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.
Maria Leptin welcomed as Leopoldina member
Maria Leptin, LMB 1984-1988, Postdoctoral Visitor & Scientific Staff, Cell Biology
The German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, has welcomed EMBO Director Maria Leptin as one of its members. Election to the Leopoldina membership is the highest academic honour awarded by an institution in Germany and it is bestowed on scientists who are experts in their fields. This article is no longer available from the source website.
Wojciech Galej receives Early Career Research Award from the Biochemical Society
Wojciech Galej, LMB 2009-2016, PhD student & Scientific Staff, Structural Studies
Wojciech Galej has been awarded the 2018 Early Career Research Award for Molecular Structure and Function by the Biochemical Society. Wojciech has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the molecular mechanism of pre-mRNA splicing through his structural analysis of the spliceosome and its components using X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. More…
LMB alumnus, Jonathan Hodgkin, wins Novitski Prize
Jonathan Hodgkin, LMB 1971-1974 & 1976-2000, PhD student & Group Leader, Cell Biology
Professor Jonathan Hodgkin has been awarded the prestigious Edward Novitski prize for 2017 by the Genetics Society of America, in recognition of his “extraordinary creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research”. During his time at the LMB, Jonathan undertook pioneering work in the field of C. elegans genetics. More…
Alison Woollard is guest on BBC Radio 4, ‘The Life Scientific’
Alison Woollard, LMB 1996-2000, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cell Biology
Professor Alison Woollard, from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, is this week’s guest on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Life Scientific’. Alison explains her enthusiasm for the tiny nematode worm, C. elegans, and talks fondly of her time at the LMB. More…
Alison Woollard appointed Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research at Oxford
Alison Woollard, LMB 1996-2000, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cell Biology
Professor Alison Woollard, Department of Biochemistry and Fellow of Hertford College, has been appointed as the University of Oxford’s next Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research. More…
Creating a genomic map of the immune response – Sarah Teichmann
Sarah Teichmann, LMB 1996-1999 & 2001-2013, PhD student & programme leader, Structural Studies Division
Dr Sarah Teichmann, Head of Cellular Genetics of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and Dr Jacqui Shields, from the MRC Cancer Unit in Cambridge, have teamed up to make the most of their complementary skills in immunology and cancer research. Using funding from our Cancer Immunology Project Award, they are focusing on the ‘million dollar question’ often posed by the medical and scientific community: why does the immune system sometimes fail to act against tumour development? Here Sarah describes their project. More…