To mark the end of the annual LMB Symposium, the 2025 Perutz Student Prize, Joan A. Steitz Postdoc Prize and Eileen Southgate Staff Prize were awarded.
LMB Prizes given to students, postdocs and staff
John Gurdon (1933 – 2025)
Renowned developmental biologist John Gurdon, former Group Leader and Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has died aged 92.
Julian Sale appointed Joint Head of the PNAC Division
Madeline Lancaster appointed Joint Head of the Cell Biology Division
The LMB welcomes new Group Leader Sven Truckenbrodt
Sven Truckenbrodt’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division will harness expansion microscopy and molecular biology methods to assemble molecular brain maps to better understand neural circuitry.
Microscopes 4 Schools inspires over 900 young scientists across the Cambridge region
Over 900 pupils from 22 schools across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Bedford participated in the 2025 Microscopes4Schools Competition with some impressive entries.