MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

One of the world's leading research institutes, our scientists are working to advance understanding of biological processes at the molecular level - providing the knowledge needed to solve key problems in human health.

Emeritus

Brad Amos

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Optical microscope development

Tony Crowther

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Structure of macromolecule assemblies

Phil Evans

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Structural studies of endocytosis components

Alan Fersht

LMB Division - Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Tumour suppressor p53 structure and drug discovery

Michael Gait

LMB Division - Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Therapeutic applications of synthetic oligonucleotide analogues & their peptide conjugates

Rob Kay

LMB Division - Cell Biology

How cells drink and move: macropinocytosis and chemotaxis

John Kendrick-Jones

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Multi-functional myosin motors

John Kilmartin

LMB Division - Cell Biology

Conserved mechanisms of mitosis in yeast and mammals

Peter Lawrence

LMB Division - Cell Biology

Pattern formation in development

Andrew Leslie

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Structural studies of macromolecules

Hugh Pelham

LMB Division - Cell Biology

Membrane protein sorting

Daniela Rhodes

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Chromatin and telomere structure

Murray Stewart

LMB Division - Structural Studies

Nuclear transport

Andrew Travers

LMB Division - Cell Biology

Chromatin folding and unfolding

Nigel Unwin

LMB Division - Neurobiology

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Greg Winter

LMB Division - Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Bicyclic peptides & chemistry of bicycles