LMB 2008-2016, Senior Investigator Scientist, Group Leader, Cell Biology Melina Schuh’s work has been announced as the 2025 Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Life Sciences category by the Falling Walls Foundation. The accolade recognises her group’s achievement to visualise the entire ovulation process in mouse follicles in real-time utilising a newly developed live […]
LMB Alumni News
Sarah Teichmann: Science always wins if we work together
LMB 1996-1999, 2001-2013, PhD Student, Group Leader, Structural Studies The Journal of Experimental Medicine spoke to Sarah Teichmann about expanding beyond academic science in your career, dealing with uncertainty in the workplace, and being able to carve out time for yourself despite having multiple demands on your time. More…
Richard Sever awarded the Royal Society Research Culture Award
LMB 1992-1996, Ph.D. Student, PNAC The Royal Society Research Culture Award 2025 is jointly awarded to Richard Sever and John R. Inglis for contributions to improving the scientific system and changing the culture of scientific publishing, through the development of the first preprint servers for the life sciences and medicine. More…
From the lab bench to the football pitch: Gisela Otten joins Cambridge United’s Board of Directors
LMB 2017-2022, Career Development Fellow, Investigator Scientist, PNAC Cambridge United Football Club have announced that LMB alumnae Gisela Otten has joined their Board of Directors and will also Chair the Board of the Women’s team. It’s a natural fit for Gisela, who began playing for Cambridge United Women after moving to the city to join […]
Matt Higgins and Clemens Plaschka elected to EMBO Membership
Higgins: LMB 1997-2007, PhD student; Postdoctoral Scientist, Neurobiology; Structural StudiesPlaschka: LMB 2016-2018, Postdoctoral Visitor and Scientist, Structural Studies Congratulations to alumni Matt Higgins and Clemens Plaschka who have both been elected to EMBO Membership. Matt now leads a research group at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Clemens is a Senior Group Leader […]
Matt Higgins and Jernej Ule elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Higgins: LMB 1997-2007, PhD student; Postdoctoral Scientist, Neurobiology; Structural StudiesUle: LMB 2006-2013, Group Leader, Structural Studies Congratulations to alumni Matt Higgins and Jernej Ule who have both been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Matt now leads a group at the University of Oxford’s Department of Biochemistry, where he conducts structural studies to […]