LMB scientists showcased their research and the excitement of science with a family-friendly hands-on activity, a fascinating talk and a music-meets-science event at the LMB – all part of the 2018 Cambridge Science Festival. Worms are cleverer than you think The first weekend of the Festival saw Denise Walker and her team of volunteers take […]
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LMB’s Challenge Project with Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
LMB scientists have been working with Year 11 students (aged 15-16) from the neighbouring Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (Cam-AST) on an eight week Challenge Project: ‘Getting a taste for science’. The project, developed and delivered by LMB scientists and the Public Engagement team, aimed to expand the students’ problem-solving and practical skills as […]
John Sulston (1942 – 2018)
John Sulston, Nobel Laureate and pioneering scientist on the techniques for mapping of genomes, died on Tuesday 6th March, at the age of 75, after a short illness. He was instrumental in determining the first genome of an animal, the nematode worm, C. elegans and went on to lead the UK team of the International […]
Michel Goedert is awarded The Brain Prize 2018
Michel Goedert from the LMB’s Neurobiology Division has been awarded the 2018 Brain Prize. Michel shares the award with fellow neuroscientists Bart De Strooper, Christian Haass and John Hardy “for their groundbreaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease”. The research pioneered by the 2018 Brain Prize winners has revolutionised our understanding […]
Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Erin O’Shea
Erin O’Shea will give the 2017 Max Perutz Lecture on Wednesday 7th March 2018 at 11.00am in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre at the LMB. The lecture entitled “On clocks and tuners: cyanobacterial strategies to thrive in a dynamic environment” is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Erin is […]
Jan Löwe announced as the new LMB Director
Jan Löwe has been announced as the new Director of the LMB. He is currently the Joint Head of the LMB’s Structural Studies Division and Deputy Director of the Lab. Jan joined the LMB in 1996, as an EMBO Long-Term Fellow and became a Group Leader in 1998. His group focuses on the structure and […]