A piece in Alzforum highlights two new therapeutics that degrade tau aggregates and improve symptoms of neurodegeneration in mice. The technology has been developed by Leo James’ group, in the LMB’s PNAC Division, and Will McEwan’s group at the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. More…
LMB In The News
Members of LMB fundraise and take part in first CBC 5km, 10km and Fun Run
Members of the LMB joined almost 700 fellow runners to take part in the first Cambridge Biomedical Campus 5km, 10km and Fun Run on Sunday 1st September. LMB runners included Adam Mayes, who raised over £1000 for Bike the UK for MS, running in an LMBee costume. The runners medal featured the DNA double helix […]
Cryo-EM grids developed by Katerina Naydenova and Chris Russo win at the 2024 Microscopy Today Innovation Awards
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 […]
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 […]