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.
Tanmay Bharat awarded 2021 Eppendorf Award
LMB 2013-2017, post-doctoral researcher, Structural Studies
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. More…
Alex Bateman elected to membership of EMBO
LMB 1994-1997, PhD Student, Structural Studies
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. Alex is now the Head of Protein Sequence Resources at EMBL-EBI in Hinxton. More…
Cell scientist to watch – Hayley Sharpe
LMB 2006-2011, PhD student, Cell Biology
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, current challenges she is facing, and advice she would give to anyone starting their own lab. More…
Tanmay Bharat announced as EMBO Young Investigator
LMB 2013 - 2017, post-doctoral researcher, Structural Studies
LMB Alumnus Tanmay Bharat is among 30 life science researchers within their first four years as group leaders to become EMBO Young Investigators. He joins the existing network of 73 current and 384 former members of the programme and will receive support from EMBO during the foundation of their first independent laboratory. More…
Ruth Lehmann awarded Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
LMB 1987-1988, Postdoctoral Visitor, Cell Biology
Ruth Lehmann, a former postdoctoral visitor with Michael Wilcox and Peter Lawrence in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been awarded the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science, for unraveling the molecular basis by which germ cells, which give rise to sperm and egg cells, are formed. More…
Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927 – 5 April 2019
LMB 1957-1989, Group Leader, Director, Cell Biology
From modest beginnings Sydney became an extraordinarily influential and accomplished molecular biologist. His critical knowledge of, and insights into, key scientific problems were legendary. His irrepressible personality, acerbic wit and ebullient talks inspired a generation of young biologists. He made seminal discoveries in how genetic information is used for protein synthesis, and established Caenorhabditis elegans as one of the foremost model organisms for the study of development and neural function. He also pioneered techniques for genome analysis and was instrumental in establishing several outstanding centres of biological research around the world. Sydney’s Royal Society Biographical Memoir, written by John White and Mark Bretscher, has recently been published. More…