MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Rebecca Tomkins, from the LMB’s Human Resources (HR) Department, Operations Group has been announced as the 2014 winner of the Apprenticeship Award for Administration from The College of West Anglia. Rebecca received her certificate at the annual Apprentice Awards Ceremony held recently.
The College of West Anglia works with employers across Cambridgeshire to support students through apprenticeships whilst offering individuals the chance to develop knowledge and skills in the workplace.
The Rt Hon David Willetts, MP, Minister for Universities and Science, made a return visit to the new LMB building, accompanied by the Rt Hon Andrew Lansley, CBE, MP for South Cambridgeshire and Leader of the House of Commons, and Vicky Ford, MEP for the East of England on Friday 7th March.
Madan Babu, from the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been announced as the recipient of the Protein Society’s 2014 Protein Science Young Investigator Award.
The Protein Science Young Investigator Award recognises important contributions to the study of proteins, by a scientist in the early stages of an independent career. It is named after The Protein Society’s academic journal, Protein Science. Madan is the first LMB scientist to be honoured with this prestigious award.
Staff at the LMB have raised over £1,700 from their annual Charity fundraiser for the Addenbrooke’s Dialysis Centre in memory of former colleague Michael Neuberger, who passed away in late 2013. This cause was chosen by Michael’s wife Gill in appreciation of the care and support Michael received at the Centre, where he spent many hours over several months during 2013.
Anne Bertolotti, from the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been announced as the British Society for Cell Biology 2014 Hooke Medal winner.
The Hooke Medal is awarded annually to an outstanding cell biologist working in the UK, who has been working as a principal research scientist for less than 10 years. Previous LMB winners include Ben Nichols and Matthew Freeman.
Anne has been a group leader at the LMB since 2006.
Professor Nikolaus Pfanner from the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany, will deliver the 2014 Feldberg Prize Lecture on Thursday January 23rd at 4.15pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The title of the lecture is “The mitochondrial machinery for transport and assembly of proteins.” The lecture is open to anyone locally who is interested in attending.
Nikolaus studied medicine at the University of Munich and completed his M.D.