The second in our series of group leader profiles written by science writer and LMB Alumna, Kathy Weston, is a profile of Rebecca Taylor, a group leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division. It’s probably safe to say that Rebecca Taylor is the only scientist in the world who has an intimate knowledge of lambing sheep […]
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The LMB welcomes Jing Ren as a new Group Leader
The LMB is delighted to announce the appointment of Jing Ren as a Group Leader in the Neurobiology Division. She will begin her programme in January 2020, joining more than 50 group leaders at the LMB, who represent a diverse set of scientists recruited from around the world. Jing’s overarching aim is to understand the […]
Future scientists and science leaders visit the LMB
The LMB recently hosted visits from two diverse groups of students; one that was attending the 2019 London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) and the other from the 2019 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows. London International Youth Science Forum visit LIYSF is a two-week residential course for students aged 16-21 who have a keen interest […]
The LMB welcomes Benjamin Falcon as a new Group Leader
The LMB is delighted to announce the appointment of Benjamin Falcon as a Group Leader in the Neurobiology Division, starting in October 2019. Benjamin will work on the mechanisms by which the formation of amyloid contributes to nerve cell degeneration in neurodegenerative disease. The assembly of a limited number of proteins into amyloid – stacked […]
Winners of the LMB’s annual Science Image Award
Sixteen primary schools in Cambridgeshire and Essex have participated in the 2018/19 Science Image Award. Part of the LMB’s Microscopes for Schools outreach project, the Science Image Award is a competition aiming to stimulate scientific curiosity in primary school children by connecting the microscopic world to everyday life. Each school borrows a small, digital microscope […]
A stag’s head, a clock, and Nobel Laureates: the LMB Arts and Crafts Show
The annual LMB Arts and Crafts Show recently took place in the atrium of the LMB. It highlighted an array of artistic talent amongst the staff at the LMB and a wide range of inspiration for exhibits. Over 15 exhibitors took the opportunity to share their creative side and many more contributed through a display […]