Lalita Ramakrishnan, group leader in the University of Cambridge Molecular Immunity Unit, which is housed at the LMB, has been elected to the fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences and to The Royal Society. The Academy of Medical Sciences represents the diverse spectrum of medical science – from basic research through clinical application to […]
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Bill Schafer elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Bill Schafer, group leader in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been elected into the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy represents the diverse spectrum of medical science – from basic research through clinical application to healthcare delivery. Their mission is to promote medical science and its translation into benefits for society. Academy […]
From PhD to policy – James Wagstaff completes an internship with the HM Courts and Tribunals Service
James Wagstaff, a PhD student in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has completed a three-month policy internship with the HM Courts & Tribunals Service as part of the RCUK Policy Internships Scheme. The scheme, open to PhD students funded by the UK Research Councils (now part of UKRI), provides an opportunity to work in one […]
Graeme Mitchison (1944-2018)
Graeme Mitchison, a scientist with exceptionally wide-ranging interests and a very sharp and logical mind, died on 13 April. He had a long association with the LMB, going back to the late 1960s, and worked as that rare individual, a true theoretical biologist, in a number of scientific areas. Graeme joined the LMB’s Cell Biology […]
Sjors Scheres is awarded the Bijvoet Medal
Sjors Scheres, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been awarded the Bijvoet Medal for his outstanding contribution to furthering the field of structural biology. Sjors is the youngest ever recipient of the Medal since its inception in 1989, and is the first recipient who was trained at the Bijvoet Centre – the […]
John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Jacques Dubochet
Jacques Dubochet will give the 2018 John Kendrew Lecture on Thursday 26th April at 4.00pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The title of the lecture is ‘Electron cryo-microscopy: 45 years of science and society’. The event is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Since the late 1960’s, […]