In the first year that the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists have been extended to the UK, M. Madan Babu is named Life Sciences Laureate for his work on the structure of proteins, including G-protein coupled receptors which are major drug targets, and disordered regions. More…
LMB In The News
John Sulston (1942-2018): looking back at the pioneering life and work of this Nobel Prize-winning scientist
Nature looks back at the life and work of John Sulston, from his time investigating cell fate, lineage and the genetics of C. elegans at the LMB, to his involvement with the Human Genome Project. More…
Biomarker identified by David Komander’s group and collaborators offers new hope for foot-and-mouth detector
A new discovery by David Komander’s group and collaborators could allow scientists to detect animals infected with the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and distinguish them from those that have been vaccinated. More…
Regulation of DNA replication during early embryogenesis
Julian Sale from the LMB’s PNAC Division and collaborators from the Francis Crick Institute and the Department of Zoology have discovered and characterised a new macromolecular protein complex that is essential for rapid DNA replication and cleavage cycles in very early embryos. More…
Alzheimer’s disease will become manageable like HIV, says Michel Goedert and fellow Brain Prize 2018 winners
2018 Brain Prize winner Michel Goedert, group leader in the LMB Neurobiology Division, who discovered the importance of tau protein in Alzheimer’s said he could see a time when dementia became a chronic illness like HIV. More…
Rebecca Taylor discusses aging on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
As part of a programme about aging, Rebecca Taylor from the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, talks to presenter Chris Mann about the science behind why we age. Catch her talking from 01:19:50 – 01:24:56. More…