LMB is one of 12 of the UK’s leading universities and research institutions, across all 4 nations, selected to deliver the Global Talent Fund: a £54 million investment in Britain’s future prosperity and economic growth. More…
LMB announced as one of 12 UK institutions selected to deliver the government’s Global Talent Fund
From the lab bench to the football pitch: Gisela Otten joins Cambridge United’s Board of Directors
LMB 2017-2022, Career Development Fellow, Investigator Scientist, PNAC Cambridge United Football Club have announced that LMB alumnae Gisela Otten has joined their Board of Directors and will also Chair the Board of the Women’s team. It’s a natural fit for Gisela, who began playing for Cambridge United Women after moving to the city to join […]
First structure of human telomerase in dimeric assembly
Kelly Nguyen’s group, in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, have used cryo-EM to visualise telomerase in a dimeric formation for the first time and demonstrated how dimerization is important for telomere maintenance.
How RECQL5 applies the brakes to speeding RNA polymerase II to safeguard genome stability
Suyang Zhang’s group, in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has elucidated how the DNA helicase RECQL5 works with the transcription-coupled DNA repair complex to brake and accelerate RNA polymerase II transcription to maintain genome stability.
Alan Fersht and Wes Robertson discuss the past, present and future of protein studies
The Naked Scientists podcast covers all things protein, including speaking to Alan Fersht and Wes Robertson from the LMB’s PNAC Division. They cover how early advances at the LMB revolutionised the field of protein studies, and how protein design could be developed to address key concerns in health and the environment. More…
Juliette Fedry is a Finalist in Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators
Juliette Fedry, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been recognised for her research into cellular proteostasis processes in health and disease.