The LMB is saddened to learn of the death of Samantha Skehel, who worked as Grants Manager in the Finance Team and later Technical Officer in the Lab Services and Purchasing Team. Since 2015, she has been based at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences. More…
Samantha Skehel 1967-2024
New insights into genetic mechanisms involved in kidney development
John-Poul Ng-Blichfeldt and Katja Röper, in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, have collaborated with Julie Williams from AstraZeneca, to use renal organoids to investigate the human mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition, crucial to the morphogenesis of kidneys.
Technicians David Street and Andy Mace achieve Professional Registration
The registered Engineering Technicians (EngTech) share their motivations and experiences of the registration process.
Phosphatase study solves substrate recruitment puzzle
Anne Bertolotti’s group in the LMB Neurobiology Division have revealed the substrate recruitment mechanism of major phosphatase non-catalytic subunit, PPP1R15B, by using full-length eIF2 and a combination of approaches.
Science in Action – accelerated evolution
Jason Chin spoke to BBC’s Roland Pease about his group’s new EcORep orthogonal replication system that enables rapid protein evolution in E.coli and how it could help create new substances to be used in medicine & industry. More…
Nagai-Oubridge Memorial Symposium
The LMB recently welcomed alumni, colleagues, family, and friends to celebrate the life and work of Kiyoshi Nagai and Chris Oubridge, who worked together at the LMB for over 30 years, dedicated to structural analysis of the spliceosome.