Approval concludes nearly 40-year epic journey from fundamental research, begun at LMB, to discovery of an effective treatment for active relapsing multiple sclerosis. More…
Drug developed in Cambridge approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis
2013 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Scott Emr
Professor Scott Emr will give the 2013 Milstein Lecture on Thursday 26 September at 4.15pm in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The lecture, entitled “Sorting out protein traffic: Ubiquitin-mediated endocytosis and a membrane protein’s final ESCRT”, is open to anyone in the local area who is interested in attending. Scott is currently Professor of […]
Novel technology useful for development of gene and drug therapies licensed to local company
A method for parallel assembly of a large number of peptide-therapeutic cargo combinations, developed by Mike Gait’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, has been licensed to Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB). The company aims to launch a service in October to provide both researchers and pharmaceutical companies with custom-made libraries of peptide-cargo conjugates to help […]
Monoclonal antibodies; from their debut to blockbuster status
They’re found in home-testing kits for pregnancy, hospital tests for MRSA, and in six out of ten of the best-selling drugs today. But monoclonal antibodies have kept a surprisingly low profile since their debut in a Nature paper in 1975. This podcast follows them from that time through patent wars, promising drug trials and finally […]
Hugh Huxley – 25th February 1924 – 25th July 2013
It is with great sadness that we report that Hugh Huxley died yesterday following a major heart attack on Monday at his home with Frances in Woods Hole. Hugh was the very first Ph.D. student to join the MRC Unit for the Study of the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems in 1948 under the leadership […]
Vesicles modulate an actin network for asymmetric spindle positioning in oocytes
Work carried out by Melina Schuh’s group in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division has provided new insights into how the spindle is asymmetrically positioned in oocytes, which is a vital step in the development of a fertilizable egg in mammals. The oocyte is stored in the ovary in meiotic arrest until ovulation. At ovulation, the […]