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KJ Patel receives Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Award of Merit

KJ Patel, from the LMB’s PNAC Division, has been awarded the Award of Merit for his ‘revolutionary work on aldehyde toxicity in Fanconi anemia hematopoietic cells’ by the Board of Directors of the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund.
Fanconi Anemia (FA) is a rare, cancer-predisposing disorder affecting about 150 or more families in the UK (the true extent is unknown). FA is present at birth, and causes progressive bone marrow failure.

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Published on 18th December, 2013

Fred Sanger (1918 – 2013)

Fred Sanger, double Nobel Laureate and founding member of the LMB in 1962, died on Tuesday 19 November, at the age of 95.  He was an extremely modest and self-effacing man whose contributions have made an extraordinary impact on molecular biology.
Fred was born on August 13, 1918 in Rendcombe in Gloucestershire.  His father was a GP and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy cotton manufacturer.

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Published on 20th November, 2013

Jason Chin inducted into the European Inventor Hall of Fame

Jason Chin, from the LMB’s Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, has been inducted into the European Inventor Hall of Fame, at a ceremony in Munich on 17 October 2013.
The European Inventor Hall of Fame is a travelling exhibition that honours outstanding innovation and creativity, and has been commissioned by the European Patent Office to celebrate 40 years of the European Patent Convention.

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Published on 6th November, 2013

Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

On Monday 25th November 2013, the LMB will be hosting a Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon – the latest in a series of such events to celebrate the MRC’s Centenary.
The event is based on the Edit-a-thon held in 2012 on Ada Lovelace Day, a day which celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

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Published on 4th November, 2013

Michael Neuberger (1953 – 2013)

Michael Neuberger, Deputy Director of the LMB and Head of Division of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry died on Saturday 26 October, after several months of serious illness. He was an outstanding and brilliant scientist.
Michael was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College Cambridge, received a first class honours degree in Natural Sciences (Biochemistry), and started a PhD in Biochemistry with Brian Hartley at Imperial College in London in 1974.

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Published on 28th October, 2013

2013 John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Joan Steitz

Joan Steitz will give the John Kendrew Lecture 2013 on Friday 1st November at 4.15pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The title of the lecture is ‘Non-coding RNAs: with a viral twist.’ This event is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending.
Joan Steitz is interested in the multiple roles played by non-coding RNA–protein complexes in gene expression in vertebrate cells.

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Published on 25th October, 2013
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