The work by Leo James’ group on how antibodies work inside cells to defeat pathogens, is explained by science writer Matt Ridley. More…
TRIM21 turns immunity upside down
Hat trick for LMB and MRC Centre cyclists
For the third consecutive time, the LMB and MRC Centre Cambridge have won the local workplace cycle challenge, in the large company category for organisations with 500+ staff. The Cambridgeshire Cycle Challenge, which succeeded the Cambridge Cycle Challenge, saw Cambridgeshire businesses compete against each other to see who could get the most staff to ride […]
Work on ubiquitination reveals insights into disease
Recent work carried out by David Komander’s group in the LMB’s Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, and published in two separate papers, has provided insight into human disease and the role played by ubiquitination, a process that affects many fundamental cellular processes. Work in David’s group aims to understand the cellular machinery for specific […]
The great coffee breakthrough
In the bright and airy canteen of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology’s new building, Dr Richard Henderson is demonstrating his habit of drawing on saucers. He’s not doodling but rather trying to get across the idea that the canteen, while a place to get a cup of tea or coffee, is also a place […]
David Komander’s Lister Research Prize Lecture
David Komander, from the LMB’s Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, will deliver his Lister Prize Lecture, “Specificity in the ubiquitin system”, on Friday 7th June 2013 at 4.00pm. 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 […]
Building for the future
As the staff of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology settle into their new building in Cambridge, its director Hugh Pelham explains the challenges of living up to its prestigious past. More…