LMB In The News

At the end of his Brandon to Cambridge railway journey, Michael Portillo visits the LMB to talk to Venki Ramakrishnan about the significance of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick. Venki shares how the team solved this puzzle by combining data from various sources, including X-Ray diffraction data produced by Rosalind Franklin, and building physical models to visualise the possible arrangements of the chemical bases. More… (note this episode is on BBC iPlayer, access restrictions apply) 

The LMB recently hosted a visit from Chloe Smith, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, where she was shown the latest electron cryo-microscope, installed as part of the government’s World Class Labs investment. During the visit, Chloe Smith spoke to LMB Director Jan Löwe, discussed how LMB researchers use electron cryo-microscopy to look at protein structures with Sjors Scheres and Sofia Lövestam, and looked at brain organoids with Madeline Lancaster. More…

Lori Passmore, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, chats to The FEBS Journal about her research career to date, including the technological advancements with electron cryo-microscopy, her favourite finding so far, and what advice she would give to early career scientists. More…

Following his award of the Hooke Medal from the British Society of Cell Biology, Andrew Carter, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been interviewed by the Journal of Cell Science, covering his early career, his breakthroughs in dynein research and his approach to leading a research group. More…

To mark World TB Day, Lalita Ramakrishnan, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division and the University of Cambridge’s Molecular Immunity Unit (housed at the LMB), discusses her career journey, the inspiration behind many of her key tuberculosis findings, and her approach to mentoring in the lab. More…

Marta Zlatic and Albert Cardona’s groups in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division (also at the University of Cambridge) have unveiled the first complete map of a fruit fly brain, including all its neurons and connecting synapses. This connectome offers new insights into the brain and will serve as a reference brain, allowing researching to study neurological diseases in greater detail. More…