Nobel laureate and former LMB staff scientist, Dr Francis Crick is to be honoured with the naming of a new road, Francis Crick Avenue, on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Francis Crick Avenue is part of the new Addenbrooke’s access road, which is due to be opened later in 2010. Francis joined the […]
Francis Crick Avenue opening by new LMB building
LMB pedals to victory
A three-week Cycle Challenge run by Cycle Cambridge has seen the LMB victorious in the “corporate” category for organisations with more than 500 members of staff. The winning teams were those which got the highest percentage of staff to cycle for 10 minutes or more over the challenge period. The LMB registered 19.8% of staff […]
Cambridge beats old rival in Workplace Cycle Challenge
“The latest manifestation of the age-old rivalry between Cambridge and Oxford has been won by the light blues. Both cities ran Workplace Cycle Challenges between 7 and 27 June but it was Cambridge that managed to persuade more people onto their bikes, with 132 new cyclists compared to Oxford’s 117… The top teams in Cambridge […]
Cambridge road to be named after legendary scientist
“The road leading to a new laboratory will be named after renowned scientist Dr Francis Crick… Hugh Pelham, the director of the Laboratory for Molecular Biology, explained how the decision came about. He said: “There is a road naming committee featuring representatives of the hospital and the MRC who look into these kind of things, […]
Section of access road to be named after DNA scientist
“A road leading to a new £200 million Cambridge laboratory is to be named after legendary scientist Francis Crick. Francis Crick Avenue will run through the Cambridge Biomedical Campus on the Addenbrooke’s Hospital site to the new Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), which is due to open in 2012.” This article is no longer available […]
Venki Ramakrishnan elected Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Dr Venki Ramakrishnan, group leader in LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy promotes the translation of advances in medical science into benefits for patients and the population at large: honorary fellowship of the Academy is given in recognition of the highest […]