The Pew Charitable Trusts have named 22 exceptional early-career scientists as Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences, including Lauren Parker Jackson and Kristian Andersen , both former LMB PhD students. More…
Lauren Parker Jackson and Kristian Andersen named as Pew Scholars for Biomedical Sciences
DNA discovery pioneer James Watson pays tribute to colleague Francis Crick
James Watson returned to the LMB to deliver a special talk about Francis Crick, marking the centenary of Francis’ birth. Francis and Jim cracked the secret of the DNA structure in the MRC unit over 60 years ago. This article is no longer available from the source website: Cambridge News 10 June 2016
Ultimate molecular machine plays key role in superbug fight
The ribosome is a complex biological machine that plays a central role in all living things and one that, according to Venki Ramakrishnan, could provide the key to combating the global scourge of antibiotic resistance. More…
Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Ron Vale
Ron Vale will give the delayed Max Perutz Lecture 2015 on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at 11.00 in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The title of the lecture is ‘Reconstituting T Cell Signalling’. The event is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Ron is a co-discoverer of kinesins, […]
Development of effective immunity to infections is promoted by chromatin component
Effective immunity to infections requires the development of a diverse repertoire of antibodies. Antibody diversity is created through a process known as somatic hypermutation, which is the programmed mutation of specific sequences of DNA in the antibody genes. The introduction of mutations results in the production of antibodies that recognise and bind to different antigens, […]
Jernej Ule and Ian Tomlinson elected to EMBO
Two former LMB group leaders have been named as new EMBO members. Jernej and Ian are among 58 new members to join EMBO, who elect new members annually on the basis of scientific excellence and outstanding research contributions. Jernej is now at The Francis Crick Institute and UCL Institute of Neurology, while Ian is at […]