The LMB has played a pivotal role in the development of X-ray crystallography and the inspirational work of crystallographic scientists from round the UK is showcased in an upcoming exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall. “Illuminating Atoms” presents a selection of photographs by Max Alexander, to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography. The exhibition can […]
Crystal beauty: Illuminating the structure of matter
Golgin proteins specify destination of vesicle traffic
Inside our cells are many small transport vesicles that act as carriers to move proteins and lipids around the cell. To maintain cell function, these vesicles have to deliver their cargo to exactly the right destination. New research by Mie Wong from Sean Munro’s group in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division has shown that when […]
Awards for “Imagining the Brain” art winners
Winning students in the LMB’s “Imagining the Brain” competition recently attended an awards ceremony at an exhibition of their work at the LMB. The art-science competition is an LMB outreach project for Cambridgeshire students that aims to inspire young artists to think about and communicate science, and this year nearly 70 entries were received. The artists […]
Bicycle Therapeutics announces £20M million for drug development
Bicycle Therapeutics, founded as a spin out company from the LMB by Sir Greg Winter and Christian Heinis, has secured £20m equity financing to develop bicycle drug candidates for cancer treatment. The bio-therapeutics company has used its bicyclic peptide technology to discover a new class of drug candidates which are similar to antibodies but 100-fold […]
LMB finalist in BIFM Awards 2014
Representatives from the LMB attended a glittering ceremony, hosted by comic and actor Hugh Dennis, at The Grosvenor House Hotel on 13 October, as nominees for a British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) award. The BIFM is the professional body for facilities management. Founded in 1993, they promote excellence in facilities management for the benefit […]
Brian Clark 1936-2014
Professor Brian Clark, member of LMB Scientific Staff 1964-1974, and founder of structural biology research at Aarhus University, died on Monday 6 October 2014 aged 78 years. Brian led the team crystallising tRNA at LMB before moving to Aarhus. He was a very loyal supporter of LMB and recently attended the LMB alumni symposium in […]