Tiago Branco is the 2023 recipient of The Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal and Lecture in recognition of his research into molecular, cellular and circuit bases of neuronal computation, and his successes in linking these to decision behaviour in animals. This award is given in honour of Francis Crick and was endowed by Sydney Brenner, […]
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Vernon Ingram. 19 May 1924 – 17 August 2006
Vernon Ingram, born in Germany, was a protein chemist who helped advance the field of protein crystallography and made important contributions to the understanding of human haemoglobin diseases. In 1952, he joined the MRC Unit for the Study of Molecular Structure of Biological Systems (now the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology), where he worked for […]
From the LMB to Silicon Valley: Inja Radman discusses her career
Inja Radman discusses her career so far with Women Ahead of Their Time (WATT), including the “fantastic time” she spent as a PhD student and Investigator Scientist in Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division. More…
Salmonella and me: Emma Werner’s video on Salmonella infection in the gut is a Top 10 Finalist in Nature Awards’ Science in Shorts competition
Former PhD student, Emma Werner, from Felix Randow’s group, explains her 2021 Springer Nature journal publication on antibacterial cell-autonomous immunity with a short video, ‘Salmonella and me’, which was selected as a Top 10 Finalist. Congratulations, Emma! More…
Ruth Lehmann receives Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Ruth Lehmann is the 2022 recipient of the Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, given to women with outstanding research accomplishments and established history of mentorship of women in science. Ruth was a Postdoctoral Visitor with Michael Wilcox and Peter Lawrence in the Cell Biology Division, and is now the Director of the Whitehead Institute for […]
Sidney Altman 1939 – 2022
Sidney Altman was a ground-breaking scientist in the field of RNA biology, whose discovery of catalytic properties of RNA led to the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989. His first steps to this discovery began at the LMB, where he worked alongside Sydney Brenner and Francis Crick, research that led to the […]