Author: Ferry, Georgina
Title: Women of the Nobel factory share their stories
Reference Nature 15 December 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Book Review
Subject: From sequencing to stardom — alumnae of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology reflect on how they succeeded in science for Kathleen Weston’s book
Keywords: Kathleen Weston; ‘sexist ads’; Ahead of the Curve; book review; “discrimination against mediocrity”; interviews; women; Elizabeth Blackburn; Sarah Teichmann; Joan Steitz; Fred Sanger; Max Perutz; Daniela Rhodes; Mariann Bienz; Hugh Pelham; Aaron Klug; Melina Schuh; ‘leaky pipline’; unconscious bias; impostor syndrome; salary disparities
Photographs:Author: British Neuroscience Association
Title: 2020 BNA Prize Winners!
Reference British Neuroscience Association 14 December 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Alexander Bates wins the 2020 British Neuroscience Association Postgraduate Award
Keywords: Alexander Bates; award; Greg Jefferis; ‘connectomics’; British Neuroscience Association
Photographs: Alexander BatesAuthor: Parshley, Lois
Title: The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explained
Reference Vox 15 December 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Science
Subject: Article looking at the varied long-term effects of Covid-19 and the clues that latest research offers into what might be causing all the symptoms – including Madeline Lancaster lab’s study showing that SARS-CoV-2 can damage cells in the brain’s choroid plexus
Keywords: Covid-19; Long Covid; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; neurological symptoms; Madeline Lancaster; choroid plexus; postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS); neuro-inflammation; cytokine storms; hyperinflammation; post-viral chronic fatigue syndome; deep vain thromboses; pulmonary problems
Photographs: Hospital picturesAuthor: Kiessling, Tilmann
Title: EMBO welcomes thirty Young Investigators
Reference EMBO 1 December 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: LMB Alumnus Tanmay Bharat is among 30 life science researchers within their first four years as group leaders to become EMBO Young Investigators
Keywords: Tanmay Bharat; EMBO Young Invetigators; award; alumni
Photographs:Author: Cristo, Inês
Title: Cell scientist to watch - Hayley Sharpe
Reference Journal of Cell Science 8 December 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Alumni - Career Structure
Subject: Hayley Sharpe, a former PhD student with Sean Munro’s group in the Cell Biology Division, is interviewed by the Journal of Cell Science about her career so far, how she ended up studying phosphatases
Keywords: Hayley Sharpe; alumni; Sean Munro; Peter Lawrence; Babraham Institute; ultimate Frisbee; phosphatases; EMBO Young Investigator; Lister Institute Research Prize; career; lockdown
Photographs: Hayley Sharpe; Hayley with husband cyclingAuthor: Mogrify/MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Title: Mogrify enters research collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Reference Mogrify Press Release 11 January 2020
Year: 2020
Type: Science
Subject: Exploratory research project aims to develop novel protein expression systems via cell reprogramming
Keywords: Mogrify; ex vivo cell therapies; protein expression systems; LifeArc; Julian Gough; collaboration; project
Photographs:Author: Brackley, Paul
Title: Exploring why older women find it harder to fall pregnant
Reference Cambridge Independent 15-21 November 2017
Year: 2017
Type: Science
Subject: Melina Schuh established a new lab at Bourn Hall Clinic to uncover the biological secrets behind age and pregnancy
Keywords: Melina Schuh; Bourn Hall Clinic: older women; chromosomes; pregnant; meiosis; IVF; oocytes; Bianka Seres; spindle; kinetochores; miscarriage; fertility
Photographs: Melina Shuh, Bianka Seres in the new labAuthor: MRC Network
Title: How protein machinery drives healthy gene expression
Reference MRC Network Winter 2017/18
Year: 2017
Type: Science
Subject: Dr Lori Passmore and her team used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) – to study a large protein complex called ‘cleavage and polyadenylation factor’ or CPF.
Keywords: Lori Passmore; gene expression; ‘cleavage and polyadenylation factor’ (CPF); viral infections; atomic model; structure; machinery; cryo-EM
Photographs:Author: Booth, Robert
Title: Francis Crick Institute’s £700m building ‘too noisy to concentrate’
Reference The Guardian 21 November 2017
Year: 2017
Type: History - General
Subject: It is a £700m cathedral to biomedical science, where scientists work together to make breakthroughs in cancer, neuroscience, pandemics and genetics. But the Francis Crick Institute is not proving to be the easiest place to concentrate.
Keywords: The Francis Crick Institute; ‘too noisy to concentrate’; Alan Penn; “creative interplay”; building
Photographs: The Francis Crick Institute from outside: Inside view of Francis Crick InstituteAuthor: Brackley, Paul
Title: Royal Society award for Dr Greg Jefferis of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology as he seeks to understand how our brains work
Reference Cambridge Independent 19 July 2018
Year: 2018
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Dr Greg Jefferis, group leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been awarded the Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2018
Keywords: Greg Jefferis; Francis Crick Medal; Drosophila; human brain; Royal Society; brain function; award; neurons
Photographs: Greg Jefferis in officeAuthor: Ward, Sally E., Jones, Peter, Buss, Tim, Rada, Cristina, Winter, Gregory, Willson, Richard
Title: In memoriam: Jefferson Foote
Reference MABS 12 January 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Obituary
Subject: In a scientific career that spanned over three decades, Dr. Jeff Foote made seminal contributions to antibody humanization and the biophysical aspects of antibody recognition. In this Perspective, we discuss his life and work.
Keywords: Jefferson (Jeff) Foote; immunochemistry; antibody humanization; Greg Winter; Cesar Milstein; fluorometers; Macintosh (“Mac”); antibody engineering; CDR grafting; therapeutic; Campath-1; “conformational isomerism”; Perspective; Arrowsmith Technologies
Photographs: Jeff Foote with his Mac at the LMB.Author: Cookson, Clive
Title: ‘Mini-brains’ research brings neural development breakthrough
Reference Financial Times 24 March 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Science
Subject: Madeline Lancaster leads a team that have identified a key genetic switch that ensures humans develop much bigger brains than apes, an important step in the scientific understanding of neural development.
Keywords: Madeline Lancaster; mini-brains; cerebral organoids; apes; ZEB2; chimpanzee; neurons; human brain; radial glia; genetic switch; progenitor cells
Photographs: Human, left, and chimpanzee mini-brains at five weeks oldAuthor: Sample, Ian
Title: Scientists discover why the human brain is so big
Reference The Guardian 24 March 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Science
Subject: Madeline Lancaster’s group have shed light on the why humans develop much bigger brains than apes, an important step in the scientific understanding of neural development.
Keywords: Madeline Lancaster; large brains; “brain organoids”; apes; ZEB2; human; chimp; progenitor cells; neural; switch
Photographs:Author: Blakely, Rhys
Title: Lab grows small brains to answer the big question
Reference The Times 25 March 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Science
Subject: Madeline Lancaster’s group have shed light on the why humans develop much bigger brains than apes, an important step in the scientific understanding of neural development.
Keywords: Madeline Lancaster; “mini-brains”; human; chimpanzee; stem cell; ZEB2; organoids; neurons; progenitor cells; apes
Photographs: Madeline with her group; image of human organoidAuthor: Brackley, Paul
Title: Winners of Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards revealed
Reference Cambridge Independent 23 April 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: The LMB has received a Special Commendation in the category of Covid-19 Response Award, in the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards
Keywords: Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards; Covid-19 Respose Award; special commendation; Zunlong Ke; John Briggs
Photographs:Author: Shahbazi, Marta N.
Title: Defining myself as a mother scientist
Reference Cell Stem Cell 6 May 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Career Structure
Subject: As part of a series covering how researchers have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Science Direct have featured Marta Shahbazi and her experience of juggling being a new group leader and a new mother during lockdown.
Keywords: Marta Shahbazi; COVID-19; mother; coronavirus pandemic; double life; Group Leader
Photographs: Marta in the lab (MRC LMB)Author: O’Toole, Peter
Title: The Microscopists podcast with Richard Henderson
Reference BiteSize Bio, The Microscopists 10 June 2021
Year: 2021
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: Richard Henderson is a guest on The Microscopists podcast from Bitesize Bio. Here he chats with Peter O’Toole about a range of topics including; the fundamental importance of understanding protein structures, what attracted him to biophysics and his motorbike adventures in Scotland
Keywords: Richard Henderson; podcast; electron microscopy; Joachim Frank; Jacques Dubochet; Fred Sanger; Max Perutz; Malcolm Weir; Heptares; vaccines; coronavirus; old clocks; radio; fixing; Brian Hartley; Paul Emsley; Twitter; Facebook; Breaking Bad; Hitchcock; electromicroscopy; Ada Yonath; Michael Rossmann; Cryo EM
Photographs:Author: Marti Solano, Maria
Title: Young Scientist at #LINO70: Maria Marti Solano - On the Way to a More Personalised Medicine
Reference Blog - Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 23 June 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Science
Subject: Postdoc Maria Marti Solano, Structural Studies Division, discusses her research into whether genetic or patient-specific factors impact receptor function and can explain varying responses to drugs. She also addresses how she has adapted to continue her research from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Maria Marti Solano; G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR); computational methods; pandemic; corona; big data; #LINO70; Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Photographs: Maria in front of the buildingAuthor: UK Research and Innovation
Title: STFC technology drives more efficient cryoEM imaging
Reference UKRI News 8 July 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Science
Subject: A new Quantum C100 detector, optimised for 100 keV low-energy cryo-EM, has been developed by STFC in partnership with the Rosalind Franklin Institute and LMB
Keywords: Electron cryo-microscopy (cryoEM); Science and Technology Facilities (STFC); Rosalind Franklin Institute; Quantum Detectors; low energy; Richard Henderson; Chris Russo; collaboration; democratisation of cryoEM technology
Photographs:Author: UK Research and Innovation
Title: 101 jobs that change the world - David Street
Reference UKRI 12 July 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Career Structure
Subject: Highlighting non-traditional jobs which support research and innovation, UKRI have profiled David Street, a member of the LMB’s Estates and Facilities team
Keywords: David Street; Estates and Facilities; Electrical Engineer; career; ‘behind the scenes’; tours; Arts and Crafts Show; change the world
Photographs: David in interstitial level of building (MRC LMB)Author: Kießling, Tilmann
Title: Family values - Learn about newly elected EMBO Member Alex Bateman and his work on protein families
Reference EMBO 9 June 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Alex Bateman, a former PhD student in Cyrus Chothia’s group in the Structural Studies Division, has been elected a member of EMBO for his work on protein families
Keywords: Alex Bateman; EMBO Member; Cyrus Chothia; protein sequences; ‘protein families’; genome; EMBL-EBI; Pfam database; UniProt: Rfam; RNAcentral; ‘periodic table’; machine learning; Hinxton; alumni
Photographs: Alex Bateman portrait photoAuthor: Eppendorf Corporate
Title: Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators
Reference Eppendorf Corporate 25 June 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Tanmay Bharat has been awarded the 2021 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators for his research on the structure and function of protective layers surrounding prokaryotic cells
Keywords: Tanmay Bharat; Award; Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators; prokaryotic cells; alumni; antibiotics; prize; filamentous phages; pathogenic bacteria
Photographs: Tanmay Bharat in officeAuthor: Pálfy, Máté
Title: Cell scientist to watch - Alexey Amunts
Reference Journal of Cell Science 1 July 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Career Structure
Subject: Alexey Amunts shares insights into his career to date, including his time at the LMB in Venki Ramakrishnan’s lab, the importance of open science and collaboration, in an interview with the Journal of Cell Science.
Keywords: Alexey Amunts; Venki Ramakrishnan; cryo-EM; alumni; career; collaboration; Israeli army; Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab); ribosomes
Photographs: Alexey Amunts portrait photo; Alexey with his lab groupAuthor: European Research Council
Title: Maria Leptin
Reference European Research Council 2 July 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Maria Leptin is the new President of the European Research Council. Since her postdoc position in Michael Wilcox’s group at the LMB, Maria has been a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, led a research group at EMBL and served as Director of EMBO
Keywords: Maria Leptin; President; European Research Council; Michael Wilcox; EMBO; alumni
Photographs: Maria Leptin portrait photoAuthor: Flinders Foundation
Title: Mary Overton Fellowship: Worms the key to understanding brains
Reference Flinders Foundation 8 July 2021
Year: 2021
Type: Alumni - Awards & Prizes
Subject: Yee Lian Chew is the recipient of the Flinders Foundation’s Mary Overton Senior Research Fellowship in Neuroscience.
Keywords: Yee Lian Chew; Finders Foundation; Mary Overton Senior Research Fellowship; Nematodes; worm; neurons; chronic pain; neurodegenerative disorders; award; alumni
Photographs: Yee Lian Chew in lab