A comprehensive investigation of several large-scale datasets, led by M. Madan Babu’s group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, provides new insights into tissue-specific splicing – the mechanism responsible for increasing the functional diversity of proteins and for attaining tissue identity during development. The research, published in Molecular Cell, focuses on the issue of how […]
Research shows the power of exploiting publicly available data to reveal new principles in biology
Dan Brown 1923 – 2012
It is with great sadness that we report that Dan Brown, who had been battling cancer for some time, died on Tuesday April 24, 2012, aged 89. Dan was an outstanding nucleotide chemist who in 1951, with the future Nobel Laureate Alexander Todd, determined definitively the chemical linkage in DNA and RNA and who was […]
Heptares and the MRC extend GPCR collaboration
“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…
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 […]