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

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

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: LMB Exhibitions The LMB holds 3 to 4 exhibitions a year, to showcase the illustrious history of the laboratory and the cutting-edge research currently

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: 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: 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.

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,

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

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: Our research has aimed to create a new generation of therapeutic agents, “bicycles”, based on highly constrained peptides with a bicyclic structure and a chemical core.

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

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: A true understanding of biology must include knowledge of its chemical origins, and comprehending the chemical events that gave biology its foundations –

10 Apr 2024: Emmanuel Derivery, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, is the 2024 recipient of the British Society for Cell Biology’s Hooke Medal.

25 Aug 2023: Despite extracellular immune surveillance, viral and bacterial pathogens are still able to infect cells. This means each cell must have its own mechanisms

21 Jul 2023: As Deputy Director and Director he was deeply involved in the design and delivery of the new building to which LMB moved in 2013.

21 Jul 2023: Ulrich Wolfgang Arndt Curriculum Vitae Born Berlin 23 April 1924 Died Cambridge 24 March 2006 British Nationality Education Dulwich College, London -

21 Jul 2023: There is emphasis on the development of new technologies, the study of basic biological processes, and the use of this knowledge to tackle specific problems in human health and disease, including ... the development of new therapeutic agents.

9 Oct 2023: Search this website. New deep screening technique enables rapid discovery of high-affinity antibodies to clinically relevant drug targets. ... New deep screening technique enables rapid discovery of high-affinity antibodies to clinically relevant drug

28 Sep 2023: Search this website. New method to untangle the contribution of signalling pathways involved in asymmetric cell division. ... New method to untangle the contribution of signalling pathways involved in asymmetric cell division.

21 Jul 2023: The talk will focus on a new understanding of autoimmune connective tissue diseases and why their autoantibodies lead to pathology.

25 Aug 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. Julian

24 Oct 2023: “It is possible that the serotonin in our brains play an essential part in keeping us sane” Sir John Gaddum, 1954 The serotonin (5HT) system is believed

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

2 Apr 2024: As an aside, I’m exploring various tools to make new reporters of clock function which will help us get a better overall picture of what is going on inside a

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

21 Jul 2023: Recently this has focussed on a new graphical user interface (GUI) and developments that will allow more automated data collection and processing, especially at synchrotron beamlines. ... iMosflm: a new graphical interface for diffraction image

23 Feb 2024: Asymmetric cell division is the process by which one cell divides into two daughter cells that have different fates. Asymmetric division is the hallmark

25 Aug 2023: We have also shown that cryo-EM can be used to identify previously unknown amyloid filaments and new disease entities.

21 Jul 2023: years at the University of New South Wales on the structure of carbon fibres.

31 May 2024: A Blue Sky path to new cancer therapy targets. Investigating the link between amoebae feeding regulation and cancer cell growth. ... New tools for the nucleic acid chemical toolbox. Capitalising on complimentary expertise and technology know-how.

20 Oct 2023: Encouraging people to join the challenge is also rewarded, with 50 points for encouraging an existing cyclist and 100 points for signing up a new rider.

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5 Jul 2023: At the start of organ development during embryogenesis most animals consist of a simple polarised epithelial sheet of cells that transforms into complex

25 Aug 2023: Our laboratory uses electron tomography, combined with several structural and cell biology techniques, to study cell surfaces of prokaryotes at the atomic

27 Jul 2023: Search this website. New insights into how DNA synthesis is started during the process of chromosome replication. ... New insights into how DNA synthesis is started during the process of chromosome replication.

6 Mar 2024: She has expanded understanding of the molecular mechanisms which drive amyloid formation, and has discovered several new avenues of research for the field. ... Ultimately, this could prove crucial in the design of new drugs to target different

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. T to Z.

13 Jun 2024: Michel Goedert, Group Leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been awarded the 2024 Karl Golser Parkinson Prize for his work on the molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonian disorders.

21 Jul 2023: Translation of genetic information into protein is fundamental to life. It is carried out by the large macromolecular machine called the ribosome. In

21 Jul 2023: Lineage mapping the pre- implantation mouse embryo by two-photon microscopy, new insights into the segregation of cell fates..

21 Jul 2023: Our goal is to understand how the structure of chromatin is involved in transcriptional regulation and how the tips of chromosomes, the telomeres, are

21 Jul 2023: Circadian rhythms are those daily cycles of physiology and behaviour that persist when organisms are isolated from the external world. They are expressed

21 Jul 2023: Tony Crowther’s first degree was in mathematics at Cambridge. After taking a postgraduate diploma in computing, he became a graduate student at the LMB.

21 Jul 2023: This has also led to several new human therapeutic antibodies. Today, monoclonal antibodies account for a third of all new treatments.

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: John Kilmartin started his career as a Ph.D. student with Max Perutz in 1965 working on CO2 transport by haemoglobin and the Bohr effect. He prepared

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. Phil Evans

21 Jul 2023: In the early nineties he, together with other groups, discovered new classes of myosins, confirming that myosin exists as a superfamily composed of 18 major classes of motor proteins [Structure (1996) ... One exciting avenue is a recent collaboration set