Human Cancer Cell Undergoing Apoptosis (Cell Suicide)
Wellcome Trust Biomedical Image Award 2005
I took a timelapse series of images that show a cancer cell committing cell suicide when treated with a chemotherpay drug (Paclitaxol). Cell suicide is otherwise known as programmed cell death or apoptosis. Programmed cell death is a means of the body ending the life cycle of damaged, unneeded or unwanted cells.
The image was selected by a panel of judges to receive a Wellcome Trust Biomedical Image Award, and will be exhibited in the foyer of the Wellcome Trust Library in London from 13 July 2005. Paul’s image is one of only twenty four to be exhibited from the hundreds of recently collected images in the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library.
A reception and opening exhibition of the Biomedical Image Awards will take on Wednesday, 13 July and Dr Mark Lythgoe from The Institute of Child Health will present the winners with their awards.
The selected images are on display in the foyer of the Wellcome Library, 201 Euston Rd, London. [view]
Further of my images are available to view and buy from Wellcome Trust Medical Photolibrary and Science Photo LIbrary.