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The LMB canteen recently supported Cupcake Day to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. Day 191 of #LMB365 shows some of the cakes they baked, which helped raise £51.20 for this worthy cause.

Day 190 of #LMB365 shows some plastic measuring cylinders. There are over 1200 cylinders in cupboards across the LMB ranging from 10ml to 2litres. These are washed and replaced by the Glasswash Team on a daily basis & without their dedication LMB science would soon grind to a halt

Day 189 of #LMB365 shows sections of cerebral organoids labelled with markers of neuroepithelial cells, neuronal progenitors and cortical neurons. Laura Pellegrini in Madeline Lancaster’s group in Cell Biology uses organoids to study how cortical neurons migrate to form the cerebral cortex.

This image for day 188 of #LMB365 was collected by Michael Wozny in Wanda Kukulski’s group in Cell Biology using the ion beam source of a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Clumps of plunge-frozen yeast cells are seen centred within the grid squares of an electron microscope grid. The Focussed Ion Beam (FIB) is used to carefully remove material off the tops and bottoms of these cells to produce thin sections called lamellae that are ~200 nm in thickness. These lamellae are then suitable to be imaged using cryo-electron tomography using the LMB’s Titan Krios microscopes.

PhD students at the LMB are registered with the University of Cambridge, and are therefore automatically members of a college. This photo for day 187 of #LMB365 shows members of Bill Schafer’s lab celebrating the end of another day in the LMB by going to a formal dinner at Homerton College.

Day 186 of #LMB365 shows a common occurrence at the LMB. Our Nobel laureates, on this occasion Venki Ramakrishnan, and others are frequently called upon to be interviewed about their science. More can be found on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/LMBCambridge/