In highlighting non-traditional jobs which support research and innovation, UKRI have profiled David Street, a member of the LMB’s Estates and Facilities team. Here, David discusses building maintenance, the team’s 24/7 ‘on call’ support service, and installing a new Scientific Computing Server Room. More…
LMB In The News
A new generation of detector is set to advance low energy cryo-EM
A new Quantum C100 detector, optimised for 100 keV low-energy cryo-EM, has been developed by STFC in partnership with the Rosalind Franklin Institute and LMB. Brought to market by Quantum Detectors with the aim of increasing access to cryo-EM technology, the innovative technology was developed in consultation with Richard Henderson and Chris Russo, with hands-on […]
Maria Marti Solano on the use of big data for personalised medicine
Postdoc Maria Marti Solano, from our Structural Studies Division, discusses her research into whether genetic or patient-specific factors impact receptor function and can explain varying responses to drugs. She also addresses how she has adapted to continue her research from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. More…
Richard Henderson on his early career challenges, developing electron microscopy and his favourite comic books
Group Leader Richard Henderson is a guest on The Microscopists podcast from Bitesize Bio. Here he chats with Peter O’Toole about a range of topics including; the fundamental importance of understanding protein structures, what attracted him to biophysics and his motorbike adventures in Scotland. More…
Reprogrammed cells encode for new synthetic polymers and are also resistant to viral infections
Jason Chin and his team, from our PNAC Division, discuss their reprogrammed E.coli cells which are viral resistant and capable of producing entirely synthetic polymers with Roland Pease in BBC Science in Action. More…
Marta Shahbazi on being a mother scientist
As part of a series covering how researchers have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Science Direct have featured Marta Shahbazi (group leader in our Cell Biology Division) and her experience of juggling being a new group leader and a new mother during lockdown. More…