Author: Brackley, Paul
Title: Dr M Madan Babu of MRC LMB wins prize for insights into the machinery inside our cells
Reference Cambridge Independent 21 March 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: In the first year that the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists have been extended to the UK, M. Madan Babu is named Life Sciences Laureate for his work on the structure of proteins, including G-protein coupled receptors which are major drug targets, and disordered regions.
Keywords: Blavatnik Award; Madan Babu; Life Sciences Laureate; G-protein coupled receptors (GCPRs); ‘intrinsically disordered regions’ IDR; computational biology; ‘pocket’; proteins; mutation
Photographs: Five pictures of Madan and one with his group, taken around the buildingAuthor: Brackley, Paul
Title: Winner of Brain Prize 2018, Prof Michel Goedert, on our best hope for tackling Alzheimer’s disease
Reference Cambridge Independent 24 March 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Michel Goedert, winner of Brain Prize 2018, believes our best hope of fighting Alzheimer’s disease lies in learning to predict who will get it and preventing it from developing in the first place.
Keywords: Brain Prize; Michel Goedert; Alzheimer’s; neurodegenerative diseases; Claude Wischik; Tony Crowther; Michal Novak; John Walker; Cesar Milstein; Ross Jakes; Maria Grazia Spillantini; plaques; tangles; tau protein; prion-like; aggregates; beta-amyloid deposits; Richard Henderson; Sjors Scheres
Photographs: Michel in and around the labAuthor: Bonflo, Claudia
Title: How to find the right mentor for you
Reference The Biochemist Blog 22 March 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Career Structure
Subject: Claudia Bonfio, postdoc in the PNAC Division, shares personal experiences of finding the right mentor to help her through the transition from PhD student to postdoc.
Keywords: Claudia Bonflo; Postdoc; mentor; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC); PhD students; early-career; ‘Postdoctoral Training Scheme’
Photographs: Claudia with her research goupAuthor: Ball, Philip
Title: Why two brains are better than one
Reference The Guardian 31 March 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Science
Subject: Philip Ball, science writer at The Guardian, has had a ‘mini-brain’ grown from a sample of skin from his arm. He talks to the Madeline Lancaster, and others, to find out how scientists are using such organoids to understand brain growth and disease
Keywords: Madeline Lancaster; neurodegenerative disease; mini-brains; Alzheimer’s; tissue; stem cells; fibroblasts; embryo research; “pluripotency”; Shinya Yamanaka; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); tau proteins
Photographs:Author: Bonflo, Claudia
Title: How to be better at networking at conferences
Reference The Biochemist Blog 15 May 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Career Structure
Subject: Claudia Bonfio, postdoc in the PNAC Division, shares her top tips on how to enjoy and get the most out of networking at academic conferences.
Keywords: Claudia Bonflo; Postdoc; collaborations; academic conference; networking
Photographs:Author: Williams, Thomas
Title: First person - Thomas Williams
Reference Journal of Cell Science 23 May 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Career Structure
Subject: ‘First Person’ interview postdoc Thomas Williams about his recent paper, research challenges, mentoring & advice for Early Career Researchers.
Keywords: Thomas Williams; Robert Kay; macropinocytosis (cell drinking); Dictyostelium amoebae; flow cytometry; Douwe Veltman; mentor; dehydrated toe
Photographs: Thomas Williams in the mountainsAuthor: Brownlee, George G.
Title: The Legacy of Fred Sanger - 100 Years on from 1918
Reference Journal of Molecular Biology 29 May 2018
Year: 2018
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: This August marks the centenary of the birth of Fred Sanger, LMB alumnus and one of the most influential scientists of the twentieth century.This article reflects on Fred’s history and the history of the LMB, including documents from the LMB Archive.
Keywords: Fred Sanger; centenary; DNA sequencing; genetics; insulin; Amino acid; fluorodini- trobenzene; Sanger reagent; genomes; “Conscientious Objector”; Alan Coulson; Quaker; Order of Merit; Max Perutz; Cavendish laboratory; proteins
Photographs: Fred Sanger at his bench (LMB)Author: Crockett, Moya
Title: Scientist Madeline Lancaster is on a mission to understand how our brains really work
Reference Stylist 1 June 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Career Structure
Subject: ‘Woman of the Week’ is Stylist Magazine’s weekly celebration of women making a difference to society.Madeline Lancaster has spent her career researching the human brain – and her research could have a huge effect on how we understand our own minds.
Keywords: Madeline Lancaster; Alzheimer’s; Parkinson’s; ‘mini-brains’; stem cells; cerebral organoids; neurons
Photographs: Madeline Lancaster in labAuthor: Masson, Glenn
Title: A parliamentary lab meeting
Reference MRC insight 13 June 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: Glenn Masson, postdoc in the PNAC Division, took part in this year’s Royal Society Parliamentary Pairing Scheme. Read Glenn’s blog to find out more about his experience on the scheme.
Keywords: Glenn Masson; Daniel Zeichner MP; Royal Society’s Parliamentary Pairing Scheme; funding; structural mass spectrometry; Jan Lowe; research; shadow; return visit
Photographs: Glenn Masson showing Daniel Zeichner MP around the lab. (LMB)Author: Breakthrough Prize
Title: Breakthrough Prize - “The Oscars of Science” - Celebrates Top Achievements in Physics, Life Sciences & Mathematics, Awards $22 Million in Prizes at Gala Televised Ceremony in Silicon Valley
Reference Breakthrough Prize 6 December 2017
Year: 2017
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Professor Kim Nasmyth has been awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, which recognises transformative advances towards understanding living systems and extending human life.
Keywords: Kim Nasmyth; award; Breakthrough Prize; Life Sciences; alumni; Mark Zuckerberg; celebrate; duplicated chromosomes; genetic diseases
Photographs:Author: Media Team
Title: Sarah Teichmann awarded the Genetics Society’s 2018 Mary Lyon Medal
Reference Wellcome Sanger Institute 29 January 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Sarah Teichamnn has received the Genetics Society’s prestigious Mary Lyon Medal 2018 for “outstanding research” in understanding how the immune system works by using genomics and bioinformatics approaches.
Keywords: Sarah Teichmann; Wellcome Sanger Institute; Mary Lyon Medal; Genetics; alumni; immune system; award
Photographs: Sarah TeichmannAuthor: Nagley, Phillip
Title: Winner of 2018 FAOBMB Young Scientist Award (Male)
Reference Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists 1 February 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Dr Varodom Charoensawan, former PhD student in the Structural Studies Division, has been awarded the FAOBMB Young Scientist Award for his work on the systems regulating gene expression.
Keywords: Varodom Charoensawan; alumni; award; Newton Advanced Fellowship; structural studies; systems biology; FAOBMB
Photographs: Image of Varodom CharoensawanAuthor: Dutchen, Stephanie
Title: BCMP Welcomes Alan Brown
Reference Harvard Medical School 27 February 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni
Subject: Alan Brown reflects on taking on the position of Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, his new research focus and how he first became interested in science.
Keywords: Alan Brown; Harvard Medical School; organelle; cilium; cryo-EM
Photographs:Author: Ferry, Georgina
Title: John Sulston (1942-2018) Nobel-prizewinning champion of the Human Genome Project and open data
Reference Nature 19 March 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Obituary
Subject: Nature looks back at the life and work of John Sulston, from his time investigating cell fate, lineage and the genetics of C. elegans at the LMB, to his involvement with the Human Genome Project
Keywords: John Sulston; Human Genome Project; worm; C. elegans; oligonucleotides; Francis Crick; Sydney Brenner; the Sanger Centre; mapping; the Common Thread; sequence; obituary
Photographs: John Sulston in the labAuthor: Stockholm University
Title: New study on powering the green plant
Reference Stockholm University 11 April 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni
Subject: Alexey Amunts’ group at Stockholm University have determined the structure of the chlororibosome using cryo electron microscopy. The chlororibosome synthesises the energy-making protein components that drive oxygenic photosynthesis in chloroplasts.
Keywords: Alexey Amunts; Stockholm University; SciLifeLab; cryo-EM; chlororibosomes; sequencing; UniProt database; chloroplasts; mitochondria; protein synthesis
Photographs: Alexey Amunts portrait pictureAuthor: Fisher, Steve
Title: £6M Cryo-EM facility at University of Leicester unveiled today
Reference Business Link East Midlands 10 April 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni
Subject: Richard Henderson opened new state-of-the art cryo-EM facility at the University of Leicester.
Keywords: Richard Henderson; Cryo-EM; University of Leicester; John Schwabe; 3D structures; Christos Savva; Midlands Innovation partnership
Photographs:Author: Biochemical Society
Title: 2019 Award Winners
Reference Biochemical Society 23 April 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Melina Schuh formerly in Cell Biology, has been awarded the Biochemical Society 2019 Colworth medal.
Keywords: Melina Schuh; award; biochemical Society; Colworth Medal; meiotic divisions; oocytes; Trim-Away; spindle; embryo
Photographs:Author: Page, Benedicte
Title: Dr Magdalena Skipper appointed editor-in-chief at Nature
Reference Bookseller 2 May 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni
Subject: Magdalena Skipper has been appointed editor-in-chief at Nature, becoming the first woman to hold the role in its almost 150-year history.
Keywords: Magdalena Skipper; editor-in-chief; Nature; first woman
Photographs: Portrait picture of Magdalena SkipperAuthor: Kiessling, Tilmann
Title: 62 life scientists elected as EMBO Members
Reference EMBO 14 May 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: LMB alumni Luca Jovine and Leonid Sazanov have been newly elected as members of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), on the basis of their scientific excellence and outstanding research contribution
Keywords: EMBO; members; Luca Jovine; Leonid Sazanov; elected
Photographs:Author: Framtidens Forskning
Title: SciLifeLab appoints Alexey Amunts as head of new research program
Reference Framtidens Forskning 29 June 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni
Subject: Alexey Amunts has been appointed Head of the program for Biology of Molecular Interactions, which comprises 23 groups researching everything from photosynthesis through to anti-cancer therapeutics
Keywords: Alexey Amunts; Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab); Sweden; cryo-EM; Stockholm University; Head of the program for Biology of Molecular Interactions
Photographs: Portrait shot of Alexey AmuntsAuthor: New York Times
Title: Clue to Chemistry of Heredity Found
Reference New York Times 13 June 1953
Year: 1953
Type: Science
Subject: Partnership between Francis Crick and James Watson has led to the unravelling of the structural pattern of DNA
Keywords: Francis Crick; James Watson; nucleic acid; DNA; Cavendish Laboratory; inherited characters; “high polymer’; X-ray; double helix; Linus Pauling;
Photographs:Author: Calder Ritchie
Title: Why You are You: Nearer Secret of Life
Reference News Chronicle 15 May 1953
Year: 1953
Type: Science
Subject: Exciting discovery about what makes you the sort of person you are, how characteristics are determined by DNA.
Keywords: Laurence Bragg; Cavendish Laboratory; X-rays; inherited characteristics; DNA
Photographs:Author: Varsity Cambridge
Title: X-Ray Discovery
Reference Varsity Cambridge 30 May 1953
Year: 1953
Type: Science
Subject: X-ray used to discover structure of DNA, hailed as ”the biological equivalent to crashing the sound barrier”
Keywords: X-ray; Francis Crick; James Watson; DNA; Cavendish Laboratory
Photographs:Author: [Cambridge News]
Title: Three of a Kind at Cambridge
Reference [Cambridge News] 1962
Year: 1962
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Max Perutz and John Kendrew win Nobel Prize, congratulated by Francis Crick
Keywords: Nobel Prize; Francis Crick; Max Perutz; John Kendrew; haemoglobin
Photographs: Francis Crick; Max Perutz; John Kendrew; haemoglobin modelAuthor: Reuter
Title: Two Britons Win Share of Nobel Prize
Reference Reuter 1962
Year: 1962
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Nobel Prize awarded to Maurice Wilkins, James Watson and Francis Crick for discovery of genetic code which “govern heredity”
Keywords: Francis Crick; Maurice Wilkins; James Watson; Ulf von Euler; Nobel Prize; hereditary disease;
Photographs: Maurice Wilkins; Francis Crick