Author: Cambridge Evening News
Title: Old Soldier Presented with BEM
Reference Cambridge Evening News 17 May 1980
Year: 1980
Type: Awards
Subject: The Lord Lieutenant of Cambridge presented British Empire Medal to Richard Tompkins (LMB storeman) for service to his country in two world wars
Keywords: British Empire Medal (BEM); Richard Tompkins; Lord Lieutenant of Cambridge; Award; War service
Photographs: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridge Peter Brassey presenting Richard Tompkins with medalAuthor: The Sunday Telegraph
Title: Books of the Century
Reference The Sunday Telegraph 9 February 1997
Year: 1997
Type: Art & Science
Subject: Aaron Klug’s favourite books
Keywords: Aaron Klug; books; authors; literature; favourite; hobby
Photographs: Aaron KlugAuthor: Sanger Frederick
Title: Sequences, Sequences, and Sequences
Reference Annual Reviews Biochemistry 1988
Year: 1988
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: A personal account of Sanger’s research career which primarily focused on the development of sequencing methods
Keywords: Fred Sanger; sequencing; Albert Neuberger; Ernest Baldwin; insulin; MRC; amino acid; protein sequencing; Emil Fischer; X-ray; polypeptide chains; fluorodinitrobenzene (FDNB); hydrolysis; DNP; Rodney Porter; Kenneth Bailey; haemoglobin; Edman method; enzyme; Hans Tuppy; Ted Thompson; chromatography; Cesar Milstein; Max Perutz; Francis Crick; Sydney Brenner; John Smith; Ieuan Harris; Brian Hartley; RNA; ionophoresis; Bart Barrell; DNA
Photographs: Fred SangerAuthor: Maddox Brenda
Title: The Dark Lady of DNA?
Reference The Observer 5 March 2000
Year: 2000
Type: DNA
Subject: Rosalind Franklin is seen as the ‘Sylvia Plath of science’, a wronged heroine robbed of fame by male jealousy and cut-throat intrigue. But did she really win the race to track DNA?
Keywords: Rosalind Franklin; DNA; Maurice Wilkins; James Watson; Francis Crick; Nobel Prize; X-ray; Crystallography; Raymond Gosling
Photographs: Rosalind FranklinAuthor: White John
Title: Worm Tales
Reference International Journal of Developmental Biology 2000
Year: 2000
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: An account by John White of his work on c. elegans at the LMB with Sydney Brenner
Keywords: John White; Sydney Brenner; Francis Crick; Caenorhabditis elegans; c. elegans; Eileen Southgate; cell biology; John Sulston; John Hodgkin; RNAi
Photographs: Eileen Southgate in office; Sydney Brenner; John White, Richard Durbin and Mick Fordham in officeAuthor: Ramsland Paul
Title: Structure and function relationships in proteins: a tribute to Allen B. Edmundson
Reference Journal of Molecular Recognition 2002
Year: 2002
Type: History - General
Subject: Editorial written in tribute to Allen B. Edmundson
Keywords: Allen B. Edmundson; proteins; myoglobin; sperm whale; X-ray crystallography; John Kendrew; Francis Crick; Stanford Moore; William H. Stein; helical polypeptides; immunoglobulin; ‘lock-and-key’ binding;
Photographs:Author: Witkowski Jan
Title: Mad hatters at the DNA tea party
Reference Nature 31 January 2002
Year: 2002
Type: DNA
Subject: An article highlighting the work of Gerald R. Pomerat and those he worked alongside to help unravel the structure of DNA
Keywords: Gerald Roland Pomerat; Lawrence Bragg; protein structure; William Bragg; Max Perutz; Hugh Huxley; Royal Institution; James Watson; Francis Crick; John Kendrew; Maurice Wilkins; Rosalind Franklin; DNA structure; Cavendish laboratory
Photographs: Gerald Roland Pomerat; letter to Lawrence Bragg from PomeratAuthor: Huxley Hugh
Title: The Cavendish Laboratory and Structural Biology
Reference Physics World March 2003
Year: 2003
Type: History - General
Subject: When James Watson and Francis Crick published the structure of DNA 50 years ago, it revealed the leading role played by the Cavendish Laboratory in structural biology. But why was this discovery made in a physics lab in Britain?
Keywords: James Watson; Francis Crick; X-ray; Rosalind Franklin; Maurice Wilkins; DNA structure; Max Perutz; proteins; John Kendrew; myoglobin, haemoglobin; Cavendish Laboratory; Lawrence Bragg; William Bragg; William Astbury; John Desmond Bernal; amino acids; Peter Pauling
Photographs: Crick and Watson with DNA model; a young Lawrence Bragg; 1962 Nobel Laureates at ceremony; DNA sculptureAuthor: Bretscher Mark; Travers Andrew
Title: John Smith: Cambridge molecular biologist who made outstanding contributions to the early work on nucleic acids
Reference The Independent 27 November 2003
Year: 2003
Type: Alumni - Obituary
Subject: John Smith Obituary written by former LMB members Mark Bretscher and Andrew Travers
Keywords: John Smith; RNA; DNA; enzymes; Francis Crick; Sydney Brenner; amino acids; Sid Altman; 1989 Nobel Prize
Photographs: John SmithAuthor: Sarchet, Penny
Title: The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started (Life’s true cradle)
Reference New Scientist 13 June 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Science
Subject: Working out how and where life began is one of the greatest puzzles to solve. Philipp Holliger and John Sutherland, and others, discuss their theories on how the first life arose.
Keywords: Charles Darwin; genetic molecules; amino acids; bacterial cells; proteins; Phil Holliger; RNA; John Sutherland; wet-dry cycle; Panspermia; building blocks; freeze-thaw cycle; lipids
Photographs:Author: Eisenstein, Michael
Title: Drug designers embrace Cryo-EM
Reference Nature Biotechnology July 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Science
Subject: Cryo-electron microscopy is enabling drug designers to understand how protein targets in the body interact with potential therapeutics.
Keywords: Cryo-electron microscopy; X-ray crystallography; Genetech; AstraZeneca; Sjors Scheres; RELION; Diamond Light Source; Titan Krios; ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM); NMR; Transformative High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy Program; National Institutes of Health (NIH); drug design
Photographs:Author: Neuroscience News & Research
Title: Neuroscience Milestone: Complete Fly Brain Imaged at Nanoscale Resolution
Reference Neuroscience News & Research 19 July 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Science
Subject: Researchers can now trace the path of any one neuron to any other neuron throughout the whole brain.
Keywords: Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus; Fruit fly; brain; Greg Jefferis; neurons; high-resolution; digital snapshot; Davi Bock; synapses; Kenyon cells; transmission electron microscope (TEMCA1)
Photographs:Author: Ferry, Georgina
Title: Sir Aaron Klug obituary
Reference The Guardian 26 November 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Obituary
Subject: Obituary for Aaron Klug who died on 20 November 2018
Keywords: Aaron Klug; X-ray crystallograhy; Rosalind Franklin; Nobel Prize; Royal Society President; tobacco mosaic virus (TMV); electronic micrographs; CT scan; John Sulston; Order of Merit; Director; 3D; Sydney Brenner; Cavendish Laboratory; Max Perutz; GM food
Photographs: Aaron writing on board (Brian Clark/MRC LMB)Author: Brackley, Paul
Title: Nobel Prize winner Aaron Klug dies at 92
Reference Cambridge Independent 28 November - 4 December 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Obituary
Subject: Cambridge Independent obituary for Aaron Klug with a look back on his life and achivements.
Keywords: Aaron Klug; Richard Henderson; Tony Crowther; Rosalind Franklin; Cavendish Laboratory; Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV); Michel Goedert; Order of Merit; Director; President Royal Society; x-ray diffraction; John Finch; Structural Studies; John Sulston; zinc finger proteins
Photographs: Aaron writing on board (Brian Clark/MRC LMB); Portrait shot; self-assemble virus protein shellAuthor: Brackley, Paul
Title: Nobel Prize for the man who changed medicine forever
Reference Cambridge Independent 10-16 October 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Greg Winter wins Nobel Prize for his pioneering use of antibodies as
Keywords: Gregory Winter; Nobel Prize; Cesar Milstein; Georges Kohler; human antibodies; Fred Sanger; humanisation; Herman Waldman; Cambridge Antibody Technology; Humira; AstraZeneca; Domantis; Bicycle Therapeutics; monoclonal antibodies; George Smith; Frances Arnold
Photographs: Greg at his desk (University of Cambridge)Author: Franken, Jenny
Title: RGS celebrates first former pupil to win Nobel Prize
Reference Jesmond Local 27 November 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Greg Winter’s former Grammar School on how proud they are of their Nobel Prize winning former pupil.
Keywords: Gregory Winter; Nobel Prize; Royal Grammar School (RGS); Jesmond; Alan Simpson
Photographs: Greg pictured in garden (University of Cambridge)Author: Blakely, Rhys
Title: Trinity don toasts Nobel with £3,000 of champagne
Reference The Times 4 October 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Greg Winter celebrated his Nobel Prize with a lot of champagne and a college feast.
Keywords: Gregory Winter; £3,000; champagne; Trinity College; Human antibodies; “a bit rocky”; auto-immune diseases; George Smith; Frances Arnold
Photographs:Author: The Times
Title: Professor Sir Aaron Klug, OM
Reference The Times 22 November 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Obituary
Subject: The Times looks back on the life and career of Aaron Klug.
Keywords: Aaron Klug; Birkbeck College; Francis Crick; Rosalind Franklin; Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV); x-ray crystallography; Microbe Hunters; 3D; Chromatin; Director; Order of Merit; Sanger Institute
Photographs: Aaron holding one of his models (Science photo library); With the Queen marking the centenary of Order of MeritAuthor: Bawden, Tom
Title: Brexit could kill research, warns Nobel Prize winner
Reference i 4 October 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Funding
Subject: Greg Winter warns the Government that Brexit could “kill” much of the world-class research carried in the UK if barriers to immigration are put up.
Keywords: Greg Winter; Brexit; Humira; continental; immigration; “Nobel Factory”; Champagne; Jan Lowe; Trinity
Photographs:Author: Taylor, Ashley P.
Title: Thomas Steitz, Biologist and X-Ray Crystallographer, Dies
Reference The Scientist Magazine
Year: 2018
Type: Alumni - Obituary
Subject: Thomas Steitz, obituary
Keywords: Thomas Steitz, X-ray crystallography; Joan Steitz; Venki Ramakrishnan; ribosome structure; RNA; Max Perutz; John Kendrew; Nobel Prize
Photographs:Author: Davis, Nicola
Title: Briton wins chemistry Nobel for new enzymes
Reference The Guardian 4 October 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Greg Winter was among three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Keywords: Greg Winter; Antibodies; enzymes; “phage display”; protein; adalimumab; Trinity College; champagne; George Smith; Frances Arnold
Photographs: Greg head shot as well as other winnersAuthor: Ferry, Georgina
Title: From ribosome to Royal Society
Reference Nature 6 September 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Book Review
Subject: Georgina Ferry enjoys Venki Ramakrishnan’s account of a stunning feat in structural Biology in his book Gene Machine: the Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
Keywords: Venki Ramakrishnan; Ribosome; Gene Machine; Nobel laureate; Royal Society President; RNA; Structural biologist; Ada Yonath; Thomas Steitz; James Watson; book review; X-ray crystallography; 3D; “phase problem”
Photographs: Venki with image of Ribosome in the backgroundAuthor: Brownlee, George G.
Title: The Legacy of Fred Sanger - 100 Years on from 2018
Reference Journal of Molecular Biology 17 August 2018
Year: 2018
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: August 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Fred Sanger. George Brownlee writes about Fred’s legacy
Keywords: Fred Sanger; insulin; amino acid; sequence; hormone; Francis Crick; Max Perutz; Jim Watson; “amides”; N-terminal; electrophoresis; dideoxy; oligonucleotides; “fingerprinting”; autoradiography; Nobel Prize; Quaker; Alan Coulson; bacterial genome; Cavendish; Sydney Brenner; Himsworth; Cesar Milstein; Order of Merit
Photographs: Fred in lab; Example of a dideoxy sequencing gel; copies of letters about expansion of labAuthor: ALZFORUM
Title: Conformers Confirmed: Structure of Pick’s Tau Distinct from AD Tau
Reference ALZFORUM 31 August 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Science
Subject: Researchers led by Michel Goedert and Sjors Scheres in collaboration with Bernardino Ghetti and colleagues at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, provide the first molecular-level proof that aggregating protein can fold up into different toxic shapes, giving rise to distinct neurodegenerative diseases
Keywords: Michel Goedert; Sjors Scheres; Pick’s disease; tau tangles; cryo-EM; Alzheimer’s disease; filaments; Ben Falcon; fold; amyloid core
Photographs:Author: Newsdesk
Title: Finalists in the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2018 revealed
Reference Cambridge Independent 12 September 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Fabrice Gorrec, from the crystallisation facility, is a finalist in the newly introduced Researcher of the Year category at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2018.
Keywords: Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards; Fabrice Gorrec; Researcher of the year; AstraZeneca; MedImmune;
Photographs: Judging panel