Dr Venki Ramakrishnan, group leader in LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy promotes the translation of advances in medical science into benefits for patients and the population at large: honorary fellowship of the Academy is given in recognition of the highest […]
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Jason Chin wins 2010 RSC Corday-Morgan Prize
Jason Chin has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2010 Corday-Morgan Prize. The award was made in recognition of Jason’s “pioneering work on genetically encoding the synthesis of novel polymers in cells through development of methods to incorporate, for example, new amino acids”. The Corday-Morgan Prize is a prestigious award that has been made annually […]
Geoffrey Grigg Traveling Fellowship established between LMB and the Garvan Institute
LMB and the Garvan Institute, Sydney, Australia have set up the Geoffrey Grigg Traveling Fellowship aimed at enabling short scientific exchange visits between the two institutions. The Fellowship commemorates Geoffrey Grigg, who was an Australian scientist, highly influential in the fields of genetics, molecular biology and DNA research and a pioneer of Australia’s biotechnology industry. […]
Michael Hastings elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Dr Michael Hastings, group leader in LMB’s Neurobiology Division, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Michael is distinguished for his highly influential contributions to our understanding of biological clocks through the study of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus in the brain. He was instrumental in unravelling the controls on […]
EMBO Gold Medal 2010 recognizes Jason W. Chin
On the 10th May, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced the award of the EMBO Gold Medal 2010 to Jason W. Chin from LMB. Each year, EMBO awards the Gold Medal – widely regarded as one of the most prestigious life sciences awards in Europe – to recognize the outstanding contributions of young researchers […]
Roger Williams elected as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow
Dr Roger Williams, group leader in LMB’s PNAC Division, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy promotes the translation of advances in medical science into benefits for patients and the population at large: fellowship of the Academy is based on exceptional contributions to the medical sciences. Roger’s research […]