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4 Jun 2024: Nigel Unwin became a staff scientist at the LMB in 1968, after obtaining his Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He left the Laboratory in 1980 to become

24 Oct 2023: Joan A. Steitz Postdoc 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

21 May 2024: Greg Jefferis’ group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, in collaboration with scientists at the Janelia Research Campus, have predicted the sign of each synapsis in the fruit fly brain.

23 Feb 2024: 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. Philipp

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

21 Jul 2023: Current Vacancies Listed below are the vacancies currently being advertised. In addition we welcome speculative applications from postdocs – see Postdoc

19 Oct 2023: Annette’s aptitude for event organising was again crucial to the Royal Opening of the new LMB building in 2013, when Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip ... A skilled writer herself, Annette also helped publicise research

23 Feb 2024: Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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

7 Jun 2024: Prior to joining the LMB he founded a company, now situated on the Cambridge Science Park, to apply the Mogrify cell reprogramming technology for the creation of new therapeutics.

16 May 2024: Each year the Royal Society recognizes excellence in science and technology through its medals, awards and prize lectures and the election of new Fellows.

23 Feb 2024: Cryo-EM is rapidly evolving and we are developing new methods to help determine protein structures.

23 Feb 2024: Precise chromosome replication is essential for maintaining genome stability, yet the process itself is inherently risky. Duplex DNA must be transiently

10 May 2024: The contents of eukaryotic cells are organised and moved around by motor proteins running along the tracks that make up the cytoskeleton (microtubules and

16 Feb 2024: Elucidating the molecular details of this pathway was therefore paramount and had the potential to reveal new therapeutic targets for treating cancer.

4 Jul 2023: New members are elected annually by the existing membership. At the LMB, Katja investigates the mechanisms that transform epithelial sheets of cells into complex, three-dimensional organs. ... I am grateful to my past and current lab members for helping

23 Feb 2024: Cells are highly compartmentalized into numerous membrane-bound organelles. The membranes that define each organelle contain unique sets of embedded

12 Mar 2024: The brain works as an integrated whole. Animals interact with the world by combining inputs from their senses of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and

21 Jul 2023: Group Leader Profiles   Group Leaders are drawn to the LMB from all over the world, having gained experience in a variety of places. Some join the

2 Apr 2024: Search this website. Rising Talent Fellowship. The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is proud to launch a new three-year fully funded postdoctoral fellowship for scientists from Black heritage backgrounds. ... This Fellowship is a three-year

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

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

5 Mar 2024: Molecular motors have critical roles in the trafficking of organelles, vesicles and macromolecules within the cytoplasm, and aberrant motor function is

3 Jun 2024: Pluripotent stem cells have the unique capacity to generate all the cell types of the organism. In the embryo, they undergo concomitant changes in shape

29 Apr 2024: 2023: Finally, divisome core complex resolved. Cell division in the vast majority of bacteria depends on the synthesis of new cell wall peptidoglycan and is catalysed by the divisome.

29 Jan 2024: Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in initiation of cytotoxic immune responses against pathogens and tumours. In order to prime the relevant T cells,

3 Jun 2024: One of the major tasks that the nervous system faces is that of linking perception to action. We perceive the world around us through our senses and we

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

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.

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

18 Mar 2024: Ultimately, mycobacteria can cause granuloma breakdown by inducing programmed macrophage death, a step that further increases bacterial growth and promotes transmission to new hosts. ... Our findings have been borne out in humans and are informing new

21 Jul 2023: LMB@60 In 2022 we celbrated 60 years of the LMB and we collected images and other memories that relate in some way to the people that make, or have made,

23 Feb 2024: Information transfer in the nervous system occurs at synapses, where presynaptic signals are interpreted by postsynaptic receptors. We study this process

14 Mar 2024: In an effort to better understand human brain development, we have developed a new model system, called cerebral organoids.

21 Jul 2023: Share Your Memories

23 Feb 2024: 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. Chris Tate

22 Mar 2024: Collaborations with the University of Cambridge LMB scientists from across the Divisions are also involved in various collaborations and initiatives with

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: 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

26 Jun 2024: LMB Investigator Scientist, Dariusz Czernecki, recently featured on Cambridge 105 Radio’s ‘Polish Waves’ programme. Listen to hear Dariusz chat about his

23 Feb 2024: The ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes are capped telomeres, an array of long telomeric repeat tracts (nin human) bound by telomeric protein factors.

11 Mar 2024: Marta Shahbazi, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been announced as one of the 2024 recipients in the Life Sciences category.

21 Jul 2023: The MRC, realising the potential for medical applications of these developments, provided a new building for the unit, and in 1962 the Laboratory of Molecular Biology was opened. ... Since then, the Laboratory has been a prolific source of new ideas,

22 Mar 2024: Molecular Immunity Unit Menna Clatworthy LMB Division - Molecular Immunity Unit The Clatworthy lab is interested in understanding how B cell activation

14 Mar 2024: Andrew Travers started his Ph.D. at the LMB under the tutelage of the late John Smith in 1964. After this he took a couple of years out as a post-doc in

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

23 Feb 2024: Splicing of precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) is a ubiquitous hallmark of gene expression in all eukaryotes. Within the cell, splicing occurs

23 Feb 2024: Science News : Scientists have mapped an insect brain in greater detail than ever before. ... Sky News : First map of insect brain signals 'big step forward' in understanding thoughts.

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

20 Oct 2023: Keeping in touch The LMB Archive is responsible for the Alumni database which contains only essential information about your time at the LMB and your