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 […]
Future scientists and science leaders visit the LMB
LMB 365 – Day 227
It is generally thought that abnormal proteins aggregate, the aggregates get ubiquitinated, and this leads to their degradation by autophagy or the proteasome. Hugh Pelham’s group in Cell Biology has been working on ubiquitination of protein condensates by Nedd4 ubiquitin ligases. These images for day 227 of #LMB365 show that artificial protein condensates (green, left) […]
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 […]
LMB 365 – Day 226
We have recently purchased a jet washer to help improve the external appearance of the site. On day 226 of #LMB365, Phil Peck from Domestic Services has started to pressure wash the paths around the LMB building. Hopefully it’s not like painting the Forth Railway bridge…
LMB 365 – Day 225
On day 225 of #LMB365 is Fred Sanger who was born #OTD in 1918. He is the only Briton to have been awarded two @Nobel prizes and the only scientist to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice: in 1958 and 1980. He first developed methods for amino acid sequencing and then pioneered […]
LMB 365 – Day 224
Day 224 of #LMB365 shows the first cruise undertaken by an #LMBee. It enjoyed visiting locations around the Mediterranean including Barcelona, Malta, Sicily and Genoa in the company of Danny Leader. Who knew you could have so much fun with a cuddly bee nicknamed “Barnaby”?