Ruth Lehmann, a former postdoctoral visitor with Michael Wilcox and Peter Lawrence in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been awarded the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science, for unraveling the molecular basis by which germ cells, which give rise to sperm and egg cells, are formed. More…
Ruth Lehmann awarded Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
Opening of LMB Containment Level 3 lab fast-tracked to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Mammoth team effort enables use of live virus for rapid responsive COVID-19 research into SARS-CoV-2 infection and immunity that could help future vaccine development.
Atomic advance for cryo-EM
Looking at the precise 3D arrangement of atoms within a protein helps us to understand how it can perform its functions. Radu Aricescu’s and Sjors Scheres’ groups have now been able to resolve individual atoms for the first time in a three-dimensional cryo-EM image.
SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the brain barrier in human organoids
COVID-19 is primarily associated with respiratory effects, but there have been reports of neurological symptoms. Using brain organoids, Madeline Lancaster’s group has found that the virus can disrupt the blood-CSF barrier, which may lead to long-term complications.
Liz Miller: Signed, sealed, delivered – protein trafficking in the endoplasmic reticulum
Next in our series of Group Leader profiles is a profile of Liz Miller, a Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division.
Ampersand by Sam Shendi exhibited outside the LMB
If you walk past the main entrance to the LMB, you’ll see we have a bold new sculpture standing proudly on the plinth outside – Ampersand, by Sam Shendi.