Joan Argetsinger Steitz, a former post-doctoral researcher at the LMB, has been awarded the 2018 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science for four decades of leadership in biomedical research and in scientific mentorship. More…
LMB Alumni News
Melina Schuh writes about the turning point in her career: becoming a group leader, and a mother
Melina Schuh, a former group leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has written about her experiences setting up her group at the LMB while also starting a family, for a Focus on Women in Science collection of articles in Nature Cell Biology. More…
Clemens Plaschka wins the 2018 Walther Flemming Award from the German Society for Cell Biology
Clemens Plaschka, a former post-doctoral researcher in Kiyoshi Nagai’s group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has won the 2018 Walther Flemming Award. The German Society for Cell Biology gives this award annually to young researchers for outstanding scientific merits in cell biological research. More…
Alexey Amunts is appointed Head of the program for Biology of Molecular Interactions by SciLifeLab
Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) is a collaboration hub for the top research institutions in Sweden, providing the country’s largest life sciences infrastructure. Alexey Amunts has been appointed Head of the program for Biology of Molecular Interactions, which comprises 23 groups researching everything from photosynthesis through to anti-cancer therapeutics. More…
Luca Jovine and Leonid Sazanov elected to EMBO membership
LMB alumni Luca Jovine and Leonid Sazanov have been newly elected as members of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), on the basis of their scientific excellence and outstanding research contributions. More…
Magdalena Skipper appointed editor-in-chief at Nature
Magdalena Skipper has been appointed editor-in-chief at Nature, becoming the first woman to hold the role in its almost 150-year history. More…