LMB Alumni News

LMB 1997-2001, PhD Student, PNAC Sarah Cumbers has been announced as the new chief executive of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), a professional body founded in 1834 dedicated to the promotion of the relevance of statistics and application for the public good. She is due to begin her role in September 2023. More…

LMB 2012-2013, Career Development Fellow, PNAC The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced Stephen Wallace as the 2023 recipient of the Norman Heatley Award. Here, he speaks to the society, covering his career motivations, challenges he’s faced and advice for young chemists. More…

LMB 1993-1998, PhD Student, Postdoctoral scientist, Cell Biology Congratulations to Julian Rayner who has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Julian was a PhD student and then a postdoc in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, and is now Director of the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) and Director of Wellcome […]

Congratulations to LMB Alumni who have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas and Pamela Silver have been elected Members, and Maria Leptin, Kim Nasmyth and Richard J. Roberts have been elected International Members. More…

Simon Elsässer is the 2023 recipient of the Svedberg Prize from the Swedish National Committee for Molecular Biosciences and the Swedish Society for Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. The award recognises his contributions to our understanding of epigenetic gene regulation. Simon was a postdoctoral scientist in Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, and […]

Matthew Freeman discusses his new role as Chair of EMBO Council, the governing body of EMBO. He covers how EMBO supports early- and mid-career scientists, his plans for increasing participation across Europe, and his passion for discovery science. More…