“The ring-fenced science funding promised in the UK Government’s 2004 10-year Framework may survive intact, according to the chief science adviser, John Beddington. But he admits to not being sure how this can be reconciled with the £600 million cuts announced by the Chancellor on Wednesday.” This article is no longer available from the source […]
Top science adviser calms budget fears
LMB scientist wheels out Bicycle Therapeutics
Based in Cambridge, UK, Bicycle Therapeutics, the latest LMB spin out, will combine the most desirable features of small molecules and biologics to create highly specific and stable drugs. Bicycle Therapeutics has developed a new novel technology platform using phage display to select peptidic sequences that are cyclized on a chemical core. Sir Gregory Winter […]
Jason Chin to present the annual Francis Crick Lecture for the Royal Society.
Dr Jason Chin, from the Division of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (PNAC) at LMB, has been chosen to present the annual Francis Crick Lecture for the Royal Society on 26 November 2009. In his Francis Crick prize lecture entitled “Reprogramming the code of life”, Dr Jason Chin will discuss the invention and synthetic evolution […]
EMBO Young Investigator Award for Madan Babu.
Dr Madan Babu has been selected as an EMBO Young Investigator. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) set up their Young Investigator programme ten years ago which identifies some of Europe’s most promising and creative young life scientists. This year, the programme received 123 applications out of which 17 were selected. The 2009 EMBO Young […]
Biology’s Nobel molecule factory
“Wandering through the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK, it is easy to see how this lab, which is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has produced so many Nobel laureates – fourteen in total, split evenly between chemistry and medicine or physiology. The place hums with activity and every corner is […]
Cambridge neuroscientist elected as member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
“Congratulations go to Dr. William Schafer from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology for his recent election, announced on the 19th October, 2009. EMBO elects new members annually on the basis of scientific excellence. Members provide their scientific expertise and input to the organization, participate in committees, may nominate new members, mentor young scientists and […]