Sebastian Fica, a post-doctoral researcher in Kiyoshi Nagai’s group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been announced as a winner of the 2020 RNA Society/Scaringe Awards.
Sebastian Fica wins the 2020 RNA Society/Scaringe Post-Doctoral Award
Student art inspired by structural biology lights up the LMB’s atrium
The LMB recently hosted an exhibition of artworks produced as part of the PDB Art project. Now in its fourth year, this project involves the Protein Data Bank in Europe working with local school art departments to help students create works of art inspired by molecular structures contained in the PDB.
Lori Passmore wins inaugural Elisa Izaurralde Award
The RNA Society has conferred its first Elisa Izaurralde to Lori Passmore, a Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, for innovation in research, teaching, and service.
The LMB welcomes Marta Zlatic as a new Group Leader
The LMB is delighted to announce the appointment of Marta Zlatic as a Group Leader in the Neurobiology Division. Marta joins the LMB to continue working to advance our understanding of how the structure of the central nervous system (CNS) relates to its function in learning and decision-making.
A main aim of Marta’s group’s work is to understand how neuronal circuitry enables animals to learn and to select an appropriate response based on the learnt information.
The LMB welcomes Albert Cardona as a new Group Leader
The LMB is delighted to announce the appointment of Albert Cardona as a Group Leader in the Neurobiology Division. Albert joins the LMB to continue his research into how the structure of a neural circuit relates to its function.
Our thoughts and behaviours are products of the ability of our brains to combine inputs from the senses such as vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, along with memories of past experiences and instinctual responses.
Michael Fuller (1936 – 2019)
Michael Fuller, Laboratory Services Manager, Laboratory Steward, Technician, Special Projects Co-ordinator and stalwart of the LMB for over 44 years died on 22 November 2019. Michael was devoted to the LMB and put all his energies into making it an efficient and productive institution and played a vital role in the building up of the Laboratory from its small beginnings into a major laboratory.