“British winners of the prestigious Nobel Prize have gathered at Downing Street to celebrate their achievements … Guests included recent winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a structural biologist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, who received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry…” This article is no longer available from the source website: Number10.gov.uk, 18 […]
LMB In The News
3D structure of PI3Kdelta: An important drug target for a wide range of diseases
“Intellikine announced today the publication of an article entitled, “The p110delta structure: mechanisms for selectivity and potency of new PI(3)K inhibitors,” now available as an advanced online publication at Nature Chemical Biology…The pioneering work was the result of a collaboration led by Roger Williams, Ph.D., Professor in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Medical […]
An Austrian biotech firm that moved into Cambridge in 2008 has raised £7.2m (EUR 8m)
“f-star, which has developed novel antibody engineering technology, moved to the Babraham Research campus in March 2008 in order to build closer links with the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge – an acknowledged world leader in antibody science.” More…
A Nobel job
“Patric Nilsson, a 30-year-old diplomat, who normally works with persons in distress, accidents and evacuations for the Swedish Foreign Ministry, was paired up with Chemistry winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, professor with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, U.K.” More…
Top science adviser calms budget fears
“The ring-fenced science funding promised in the UK Government’s 2004 10-year Framework may survive intact, according to the chief science adviser, John Beddington. But he admits to not being sure how this can be reconciled with the £600 million cuts announced by the Chancellor on Wednesday.” This article is no longer available from the source […]
Biology’s Nobel molecule factory
“Wandering through the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK, it is easy to see how this lab, which is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has produced so many Nobel laureates – fourteen in total, split evenly between chemistry and medicine or physiology. The place hums with activity and every corner is […]