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2 Mar 2015: Students from the new University Technical College (UTC) Cambridge have been taking part in a 6-week challenge project developed by the LMB. ... The UTC is a new regional centre for science education. It is an academy school open to 14-19 year old

19 Jun 2015: The LMB congratulates former LMB Group Leader, Sarah Teichmann, on receiving the 2015 EMBO Gold Award.

13 Aug 2015: 13 August, 2015. A new online exhibition, sponsored by the MRC, explores the work and legacy of double Nobel Laureate, Fred Sanger. ... Fred’s development of techniques to read the sequences of proteins and nucleic acids opened up a whole new world for

1 Apr 2015: Many of our cells can engulf solid particles and liquid droplets to ingest (swallow) them. Phagocytes ingest invading bacteria and dead cells during

8 Apr 2015: Researchers, including a team from the LMB, have obtained structures of complete ribosomes from mammalian mitochondria at near-atomic resolution for the

3 Sep 2015: The LMB has yet again shown how committed its staff are to cycling by coming third in the Travel for Cambridgeshire Summer Cycle Challenge. The Challenge

25 Mar 2015: These ground breaking artists will engage with staff at the LMB to inspire new perspectives and understanding of the LMB’s research, both amongst people at the LMB, and the general ... Hugh Pelham, LMB Director, said “We are looking forward to the

3 Feb 2015: The ABRF Award recognises pioneers in biomedical technologies for their achievement and contribution to the development of powerful new tools that served as the foundation of the modern biological research enterprise.

26 Nov 2015: Before joining Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in September 2011, Professor Daniela Rhodes spent her whole research career at the

1 Oct 2015: The HR team at the LMB had to hone their baking skills in preparation for the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, on Friday 25th

9 Oct 2015: The LMB has strengthened its commitment to supporting the mental wellbeing of its staff and students by signing the STOP Suicide Organisational Pledge.

23 Feb 2015: The DNA Sequencing technique, developed by Fred Sanger at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, is highlighted as one of eight key inventions of the past century, on a new set ... This article is no longer available from the source website: Royal Mail

18 Aug 2015: Fabrice Gorrec from the LMB has published developments related to MORPHEUS II - a protein crystallization screen. He has demonstrated that additives

23 Feb 2015: Understanding their structure at a molecular level helps us to design new and more effective drugs to combat many human illnesses. ... The acquisition secures significant investment into the technology platform and clinical pipeline, and will advance

15 Jun 2015: In this role, she oversaw a significant increase in research activity, being actively involved in the creation of four new units, and helping the new Directors get started. ... Megan obtained a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge before

23 Jan 2015: The end of the antibiotic age? The LMB's Venki Ramakrishnan took part in a panel discussion on the problem of antibiotic resistance at the World Economic

9 Jul 2015: In an interview for Science Careers, former LMB Group Leader Sarah Teichmann talks about how she was inspired by computational biology by Cyrus Chothia,

19 Mar 2015: He will succeed Paul Nurse in December 2015. After hearing of the confirmation, Venki told the BBC News that he was “very honoured” to be the society’s president elect.

18 Feb 2015: Dynactin is a protein complex that activates the dynein motor protein, enabling intracellular transport. It is extremely flexible and has proved very

28 May 2015: A look at the career of LMB's Cyrus Chothia and his work on the structures and functions of proteins, following announcement of his ISCB Senior scientist

8 Dec 2015: Lewis is currently Director at the Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York. ... He then went on to join the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2012.

17 Sep 2015: New research by John O’Neill, in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, and Kenneth Wright, at the University of Colorado, has revealed the mechanism by which caffeine affects the human ... westward, as well as sustaining wakefulness until bedtime in the

12 Nov 2015: New research suggests that cancer and ageing could be predetermined by the speed of molecular clocks.

20 Jan 2015: This high profile exhibition explores cell division through works of art, with the aim of providing a new perspective on the processes of mitosis and meiosis.

30 Mar 2015: New specimen support grids for electron microscopy, made of pure gold and designed by Lori Passmore and Chris Russo from the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, have been licensed for production ... The traditional carbon grids that are used to support

24 Jun 2015: After various postdoc positions she joined Greg Winter’s lab at the LMB where she worked developing new bicyclic peptides.

4 Dec 2015: The Scrip Awards provides the industry with an opportunity to acknowledge and applaud its highest achievers across all parts of the value chain, and to

16 Feb 2015: Worked on the structure and function of a new membrane interaction domain; the F-BAR domain. ... Became a PostDoc at Rockefeller, Field Research Center, New York, USA.

20 Apr 2015: The existence of an endogenous daily clock in humans is well known: it is what drives the 24-hour sleep/wake rhythm to match the daily cycle of night and

20 May 2015: list of new members announced on the 20th of May. ... EMBO elects new members annually on the basis of scientific excellence and outstanding research contributions.

7 Jul 2015: Published on. 7 July, 2015. During fertilisation, an egg and a sperm fuse to form a new embryo. ... This is the first RNAi screen for meiotic genes in mammals and its development has allowed Melina’s group to analyse the function of nearly 800 genes,

15 Jun 2015: The atomic structure could help lead to new cancer treatments by providing a framework for the rational development of anti-cancer drugs.

29 Sep 2015: Barry Bentley, a PhD student in the LMB's Neurobiology Division, is one of 14 exceptional writers to be shortlisted for the Max Perutz Science Writing

25 Jun 2015: The stories behind three great LMB successes are highlighted in a report by the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA). Humira, the first fully humanised

27 Mar 2015: The structure of the dynactin complex, solved by Andrew Carter's group at the LMB, is the cover story on this week's Science and is the Wellcome Trust's

18 Mar 2015: LMB scientists have found a reaction network that they believe shows that 'pretty much everyone' working on life's molecular origins is wrong - but also

9 Nov 2015: Dozens of labs are growing lumps of human brain tissue - brain organoids - for study, including LMB's Madeline Lancaster. Scientists say the technology

22 Jun 2015: 22 June, 2015. LMB’s Melina Schuh, in collaboration with Bourn Hall Clinic, may have found the cause of some types of infertility, including recurrent miscarriage, after new research found some ... This article is no longer available from the source

7 May 2015: Published on. 7 May, 2015. An article in the New York Times highlights the work of John Sutherland, a group leader at the LMB, who has determined a possible chemical pathway

25 Feb 2015: The Telegraph reports that the LMB spin-out company Heptares has been acquired by Japanese pharmaceutical company Soseito. The group's research and

17 Mar 2015: How did life first originate on this planet? Even the most minimal cell needs three subsystems: to convey information, to create compartments, and to

4 Nov 2015: To understand the role of these new connections, I am looking at their placement in the wider network of physical wiring. ... Using these new techniques, we are making exciting discoveries about the monoamines.

16 Oct 2015: LMB will be showing their 'Virus Wars: Antibodies Strike Back' stand at the 2015 Big Biology Day, Saturday 17th October, Hills Road 6th Form College. Come

3 Aug 2015: Nearly 30 LMB staff have shown off their creativity at the annual LMB Art Exhibition, an opportunity for staff to showcase their varied artistic talents.

2 Jun 2015: However, a new method developed by Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division could revolutionise this research. ... Daniel also rewired the cell’s serine metabolism to incorporate a new version of phosphoserine that could not be hydrolysed

18 Feb 2015: Published on. 18 February, 2015. The Cambridge News highlights Melina Schuh’s work on the development of mammalian oocytes into fertilisable eggs. ... This article is no longer available from the source website: Cambridge News 17 February 2015.

22 Oct 2015: Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson visited the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge last week to see first-hand some of the

15 Dec 2015: Human eggs are frequently aneuploid, meaning they have the wrong number of chromosomes, and this is a major cause of pregnancy loss and Down syndrome.

17 Mar 2015: LMB’s Kiyoshi Nagai looks back on his research on the spliceosome, RNA-protein interactions and the RNA recognition motif, U1A protein, for RNA

6 May 2015: This initiative, developed by Michel Goedert and Alastair Compston, aims to identify core mechanisms of protein aggregation and spreading in neurodegeneration, and to apply that knowledge to study putative new therapies.