The gold HexAuFoil® grids, developed by Katerina Naydenova and Chris Russo in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, eliminate specimen movement during cryo-EM imaging and can be produced to meet the huge global demand. The HexAuFoil® grids, which were licensed to Quantifoil Micro Tools GmbH, are one of ten winners at the 2024 Microscopy Today Innovation […]
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Polish Waves on Cambridge 105 Radio featuring Dariusz Czernecki
LMB Investigator Scientist, Dariusz Czernecki, recently featured on Cambridge 105 Radio’s ‘Polish Waves’ programme. Listen to hear Dariusz chat about his curiosity-driven career path which has taken him from Poland to France to Cambridge, explain what molecular biology is and the kind of techniques used at the LMB, and what his research involves and aims […]
A successful charity cake sale at the LMB for the Raymond Nicolet Trust
The Raymond Nicolet Trust organised a charity cake sale at the LMB on Monday 29th April. Volunteers baked a variety of different cakes and successfully raised £342.36. All proceedings are going to support The Sveti Sava Elementary School, Bajina Basta in Serbia. Thank you so much to everyone who helped! More…
Madeline Lancaster discusses neural organoids with BBC Inside Science
Madeline Lancaster, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, recently appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show Inside Science, where she introduced her work on neural organoids, including how she first developed them as a result of a lucky accident and what sets these organoids apart from being ‘mini-brains in a dish’. Beginning at […]
Dina Ratsimandresy’s journey from rural Madagascar to the LMB’s Light Microscopy Facility
Stellenbosch University highlights Dina Ratsimandresy’s career so far – from studying Mathematics in Madagascar and postgraduate studies in South Africa and Germany, to her current position in the LMB’s Light Microscopy Facility. On top of this, Dina has founded the non-profit organisation Itatra, through which she has delivered the ‘Vision’ outreach programme to rural high […]
Venki Ramakrishnan discusses his research career on Digital Science’s TL;DR series
Venki Ramakrishnan, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, is the latest guest on Digital Science’s TL;DR Speaker Series. Topics of discussion include the scientific benefits of competition, why the ribosome is paramount to biology, and the value of fundamental research. More…