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25 Mar 2020: Kim, who is currently the Whitley Chair at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and a fellow of Trinity College, has made hugely valuable

21 Jan 2020: Piotr Szwedziak, a former PhD student and post-doctoral researcher in Jan Löwe’s group, has received an EMBO Installation Grant to establish an

28 Oct 2020: Published on. 28 October, 2020. Karen in the Lab. When the LMB Director, Jan Löwe, ran an internal video competition for staff and students to submit ideas for new films about ... I’ve always been interested in using our knowledge of biological

17 Jun 2020: Understanding minute structural differences in (G protein-coupled receptor) GPCR complexes could lead to the design of more efficacious drugs that have fewer side effects

18 May 2020: MRC LMB seeks DNA volunteers. Published on. 18 May, 2020. Cambridge Independent feature story on Julian Gough’s new phenotype prediction genome data study, which is also exploring whether DNA genotype

20 Oct 2020: Compare this maps with the original. You should find that the new (smooth) map is easier to understand. ... use the Display Manager to delete the first (mrc) map. Change the contour Step for the new Maps:.

2 Jan 2020: Proof-of-principle research led by Chris Russo showing that cryo-EM could be made 10 times cheaper is highlighted by the MRC. “Our goal is to make cryo-EM

3 Jul 2020: Nicholas Green is interviewed in the Cambridge Independent about John Sutherland’s group’s recent research suggesting that DNA and RNA building blocks

6 Aug 2020: Yanlan Mao, who did her PhD with Matthew Freeman’s group in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been awarded the RMS Medal for Life Sciences in

11 Dec 2020: Published on. 11 December, 2020. A Nature News Feature about origin of life chemistry, including key work by John Sutherland’s group, and selection of the specific destination of a NASA

24 Nov 2020: Rebecca Taylor’s group has identified a signalling molecule that connects detection of a stressful environment by the nervous system with molecular defence mechanisms in other tissues and leads to changes in feeding behaviour and reproduction.

7 Jul 2020: Our daily cycle is controlled by a central clock known as the SCN, but it has been unclear how the network of cells that make up the SCN generate the properties that make it a strong clock. Michael Hastings’ group has identified a signalling axis

8 Jul 2020: To identify new treatments, scientists need a better understanding of the role played by different parts of the immune system in this disease. ... An improved understanding of the immune system in the gut and how to rebalance the

28 Aug 2020: The brain contains an enormous number of connections, known as synapses. Their loss is associated with many disorders. Radu Aricescu’s group and collaborators in Japan and Germany have designed a molecule that restores synapses in animal disease

11 Dec 2020: Gisela Otten, post-doctoral researcher in Felix Randow’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, talks to the Cambridge Independent about her route to joining

23 Jul 2020: Producing maps of how neurons connect with each other (connectomes) allows scientists to build and test theories of brain function. Greg Jefferis’ group have presented the first full map of olfactory, thermosensory, and hygrosensory projection

23 Oct 2020: I have also started working on a new project with Radu Aricescu and Jan Löwe to test new vaccine candidates. ... chip model to understand the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and develop new drug treatments.

7 Dec 2020: The LMB celebrated its latest book, Ahead of the Curve: Women Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology by Kathleen Weston, with an online book launch of presentations from around the world.

30 Apr 2020: The National Academy of Sciences of the USA recognises distinguished and continuing achievements in original scientific research by election to membership

16 Dec 2020: Georgina Ferry reviews ‘Ahead of the Curve: Women scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology’ by Kathleen Weston. From sequencing to stardom -