“Heptares Therapeutics, the leading GPCR drug discovery company, has extended its collaboration with the MRC, in particular the research group led by Chris Tate, at the LMB.” More…
Heptares and the MRC extend GPCR collaboration
The LMB at 50
“LMB researcher Andy Holding tells us what it’s like to work at such an historic institution as it prepares to move to a new home.” More…
Portrait of Jason Chin
“Film profile of Jason Chin made by the European Patent Office” More…
David Komander awarded 2012 Lister Prize
David Komander, of LMB’s Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry division, is a recipient of the 2012 Lister Prize. This prestigious award is given annually by The Lister Institute to three young researchers in the UK, to support quality research in the biomedical or related biological sciences. The research in David’s group focuses on a versatile […]
Short evolutionary path from DNA to RNA polymerases revealed
New research, led by Philipp Holliger’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, has shed new light on the mechanism by which DNA polymerases – the enzymes responsible for replicating genomes in all animals, fungi and bacteria – are able to ensure faithful DNA replication while actively excluding damaged and/or non-cognate nucleotides from the genome. As […]
John Sutherland co-wins the Origin of Life Challenge
John Sutherland, from the LMB’s Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, has won the Origin of Life Challenge. John shares this prize of $50,000 with his former colleague, the chemist Matthew Powner, from University College London. They also receive a $150,000 one-year grant to pursue their research in this field. The Origin of Life Challenge […]