Author: Raper, Vivienne
Title: A Nobel Prize -Winning Culture
Reference Science 8 July 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Laboratory Culture
Subject: Science careers article about talks to LMB Scientists about what makes a good research laboratory.
Keywords: Venki Ramakrishnan; Nobel Prize; Hugh Pelham; empire builders; Jason Chin; Programme Leader -Track scheme (PLT); tea-break; Lori Passmore; Leo James; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Janelia Farm Research Campus;
Photographs: Pictures of Jason Chin, Hugh Pelham, Venki Ramakrishnan with Israel Sanchez and Hong Ji,Lori Passmore,Leo JamesAuthor: Manning, Jo
Title: Murdoch scientist makes brain signal discovery
Reference Murdoch University website 5 July 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Research started at LMB by Sarah Etherington gives a closer understanding why early brain development is so critical to mental health and function long term
Keywords: Murdoch University; Sarah Etherington; visual cortex; autism; Professor Stephen Williams; Queensland Brain Institute; McCusker Charitable Foundation
Photographs:Author: MRC Website
Title: 2011 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist annonced
Reference MRC Website 26 July 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Samuel Bjork from MRC LMB is shortlisted for this year’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award.
Keywords: Max Perutz Science Writing Award; writing competition; PhD students; non-scientific audience; Guardian; Sir John Savill; Alok Jha; Georgina Ferry; Professor Mahesh Parmar; Nicola Illingworth; Samuel Bjork; Are You Chicken?;
Photographs:Author: Pease, Poland
Title: Animal’s genetic code redesigned
Reference BBC News 11 August 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Researchers say they have created the first ever animal with artificial information in its genetic code.
Keywords: atom-by-atom control; nematode worms; C elegans; Sebastian Greiss: Jason Chin; The Scripps Research Institute; 21st amino acid; Jonathan Hodkin; Mario de Bono
Photographs: Picture of nematode worm shown under UV lightAuthor: Marshall, Michael
Title: First life: The search for the first replicator
Reference New Scientist 15 August 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Life must have begun with a simple molecule that could reproduce itself-and now we think we know how to make one
Keywords: self replicating; RNA; Walter Gilbert; R18; tC19Z; Philipp Holliger; Adrian Ferre-D’Amare; Hiroaki Suga; NAD+; Ronald Breaker; glmS; Donna Blackmond; Leslie Orgel; nucleotides; John Sutherland; TNA; Goldilocks chemistry; Jack Szostak;
Photographs:Author: Science Daily
Title: New Link Revealed Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging
Reference Science Daily 15 August 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Recent studies led by Jernej Ule’s group have found new clues to the biology of normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; neurodegenerative disorders; FTLD; Dr Jernej Ule; Dr james Tollervey; Dr Boris Rogelj; RNA; EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute; Affymetrix Inc; University of Ljubljana; Centre for Neurodegeneration Research; aging
Photographs:Author: Vargas Lautaro: Fountain Ben
Title: Cambridge’s largest ever M&A deals: the top 10
Reference Cabume 24 August 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Biotechnology Companies
Subject: Caburne’s top 10 mergers and acquisitions of Cambridge cluster companies and 7 other significant deals.
Keywords: Celltech; AstraZeneca; XenSource; Citrix; Solexa; Globespan; Virata; Chiroscience; Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT); Panton Arms; Domantis; Diversys; Peptech; Kudos; MVM; dAbs;
Photographs: Picture of Hermann Hauser and Chris Curry.Author: Nair, Prashant
Title: Profile of Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Reference PNAS 21 September 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Biographical
Subject: A profile of Venki Ramakrishnan's journey to uncover the structure of the ribosome, which led to a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Keywords: Venki Ramakrishnan; Chidambaram; Chennai; Vadodara’s Maharaja Sayajirao University; Ohio University; Tomoyasu Tanaka; 30S; Sydney Brenner; University of California; Peter Moore; Don Engelman; Brookhaven National Laboratory; University of Utah; Richard Henderson; Ada Yonath; Thermus thermophilus; Wes Sunquist; Thomas Steitz; 50S; 70S; Rib X; H5;
Photographs:Author: Cambridge News
Title: Fine display of brain power from students in science competition
Reference Cambridge News 30 September 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Art
Subject: Cambridgeshire school pupils proved they had a head for art and science in the annual Imagining the Brain competition.
Keywords: Imagining the Brain; The Art of Mortality; pathogens; Black Death; neuroscience; neurodegeneration; Edward Parkhouse; Leys School, Patrick Lyons; Parkside Federation; Order and Pattern; Seeing the Difference; Hugh Pelham; Tristan Currie; Madeleine Lawson; Netherhall Sixth Form College; Adam Duncan; Kirtee Kebla; Frances Thompson; Impington Village College; KPMG School Science Communication Award; Diana Scarborough; Karen Thomas
Photographs: Joint first prize winning picture and sculpture. Hugh Pelham and Edward Parkhouse at presentation.Author: Roxby, Philippa
Title: What damage does alcohol do to our bodies?
Reference BBC News 2 October 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Study into the toxic effects of alcohol on mice, and the damage this can do to foetal DNA, is included in an article about the health effects of alcohol on humans.
Keywords: Alcohol; mental health; impair memory skills; reduce fertility; high blood pressure; alcoholic cardiomyopathy; congestive heart failure; stroke; toxic; Cancer Research UK; acetaldehyde; Dr KJ Patel; foetal alcohol syndrome; Dr Nick Sheron; alcoholic liver disease; Alcohol concern; Paul Wallace; Katherine Brown;
Photographs:Author: Cambridge News
Title: Taking on the mother of all marathons.
Reference Cambridge News 15 November 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Philippa Smith takes part in the Athens Classic Marathon in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Keywords: Philippa Smith; Athens Classic Marathon; Mark Johnson; Alzheimer’s Research UK; Pheidippides; Miranda Mays
Photographs: Picture of Philippa Smith.Author: University of Cambridge
Title: New treatment for multiple sclerosis: Cambridge University translates research at the bench into a drug at the bedside
Reference University of Cambridge 15 November 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Three decades of research in Cambridge, including pioneering work at LMB, has resulted in the exciting prospect of a new transformational treatment for MS
Keywords: Multiple sclerosis; Cesar Milstein; George Kohler; monoclonal antibody; Herman Waldmann; Geoff Hale; Mike Clark; University of Cambridge; Greg Winter; Lutz Riechmann; Campath-1H; alemtuzumab; Professor Alastair Compston; Dr Alasdair Coles; Genzyme; CARE-MS1; CARE-MS2;
Photographs:Author: PR Newswire
Title: MedImmune Announces Winners of Its 6th Annual Global Abstract Competition
Reference PR Newswire 15 November 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Jillian Barlow from LMB's PNAC Division is recognized for excellence in respiratory, inflammation and autoimmunity research.
Keywords: MedImmune; Gaithersburg; Annual Research Abstract Competition; AstraZeneca; Jillian Barlow; Xiangping Yang; Philippe LeBlanc; McGill University; Bing Yao; RIA
Photographs:Author: Kaplan, Karen
Title: A roll of the dice
Reference Nature 17 November 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Career Structure
Subject: For some, a lack of tenure creates a dynamic lab environment. For others, it's a gamble not worth taking.
Keywords: Sean Eddy; Janelia Farm Research Campus; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI); tenure; Gerry Rubin; Bell Laboratories; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Carnegie Institution for Science; European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Hugh Pelham; Sydney Brenner; Cherry Murray;
Photographs:Author: Gribbin, Deirdre
Title: Hearing your genes evolve
Reference The Leverhulme Trust 23 November 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Art and Science
Subject: Deirdre Gribbin working with scientists at LMB, including computational biologist Dr Sarah Teichmann, to create a new work for string quartet.
Keywords: Hearing your Genes Evolve; Deirdre Gribbin; Sarah Teichmann; Leverhulme Artist in Residence; music; string quartet; 1000 Genomes project
Photographs: Picture showing Deirdre Gribbin in her performance piece Venus BlazingAuthor: BBC News
Title: Babraham Institute ageing research gets £3.6m boost
Reference BBC News 8 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Scientists in Cambridgeshire are to lead a £3.6m project looking at the effects of ageing on immunity systems.
Keywords: The Babraham Insitute; lymphocyte; Professor Douglas Kell; (BBSRC); Immune System
Photographs:Author: EurekAlert!
Title: Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus’s entry into cell nucleus
Reference EurekAlert! 8 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Scientists have found the ‘key’ that HIV uses to enter our cells’ nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS.
Keywords: HIV; AIDS; University College London (UCL); University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Nup358; Professor Greg Towers; Dr Torsten Schaller; Wellcome Trust; ‘lock and key’; World Health Organization; National Institute of Health Research; Professor Danny Altmann; capsid protein
Photographs:Author: HM Government
Title: Master of Trinity College Cambridge appointed
Reference HM Government 16 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Sir Greg Winter appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge University
Keywords: Sir Greg Winter; Trinity College; Cambridge Antibody Technology; Domantis; Bicycle Therapeutics; Appointed
Photographs:Author: The Hindu
Title: Are the days of incurable diseases really over?
Reference The Hindu 20 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Talks
Subject: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Richard J. Roberts deconstruct the unseen world of bacteria
Keywords: Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc); Tata Audituorium; Venki Ramakrishnan; Richardd J. Roberts; bacteria; “Why I love Bacteria”; New England Biolabs: Yersinia pestis; Ribosome
Photographs: Richard J. Roberts speaking at the Indian InstituteAuthor: Hegarty, Stephanie
Title: Is a cure for the common cold on the way?
Reference BBC News 20 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Look at whether recent research could eventually mean that colds are a thing of the past.
Keywords: Antiviral; Todd Rider; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Draco; H1N1; swine flu; polio virus; cold; dengue fever; Ebola virus; Vaccinations; Dr Leo James; Professor Peter Palese; Mount Sinai Medical School; Dr Benhur Lee; Hugh Pennington; Interferons
Photographs:Author: Howes, Laura
Title: Cutting edge chemistry in 2011
Reference RSC 20 December 2011
Year: 2011
Type: Science
Subject: Discoveries that have caused the biggest buzz in Chemistry labs in 2011. A panel of journal editors reviews this years chemical science papers that include Phil Holliger.
Keywords: Philipp Holliger; Francis Crick; RNAzyme; RNA; self-replicating
Photographs:Author: Blow, Nathan
Title: Evolution at the Lab Bench
Reference Biotechniques 2 February 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Overcoming the PCR inhibitors often present in complex environmental samples. A look at the many ways directed evolution is enhancing protein function.
Keywords: Philipp Holliger; polymerases; Svante Paabo; Max Planck Institute; compartmentalized self-replication (CSR); molecular breeding; 2D9; David Liu; PACE; phage M13; PIII; Taq polymerase; environmental inhibitors; Jerry Joyce
Photographs: Picture of David Liu: image of 2D9; diagram of the PACE systemAuthor: GEN News Highlights
Title: Investigators Describe Bioorthogonal Reaction for Rapid Site-Specific Protein Labeling
Reference GEN 6 February 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: LMB Scientist and colleagues at the North Carolina State University have created specially engineered mammalian cells to enable researchers to label proteins of interest more efficiently
Keywords: North Carolina State University (NCSU); norbornene; Jason Chin; bioorthogonal; tetrazines; aminoacyl-tRNA; synthetase/tRNA; Methanosarcina; PylRS/tRNACUA; L-lysine
Photographs:Author: Cambridge News
Title: Scientist is knighted
Reference Cambridge News 10 February 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Hugh Pelham receives knighthood at Buckingham Palace
Keywords: Hugh Pelham; Queen’s Birthday Honours; Director; knighthood; Prince of Wales
Photographs: Hugh Pelham being knighted by the Prince of Wales.Author: The Royal Society
Title: How new science is transforming the optical microscope
Reference The Royal Society 13 February 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Talks/Lectures
Subject: The 2012 Leeuwenhoek Lecture was given by Brad Amos.
Keywords: Leeuwenhoek Lecture; Brad Amos; optical microscope; John White; University of Strathclyde; biological laser-scannning confocal microscope; lens size; ‘small lens’; fluorescent probes
Photographs: Flea, MRC picture