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24 May 2023: They added the compound to rat spinal nerve cells in culture, and found that it significantly increased neurite outgrowth, which is a process where developing neurons throw out new projections as

21 Jul 2023: Find out more about the LMB’s new, state-of-the art building and facilities. ... News highlights from the LMB. Did you know? The foundations for the new building comprise 885 load bearing reinforced concrete piles of average diameter 600 mm, sunk to

21 Jul 2023: Published. on 3rd July, 2024. Andrew McKenzie’s group, in the LMB’s PNAC Division, have applied a new screening system and synthetic Boolean logic gate circuits to offer unprecedented insights ... fast, accurate model building at atomic levels and

25 Aug 2023: Since the orthogonal ribosome, unlike the natural ribosome, is not essential it is possible to evolve the orthogonal ribosome to read new genetic codes on the orthogonal message. ... This parallel translation pathway provides a series of blank codons

24 Oct 2023: Perutz Student Prize The Perutz Student Prize is awarded annually for outstanding work performed at LMB prior to the award of a Ph.D. Nominees

21 Jul 2023: Scientific Training Electron Microscopy Biophysics Macromolecular Crystallisation Crystallography Course 2013 Statistics Course 2014 RNA-seq course

12 Sep 2023: In particular, LMB International Fellowships have been created for the development of innovative research, and candidates for these Fellowships would be expected to introduce new scientific projects or expertise into the ... Conversations with colleagues

21 Jul 2023: The Graduate Student Association The LMB has an active Graduate Student Association (GSA), run by and for students, which aims to create an atmosphere of

21 Jul 2023: Now firmly embedded in LMB lab life, Rebecca has some advice for future new starters: “I would absolutely recommend the LMB as a place to come, but to some extent it

21 Jul 2023: Alumni Newsletters

21 Jul 2023: One of the world's leading research institutes, our scientists are working to advance understanding of biological processes at the molecular level - providing the knowledge needed to solve key problems in human health. Search this website. Emeritus.

24 Oct 2023: Eileen Southgate Prize The Max Perutz Fund was set up in June 1980 in honour of the LMB’s founder, Max Perutz, and was established for the promotion

9 Aug 2023: Technician Commitment The LMB became a signatory of the Technician Commitment in November 2022.  We employ over 150 technical staff in a wide

21 Jul 2023: The LMB News team works closely with the central UKRI press office, which handles all major media stories from across the MRC’s units, centres and institutes. ... The MRC press team also provides corporate information to the media and reports on recent

6 Sep 2023: Useful Links General: Life at the LMB Postgraduate School of Life Sciences University of Cambridge: Postgraduate Admissions – how to apply to Cambridge

21 Jul 2023: APC was really fun as the field was brand new, and there were so many questions you could address biochemically”, says Lori, “and then for my postdoc with Venki, the structures

21 Jul 2023: LMB Alumni Keeping in touch with our former colleagues and friends is an important part of today’s LMB, celebrating the invaluable work and achievements

21 Jul 2023: In conjunction with Professor Matthew Wood and colleagues at the University of Oxford, we designed a new class of cell-penetrating peptides, called Pip, which showed outstanding cell and in vivo ... The new D-PEP peptides form the basis of founding of a

22 Nov 2023: Tobias Wauer shared his experience of volunteering at the UK Biocentre Lighthouse Lab in The Conversation: ‘My new life as a coronavirus tester’. ... The testing volunteers shared details of their experience – see: Putting science skills to new use

21 Jul 2023: Contact Us You can contact the Public Engagement Team directly at: engage@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk We will share details of upcoming events and activities on our

21 Jul 2023: This work led to the realisation that the machine is driven by a mechanical rotary mechanism, a new principle in enzyme function. ... aging, obesity and neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases, with the aim of eventually producing new therapies.

6 Sep 2023: To receive tweets on our latest news, updates and events, please follow us: @LMB_PhD.

25 Aug 2023: Deorphanisation of novel biogenic amine-gated ion channels identifies a new serotonin receptor for learning..

21 Jul 2023: This has occurred because when you come across some new finding, you look around and there are people working on certain topics who you are confident will advise you, tell you ... So some people are amazingly technical, they have this mindset of being

21 Jul 2023: modeling. These studies offer new approaches for tackling the challenge of antibiotic resistance.

21 Jul 2023: Resources Take a look at our variety of resources. Whether you are looking for an activity to do at home, are a local primary school teacher hoping to

21 Jul 2023: LMB Nobel Facts

21 Jul 2023: Search this website. Programme Overview. The LMB is one of the birthplaces of modern molecular biology and it continues to be a prolific source of new ideas, discoveries and inventions.

21 Jul 2023: Since retirement in 2010 he has been working part-time in the University of Strathclyde on new types of microscope, using his ‘Mesolens’ and collaborating in published work on nonlinear optics

21 Jul 2023: Past Events Artists in Residence: Home in the Service of Science MRC Festival of Research The WormWatch Lab Imagining the brain competition Crystal

21 Jul 2023: In 2014 Lori Passmore and Chris published in the journal Science a new support made entirely of gold, that improves image quality in cryo-EM. ... The new all-gold supports (UltrAuFoils ) substantially reduce specimen movement in the microscope, allowing

21 Jul 2023: From the scientist’s view: a conversation with … Kelly Nguyen Kelly Nguyen is a Group Leader in the Structural Studies Division at the LMB. She did her

21 Jul 2023: The new structures provide important insights into biological functions and mechanisms, and will help enhance the study of diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases and cancer.

7 Sep 2023: PhD Programme:  Frequently Asked Questions We hope the following questions and answers will help with any general questions you may have when applying for

21 Jul 2023: By using such a tractable model system, we can rapidly discover new pathways and dissect mechanisms that may be directly relevant to a number of human diseases, most notably cystic fibrosis ... We use high throughput yeast genetics to identify new

21 Jul 2023: Below is a list of upcoming seminars at the LMB aimed at a general scientific audience and open to individuals throughout Cambridge. If you are not at the

21 Jul 2023: Software Request Form This form is to request software for the automated design of O-mRNAs and tRNA operons as developed in Jason Chin’s group. The

21 Jul 2023: Knowledge about the effects of DNA variations among individuals can lead to revolutionary new ways to diagnose, treat, and eventually prevent the thousands of disorders that affect us.

21 Jul 2023: I would find it very boring and unproductive if I was so competitive that I felt I had to restrict my lab from talking about new data at meetings.”. ... There’s a new group leaders’ group that meets monthly for lunch and presentations, and the

21 Jul 2023: Student Testimonials

13 Dec 2023: Ordered assembly of a small number of proteins within neurons and, in some cases, glia is a feature of neurodegenerative diseases. These proteins form

21 Jul 2023: From A new layer of complexity in GPCR signalling could explain differences in receptor function and drug response.. . ... The discovery of a factor that regulates tubulin might in the future lead to new therapeutics for these diseases.

21 Jul 2023: Biophysics Lectures The Introduction to Biophysical Techniques lecture series cover many of the biophysical techniques that are available within the LMB

21 Jul 2023: 1982 Chemistry Prize - Aaron Klug “for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important

21 Jul 2023: In collaboration with our pharmaceutical partners, we are seeking to develop HDX-MS approaches to give better insight into conformational dynamics that could result in new therapeutic strategies.

6 Sep 2023: Entrance Requirements University of Cambridge entrance requirements The LMB welcomes applications from highly qualified students of all nationalities.

21 Jul 2023: without her family; after school, she then left the country entirely to attend the brand new Jacobs University Bremen as one of its first undergraduates. ... After Bremen, Patrycja moved to Cambridge to do a PhD with Margaret (Scottie) Robinson at the

21 Jul 2023: LMB Science Stories LMB scientists have been at the forefront of many scientific advances.

21 Jul 2023: knowledge to first-in-human studies of putative new therapies using the most informative patients and sensitive outcome measures of efficacy.

21 Jul 2023: In 1969 Brenner and Crick invited him to the LMB to their new Cell Biology division.