Yves Pommier and Rozenn Josse, NCI Center for Cancer Research

Advice to Scientists

Making Cell Line Authentication Part of Everyday Culture Practice
Making Cell Line Authentication Part of Everyday Culture Practice

Advice to Scientists: Making Cell Line Authentication Part of Everyday Culture Practice

Download the latest version of the document (updated 2 March 2023).

This document takes the most important things a scientist needs to know about authenticating cell lines and squeezes that information into three pages for quick and easy reference.

The document summarizes what you need to consider:

  • Before starting a research project that uses cell lines
  • When testing cell lines for misidentification / contamination
  • Whenever you are working with a cell line