In the Prefatory Article for this year’s Annual Review of Biochemistry, Sir Aaron Klug describes his extraordinary life and scientific achievements. The Prefatory Article honours one scientist each year by publishing an autobiography detailing their life’s work. This year, it called attention to Aaron’s incredibly varied and productive career. Aaron’s work on structural molecular biology […]
Aaron Klug: Up among the large biomolecular molecules
Moments of Genius: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan describes how James Watson discovered DNA base pairing
“Nobel laureate Venki Ramakarishnan describes how James Watson discovered DNA base pairing which showed how the DNA double helix could carry information from one generation to the next.” More…
Facebook check ‘before lights out’
“The last thing that more than 70% of British adults do before they go to bed is check social network sites, figures show. Instead of curling up with a good book before nodding off, 72% of adults check status updates on Facebook, a study conducted on behalf of Travelodge found… Sleep specialist Dr Michael Hastings, […]
Jason Chin awarded the Louis-Jeantet Young Investigator Career Award and elected to EMBO membership
The inaugural Louis-Jeantet Foundation Young Investigator Career Awardee was chosen from holders of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Independent Research Grants. Jason was awarded an ERC grant in 2007, when the success rate was 3.2 percent. The Young Investigator Award consists of CHF 425 000 to fund a three to five year research project. […]
David Komander to receive Young Investigator Programme EMBO Award
Dr David Komander from LMB’s PNAC Division has received a prestigious European award. He has been elected into the EMBO Young Investigator Programme for three-years, starting on 1 January 2011. The programme identifies some of the brightest young researchers in Europe, providing academic, practical and financial support. David will join a vibrant network of 200 […]
LMB Scientists Awarded Prestigious European Grants
Four LMB Group Leaders have recently been awarded prestigious 5 year grants from the European Research Council (ERC). ERC grants are given for pioneering frontier research in any field of science, engineering and scholarship. The ERC’s main aim is to stimulate scientific excellence by supporting and encouraging the very best, truly creative scientists. Dr Lori […]