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 […]
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John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Brenda Schulman
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 […]
Rebecca Taylor: A worm’s eye view of stress and ageing
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 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 […]