Professor Bruce Beutler will give the 2012 Milstein Lecture on Thursday 17 May 2012 at 4.15pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The lecture, entitled “How do we sense microbes? From LPS to TNF and the TLRs”, is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Bruce is currently Regental […]
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Jason Chin nominated for European Inventor Award
Jason Chin, from the LMB’s Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry division, has been nominated for the European Inventor Award (EIA) – presented annually by the European Patent Office (EPO) to outstanding inventors for their contribution to technological, social and economic progress. The winners of the 2012 EIA will be announced during an award ceremony in […]
New Science Image Award for primary schools
A new Science Image Award for primary schools – to inspire children to learn about cell biology and microscopy – has been officially launched by the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB). Teachers wanting to take part in the competition will find it an easy, free way to inspire primary school children (aged 8+) about […]
Microscopes4Schools website launched
The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology’s Isabel Torres, Simon Bullock and Phil Banks have developed a new website to help children, teachers and parents set up activities with microscopes, without breaking the bank. The website builds on the success of the Microscopes4Schools outreach programme, which provides classroom activities for primary school children (ages 8+), run […]
Inaugural John Kendrew Lecture to be given by David Drubin
David Drubin, will give the inaugural John Kendrew Lecture on Tuesday 3rd April at 4.15pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The title of the lecture is ‘Harnessing actin dynamics for endocytic trafficking events.’ This event is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. David is interested in the […]
‘See your cells!’ at Cambridge Science Festival
On Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March, LMB scientists, led by Simon Bullock and Isabel Torres, provided fun, hands-on activities at the Cambridge Science Festival encouraging children to learn about cells and microscopy. Children visiting the ‘See Your Cells!’ stand in the Biology Zone donned lab coats and used a microscope to see their own […]