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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

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 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.

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: 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: Nat. New Biol. 246, 229–233 (1973). Wilcox, M., Mitchison, G. J. & ... https://www.opendemocracy.net/ (2009). Mitchison, G. Imagining a universe for Ian McEwan. New Sci.

28 Sep 2023: Stanislau was nominated for was nominated for his research while a PhD student in David Barford’s group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division.

19 Sep 2023: The group undertakes independent research to develop and implement new mass spectrometry-based methods and they collaborate with LMB groups and apply these bespoke approaches to answer important biological questions. ... Catarina commented: “In 2023, a

25 Aug 2023: lead towards new therapeutic targets.

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.

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

20 Nov 2023: Jill spent her early life in New South Wales, Australia. She later obtained her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the Australian National University and then her Ph.D. ... We are applying new short read genome curation methods, long-read

21 Jul 2023: Alan Fersht was a Natural Sciences undergraduate and Chemistry postgraduate at Gonville and Caius from 1962-68. He was invited to join LMB as a group

21 Jul 2023: Proteins, nucleic acids and other biological macromolecules take part in virtually all processes within living organisms. Knowledge of their 3-dimensional

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: 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.

7 Feb 2023: Andrew Carter, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, is the 2023 recipient of the British Society for Cell Biology’s Hooke Medal

26 Oct 2023: Knowable magazine covers competing theories as to how organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum came to exist within complex cells. They

14 Feb 2023: Published on. 14 February, 2023. New research from Lalita Ramakrishnan’s group, in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division and the University of Cambridge’s Molecular Immunity Unit (housed at the

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10 May 2023: mechanisms. To aid this, her group have also developed new supports for electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) which reduce image blurring. ... discovery and understanding of new therapeutics.

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

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.

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.

21 Jul 2023: LMB Nobel Facts

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

15 Feb 2023: Kate McDole, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, discusses how she has developed an adaptive microscope to track cell movement in mice

21 Jul 2023: Useful Links   UKRI use of animals in research https://www.ukri.org/about-us/mrc/our-policies-and-standards/research/research-involving-animals/ The

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

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.

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 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.

9 Jan 2023: KJ Patel shares his optimism for progression in treatment and preventative measures for cancer within his current role as Chief Scientist at Cancer

9 Jan 2023: HIV-1 replicates inside infected cells, producing thousands of new viruses which assemble and bud from the cell surface. ... Even when IP6-deficient viruses manage to form a capsid, TIRF experiments performed by Anna Albecka and in Till Boecking’s lab

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

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

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: 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).

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

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: 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: 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

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

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.

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: 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

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