From its earliest days the LMB has attracted and trained first class scientists from around the world – creating a diverse community for the exchange of ideas and technical innovation. The LMB provides excellent opportunities for early career and established researchers – people with the potential to lead their field. A high percentage of LMB students and post-docs stay in research or science related fields after they leave the LMB. The LMB supports the wider scientific community by supplying highly trained scientific leaders. They leave the LMB to develop and support molecular biology both in the UK and throughout the world.
Julian Rayner elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
LMB 1993-1998, PhD Student, Postdoctoral scientist, Cell Biology
Congratulations to Julian Rayner who has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Julian was a PhD student and then a postdoc in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, and is now Director of the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) and Director of Wellcome Genome Campus Connecting Science. More…
LMB Alumni elected to US National Academy of Sciences
S. Artavanis-Tsakonas: LMB 1971-1974, PhD Student, PNAC
P. Silver: LMB 1984, Visitor, Cell Biology
M. Leptin: LMB 1984-1988, Postdoctoral Visitor; Scientific Staff, Cell Biology
K. Nasmyth: LMB 1982-1987, Scientific Staff; Scientific Visitor, Cell Biology
R. J. Roberts: LMB 1970, Visitor, PNAC, 1978-1979, Sabbatical Visitor, Cell Biology
Congratulations to LMB Alumni who have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas and Pamela Silver have been elected Members, and Maria Leptin, Kim Nasmyth and Richard J. Roberts have been elected International Members. More…
Simon Elsässer receives the 2023 Svedberg Prize
LMB 2012-2014, Postdoctoral scientist, PNAC
Simon Elsässer is the 2023 recipient of the Svedberg Prize from the Swedish National Committee for Molecular Biosciences and the Swedish Society for Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. The award recognises his contributions to our understanding of epigenetic gene regulation. Simon was a postdoctoral scientist in Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, and is now a Group Leader at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. His main research focuses on the plasticity of gene expression in pluripotent stem cells. More…
Matthew Freeman: The new Chair of EMBO Council
LMB 1992-2013, Group Leader, Head of Division, Cell Biology Division
Matthew Freeman discusses his new role as Chair of EMBO Council, the governing body of EMBO. He covers how EMBO supports early- and mid-career scientists, his plans for increasing participation across Europe, and his passion for discovery science. More…
Sarah Teichmann receives the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2023
LMB 1996-1999, 2001-2013, PhD Student, Group Leader, Structural Studies
For her cutting-edge research into protein assemblies, regulation of gene expression, and single-cell phenotyping, Sarah Teichmann has been awarded the 2023 FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award. More…
Andrew Holding included in inaugural membership of UK Young Academy
LMB 2009-2013, Career Development Fellow, Cell Biology
Andrew Holding is amongst 67 members selected to join the newly established UK Young Academy which seeks to connect early career researchers and professionals from across disciplines to help tackle local and global issues. More…