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1 Feb 2024: Mechanistic understanding of these enzymes has the potential to open new therapeutic opportunities.

21 Jul 2023: LMB Nobel Facts

3 May 2024: Carazo, M. Mann & W. Baumeister (2009) "New insights into the molecular architecture of the 26S proteasome". ... S.H.W. Scheres & P. Gros (2001) "Conditional optimization: a new formalism for protein structure refinement".

13 Dec 2023: Congratulations to Michel Goedert, Group Leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, who has reached 40 years of service at the LMB.

25 Jul 2023: Published on. 25 July, 2023. Business Weekly cover recent research from Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division which details their new technologies for continuous genome synthesis.

21 Jul 2023: David Neuhaus studied chemistry at St. Edmund Hall Oxford from 1974-78 and then in 1982 obtained his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry at Imperial

22 Nov 2023: This move would lead to him becoming a pioneer in the new field of molecular biology, co-founding a world-class research laboratory and developing a technique to unlock the structures

21 Jul 2023: Ulrich Wolfgang Arndt Crystallographic Apparatus 1948-1998 1948-1949 Geiger Counter X-ray powder diffractometer with focusing monochromator. Ph.D.

12 Mar 2024: reveal a large number of new factors required for organisation of cells by the microtubule motor dynein. ... Follow up studies of one of these factors, the RNA-binding protein SUGP1, provided a proof-of-principle of how the screen can lead to new

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.

21 Jul 2023: Papers and correspondence of James Watson. The archive collection of James Watson is deposited at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives, New York, USA.

21 Jul 2023: The Development of a New X-ray Image Intensifer for X-ray Diffraction Studies. ... 1999) New developments in X-Ray optics for macromolecular crystallography using laboratory X-ray sources.

6 Sep 2023: LMB 1967-2006, Group Leader, MRC Retired Worker, Structural Studies After switching scientific disciplines from theoretical chemistry to molecular

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

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

21 Jul 2023: Scientific Facilities & Support Services One of the cornerstones of LMB science is the provision of excellent facilities and support services which

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

16 Jun 2023: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic demonstrates how quickly we can find ourselves desperately needing new antivirals and therapeutics. ... This new class of antiviral exploits molecules called Bicycles – short peptides wrapped around a small molecule kernel.

21 Jul 2023: Major human erythrocyte glycoprotein spans the cell membrane. Nature New Biology, 231, 229-232 (1971). ... Asymmetrical lipid bilayer structure for biological membranes. Nature New Biology, 236, 11-12 (1972).

13 Nov 2023: The 2023 Max Perutz Lecture titled ‘Decoding the protein dance’ will be given by Paola Picotti at 11AM (GMT) on 20th November.

21 Jul 2023: Between 1962 and 1964, LMB Student, Hans Boye, took some amateur film of the LMB, in its new Hills Road building. ... DVD: 109 minutes, The Biochemical Society. Official opening of the new building for the Department of Biochemistry, University of

21 Jul 2023: Scientific Models The LMB archives hold a small selection of scientific models, the majority of which have been made for or by the LMB.  Many of these

23 Feb 2024: The scheme is intended to facilitate knowledge and skill exchange between technical specialists and, to this end, Tina spent one week in the Flow Cytometry Facility at the LMB learning new ... goals, but also in taking part in public engagement or to

21 Jul 2023: LMB scientists are investigating asthma to identify novel targets for the development of new therapies. ... LMB scientists have developed sophisticated transgenic mouse models to understand these diseases and assess new therapeutic strategies.

25 Aug 2023: Gene transcription is an essential cellular process. Yet, RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is constantly faced with challenges on its way across the gene. One

21 Jul 2023: Supporting Education LMB scientists and staff work with primary and secondary schools, colleges and other organisations to inspire and enthuse young

21 Jul 2023: 1958 Chemistry Prize - Fred Sanger “for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin”

21 Jul 2023: LMB on the Road LMB scientists and staff are involved in a variety of public engagement events, festivals, exhibitions and schemes, spreading enthusiasm

21 Jul 2023: Welfare and ethics Animal health and welfare is of paramount importance to staff at the LMB, from both an ethical view and to achieve robust and

11 Dec 2023: Electron Microscopy Electron Cryo-microscopy Course 2023 Electron Cryo-microscopy Course 2017 Below are recordings of the LMB's 2017 Cryo-microscopy

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: Events at the LMB The LMB hosts a variety of events from collaborations with artists and musicians to visits to support education.

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

17 May 2024: Wes Robertson’s research group in the LMB’s PNAC Division will merge the fields of synthetic genomics and microbiome reprogramming.

21 Jul 2023: LMB Image Game This is an exciting scientific image from the LMB. What do you think it looks like? What could it be showing? Click on the image to find

5 Apr 2024: C&EN discusses recent research using the nematode worm C. elegans to examine wireless brain communications using neuropeptides. They include research

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

9 Apr 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. Student

21 Jul 2023: LifeLab was a European Commission-funded programme of events taking place as part of European Researchers’ Night, with LMB scientists taking their

23 Apr 2024: Congratulations to Clemens Plaschka, who has been elected as a new member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ (ÖAW) Young Academy.

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.

12 Oct 2023: This includes several Nobel Prize parties, the official opening of the new LMB building by HRH Queen Elizabeth II and numerous symposia.

27 Oct 2023: To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Colworth Medal, The Biochemist has published profiles of recent winners. Their latest release includes an

6 Nov 2023: In humans, neuropeptide receptors are the target of drug development for new neuropsychiatric treatments for conditions including insomnia, chemotherapy-induced nausea, schizophrenia and depression.

15 Apr 2024: Madeline Lancaster, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, recently appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show Inside Science, where she introduced her

3 Apr 2024: His work has involved developing new techniques to identify, image and isolate living Archaea from within anaerobic microbial mat environments. ... Now joining the Baum Lab, Fraser’s ecology work has now been complemented with a new cell biology spin.

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

19 Dec 2023: They offer assistance in many ways, including funding facilities and equipment to enhance the patient experience, supporting research programmes, and helping to develop new services and education opportunities.

23 Oct 2023: His research focuses on the development of new tools and methods for the structural characterisation of molecules and cells.