LMB News

The third in our series of Group Leader profiles written by science writer and LMB alumna, Kathy Weston, is a profile of Mariann Bienz, a Group Leader in the LMB’s PNAC Division. If one were asked to describe Mariann Bienz in one word, it would almost certainly be: determined. Her persistence and focus took her […]

For the fifth year in a row, LMB staff showed up on both sides of a long and vibrant line up of baked goodness in support of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to fundraise for cancer support. This year, the LMB’s HR team, an enthusiastic bunch of bakers, and an equally committed team of cake […]

Kiyoshi Nagai, Group Leader at the LMB and joint head of the Division of Structural Studies from 2001 to 2010, died on September 27th 2019 after a short illness. Research begun by Kiyoshi at the LMB 30 years ago has recently culminated in a comprehensive understanding of how the spliceosome catalyses the fundamental process of gene […]

Brenda Schulman will deliver the 2019 John Kendrew Lecture: ‘How a ubiquitin-like protein brings ubiquitylation to life’ on Thursday 3rd October at 10.30am in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The event is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Brenda’s group at the Max Planck Institute integrates biochemistry, structural […]

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 […]

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 […]