Wanda Kukulski, group leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been awarded the Royal Microscopical Society’s Alan Agar Medal for Electron Microscopy for 2019 for her work in the field of Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy. The Royal Microscopical Society launched a series of medals in 2014 to coincide with its 175th anniversary and awards these […]
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Fred Sanger at the LMB: From DNA sequencing to the advent of genomics
Celebrating the work of Fred Sanger on the centenary of his birth. One modest, reserved man, working at the lab bench in a small laboratory in Cambridge, invented a technique that would be used worldwide and would forever change how problems in biology and medicine were viewed. That man was Fred Sanger, born 100 years […]
The LMB art show goes crafty
The annual LMB art show this year expanded its remit to include craft, in particular the work of the newly formed LMB Craft & Chatter group. The group exhibited a variety of crochet and needlework, alongside art show favourites of paintings, drawings, photographs and paper craft. Over 20 exhibitors participated, with photography being one of […]
Two new group leaders at the LMB: Chris Russo and Gerry Crossan
The LMB is delighted to announce that Chris Russo and Gerry Crossan have progressed from Independent Investigator Scientist positions to become Group Leaders at the LMB. Chris and Gerry join more than fifty-five group leaders at the LMB, representing a diverse range of science and recruited from around the world. Chris Russo Chris will be […]
Greg Jefferis awarded Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society
Greg Jefferis, group leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been awarded the Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2019 in recognition of his discoveries concerning the developmental and functional logic of sensory information processing. The human brain is arguably the most complex structure in our universe. Understanding how its 100 billion nerve cells control our […]
The winner of the 2018 LMB’s schools Science Image Award is…
Thirteen primary schools from Cambridge and the surrounding area have participated in this year’s Science Image Award. The competition, part of the LMB’s Microscopes for Schools science outreach programme, aims to encourage scientific curiosity in children by connecting the microscopic world to everyday life. Each school borrows a hand-held digital microscope for two weeks and […]