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.
“British winners of the prestigious Nobel Prize have gathered at Downing Street to celebrate their achievements … Guests included recent winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a structural biologist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, who received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry…” This article is no longer available from the source website: Number10.gov.uk, 18 January 2010
“Intellikine announced today the publication of an article entitled, “The p110delta structure: mechanisms for selectivity and potency of new PI(3)K inhibitors,” now available as an advanced online publication at Nature Chemical Biology…The pioneering work was the result of a collaboration led by Roger Williams, Ph.D., Professor in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge, U.K., and it included scientists from the University of California, San Francisco, Intellikine in La Jolla, California, and Merck-Serono Research Center in Geneva, Switzerland.” More…
“f-star, which has developed novel antibody engineering technology, moved to the Babraham Research campus in March 2008 in order to build closer links with the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge – an acknowledged world leader in antibody science.” More…
“Patric Nilsson, a 30-year-old diplomat, who normally works with persons in distress, accidents and evacuations for the Swedish Foreign Ministry, was paired up with Chemistry winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, professor with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, U.K.” More…
“The ring-fenced science funding promised in the UK Government’s 2004 10-year Framework may survive intact, according to the chief science adviser, John Beddington.
But he admits to not being sure how this can be reconciled with the £600 million cuts announced by the Chancellor on Wednesday.” This article is no longer available from the source website: New Scientist 11 December 2009
“Wandering through the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK, it is easy to see how this lab, which is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has produced so many Nobel laureates – fourteen in total, split evenly between chemistry and medicine or physiology. The place hums with activity and every corner is filled with experimental apparatus.” More…