?' project](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_towers-lab/sites/towers-lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-greg-what-is-an-expert-interview-800x480.jpg?itok=-aGKCq5K)
'Is mistrust of expertise damaging research?' is the question asked by the Wellcome Trust. To answer this and investigate what can be done to address the issue, Wellcome interviewed Greg along with other leading scientists and held a 4-week debate on Facebook and Twitter.
To see what they learned, follow this link
Dr Chris and Operation Ouch! come to work
![Dr Chris van Tulleken films Operation Ouch! in the lab Dr Chris van Tulleken films Operation Ouch! in the lab](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_towers-lab/sites/towers-lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-operation-ouch-filming-in-the-lab_0403-800x480.jpeg?itok=zuJMw6f1)
Dr Chris Van Tulleken, also known as Dr Chris from the BAFTA winning children's programme 'Operation Ouch', was filmed in the lab for a episode following him working for his PhD. Children will be able to watch as he works in tissue culture, at his bench and with his boss, Greg.
Could I get Ebola? Jan 2015
![Dr Chris van Tulleken presented 'Can I get Ebola?' for the BBC Dr Chris van Tulleken presented 'Can I get Ebola?' for the BBC](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/towers-lab/sites/towers_lab/files/styles/medium_image/public/news-screen-shot-2018-04-14-at-22.09.43-800x480.png?itok=3iImN8Pz)
Greg was interviewed by Dr Chris Van Tulleken in his documentary investigating the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the UK. How easy is it to catch? Could the virus improve it's methods of transmission? Watch 'Could I get Ebola?' on BBC iPlayer.