Alessandra Stangherlin (O’Neill group) found a cellular mechanism that facilitates daily changes in heart rate. ~24h rhythms in Na/K/Cl levels osmotically compensate for daily changes in macromolecular crowding to modulate cardiac electrical activity, in vitro and in vivo.
How cellular clocks within heart cells coordinate daily cardiac rhythms
Michel Goedert awarded the 2021 Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize
Michel Goedert has been awarded the 2021 Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE prize for his work on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
How did the chemical reaction of life begin?
Group Leader John Sutherland discusses his argument that solar UV light is the energy source required to drive the chemical reactions that make the building blocks of life. More…
Jane Randall (1958 – 2021)
Jane Randall, former Assistant Divisional Administrator in the LMB’s PNAC Division, who for over 26 years was the welcoming face for many staff, students and visitors, died on Friday 8th October 2021.
The life and work of Robert C. Sheppard – pioneer of peptide synthesis
John Wade from The University of Melbourne and John Jones from Balliol College, University of Oxford have partnered to essay the life and work of Robert Charles Sheppard. Bob was invited to join the LMB to head its Peptide Chemistry research group in 1971. He was an essential part of the PNAC division during his […]
John Kendrew Lecture to be given jointly by Demis Hassabis and John Jumper from DeepMind
DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper will discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to better predict what shape and function a folding protein will take.