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- Uncovering the structure of the serotonin receptor 21 June, 2018
- Controlling actin polymerisation in clathrin mediated endocytosis 7 June, 2018
- How the poly(A) tail is added to the end of mRNAs 27 October, 2017
- First atomic structures of Tau filaments from Alzheimer’s disease brain 6 July, 2017
- First 3D structure of the complete human dynein 8 June, 2017
Insight on Research
- New insights into the architecture of organelle contact sites, and the sites’ roles in cellular lipid fluxes 18 November, 2019
- New understanding of protein abundance control 15 November, 2019
- Decade-long collaboration results in the first structure of the Fanconi anaemia core complex 31 October, 2019
- Fast, simple, accessible and affordable: The future of cryo-EM 11 October, 2019
- Structural insights into control of cell growth by nutrient availability 11 October, 2019
- How chromosomes are bound to be separated in cell division 3 October, 2019
- Mapping the human kidney 27 September, 2019
- How the brain orchestrates head movement 2 September, 2019
- New cell death pathway in tuberculosis indicates potential use of commonly used drugs 30 August, 2019
- Characterisation of recombinant human proteasome complexes 28 August, 2019
- Germ cells need DNA crosslink repair to develop normally 31 July, 2019
- Activation of lysosomes allows worms to live longer and may protect against neurodegenerative diseases 17 July, 2019
- Insights into how KAP1 silences viral origin DNA in our genomes 10 July, 2019
- Functionalized graphene sheets on gold grids aid structure determination by electron cryo-microscopy 19 June, 2019
- Decoding how detection of odours leads to diverse behaviours in flies 17 June, 2019
- A novel mode of RNA recognition based on structure not sequence 21 May, 2019
- Creating an entire bacterial genome with a compressed genetic code 16 May, 2019
- How tighter ligand binding in drug target cell-surface receptors is achieved 10 May, 2019
- How eating feeds into the body clock 25 April, 2019
- Uncharged DNA-like molecules can store genetic information and function like antibodies 23 April, 2019
- Snapshot of a pre-catalytic spliceosome reveals how the exon-intron junction is introduced into the active site 12 April, 2019
- Prebiotic chemistry shows how DNA building blocks might have arisen at the origin of life 1 April, 2019
- New tau structures may benefit diagnosis and treatment of head injury-associated neurodegeneration 21 March, 2019
- Cerebral organoids at the air-liquid interface generate nerve tracts with functional output 18 March, 2019
- Architecture of a prominent neurotransmitter receptor involved in memory formation and learning revealed 15 March, 2019
- How detection of an invading Salmonella bacterium leads to formation of autophagosomes 8 March, 2019
- Identification of a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer initiation 13 February, 2019
- Engineering dynein to move backwards to understand how it moves forwards 7 February, 2019
- Cutting-edge microscopy reveals how apoptosis starts in the mitochondria 6 February, 2019
- A master regulator of cell movement in response to chemical signals 4 February, 2019
- Structure of a post-catalytic human spliceosome improves understanding of splicing control 1 February, 2019
- Redefining the importance of astrocytes in the brain’s master body clock 11 January, 2019
- Structures of the human GABA_A receptor reveal how it functions and could help improve key drugs 3 January, 2019
- Catching enzymes in the act of making an antibiotic 13 December, 2018
- Making a cell-based factory for polymer synthesis 6 December, 2018
- A new tool using genetic code expansion to study circadian rhythms 29 November, 2018
- How replication of DNA is initiated at origins 16 November, 2018
- New insight into how membrane proteins are made 9 November, 2018
- Discovery of a sensor for ribosome collisions 5 October, 2018
- Instinctive and learned responses to smells are controlled by a single brain circuit in flies 20 September, 2018
- The structure of retromer: a molecular machine packing cargo at the cell’s logistics hub 18 September, 2018
- How cells selectively enhance gene expression in response to stress 5 September, 2018
- Tau filament structures differ between neurodegenerative diseases 30 August, 2018
- How neuropeptide signalling controls sensitisation in response to touch in C. elegans 24 August, 2018
- How flat sheets of cells become tubular organs: observing cellular dynamics from 2D to 3D 3 August, 2018
- Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth 2 August, 2018
- Making the undruggable druggable: the first platform to discover selective phosphatase inhibitors 26 July, 2018
- Electron cryo-microscopy reveals near-atomic resolution structure of the prespliceosome 12 July, 2018
- Discovering how translation and mRNA decay are linked 21 June, 2018
- Parkin activation and early-onset Parkinson’s disease: the last piece of the puzzle 7 June, 2018
- How does the replisome respond to DNA damage? 1 June, 2018
- HIV exploits a native cellular molecule to increase the stability of its capsid 31 May, 2018
- Three-dimensional representation of motor space in the brain 17 May, 2018
- How the earliest life on Earth may have replicated itself 16 May, 2018
- Next generation sequencing and machine learning provide insights into the dark proteome 14 May, 2018
- Understanding how TRIM21 is regulated during viral infection 19 April, 2018
- Reversing a decline in cellular transport in ageing nerve cells 29 March, 2018
- Speeding up cargo deliveries in the cell 8 February, 2018
- Uncovering how alcohol-derived metabolites damage the genome of stem cells 4 January, 2018
- New machinery for membrane protein insertion 15 December, 2017
- Trim-Away: powerful new tool for studying protein function 17 November, 2017
- Spliceosome catalysis: the completed puzzle 17 November, 2017
- Human wound healing is affected by the body clock 9 November, 2017
- New insights into ubiquitin phosphorylation and the development of early-onset Parkinson’s disease 31 October, 2017
- The missing link between golgins and endosomal vesicles discovered 30 October, 2017
- Network control principles predict neuron function in the C. elegans connectome 19 October, 2017
- Folate and formaldehyde: from vitamin to genotoxin to DNA building block 17 August, 2017
- Amino acid homorepeats influence the function and evolution of proteins 15 August, 2017
- Mechanism for cleaning up leftover proteins 4 August, 2017
- Uncovering the action of a selective holophosphatase inhibitor 31 July, 2017
- Reprogramming gene expression with small molecules 31 July, 2017
- A new tool to study neural networks 7 July, 2017
- Dynamic structure of human DNA repair enzyme, ATM, revealed 11 May, 2017
- The key to GPCR-G protein selectivity 11 May, 2017
- Integral component of the Wnt enhancesome identified 16 March, 2017
- First complete 3D genome structure from individual mammalian cells 13 March, 2017
- How astrocytes control circadian time-keeping in our principal body clock 13 March, 2017
- New insights into how peptides became a part of the ancient RNA world 8 February, 2017
- The idiosyncratic ribosomes of mitochondria 3 February, 2017
- Uncovering the molecular basis of triage during protein synthesis 20 January, 2017
- IL-17, a regulator of the immune system, impacts behaviour 19 January, 2017
- New insights into the structure and dynamics of the catalytic spliceosome 12 January, 2017
- New hypothesis for the formation of macropinocytic cups 14 December, 2016
- Recovering stalled ribosomes 8 December, 2016
- New technologies enable systematic recoding of genomes 24 October, 2016
- New insights into the mechanism of ubiquitin chain cleavage 13 October, 2016
- Molecular mechanism triggering assembly of the Wnt signalosome uncovered 30 September, 2016
- Augmenting CRISPR genome editing applications 6 September, 2016
- Molecular principles of gene fusion mediated protein interaction networks in cancer 19 August, 2016
- Major breakthrough identifies cause and treatment of fatal autoimmune disease 12 August, 2016
- Molecular basis of APC/C regulation by the spindle assembly checkpoint 11 August, 2016
- HIV uses capsid pores to import nucleotides and evade innate immunity 11 August, 2016
- An evolutionarily conserved pathway controls proteasome homeostasis 28 July, 2016
- Structure of the catalytic spliceosome 26 July, 2016
- NBLAST – a new online tool to compare neurons 20 July, 2016
- In vivo visualisation and quantification of the circadian clock protein Period2 1 July, 2016
- A protein quality control system for mislocalised proteins 23 June, 2016
- Development of effective immunity to infections is promoted by chromatin component 25 May, 2016
- Insight into the complex 3D topology of the TOR enzyme 15 April, 2016
- Daily magnesium fluxes regulate cellular timekeeping and energy balance 14 April, 2016
- Nanostructures from synthetic genetic polymers 18 March, 2016
- Structure of brain receptor linked to learning 11 March, 2016
- Structural insight offers potential for new anti-malarial treatment 11 February, 2016
- Understanding noise: the molecular determinants of random variation in gene expression levels 2 February, 2016
- Cryo-EM sheds new light on the spliceosome activation process 1 February, 2016
- An open translocation channel revealed 4 January, 2016
- Understanding the maternal age effect in human oocytes 15 December, 2015
- Detecting and signalling DNA single-strand breaks: understanding the mechanisms of DNA damage recognition 26 November, 2015
- Cryo-EM imaging of ribosomes shows the origin of leukaemia 19 October, 2015
- Structure of the endosomal Vps34 complex II reveals insights into its function 9 October, 2015
- A fundamental protection mechanism against formalin in mammals is revealed 25 September, 2015
- Effects of caffeine on the human circadian clock 17 September, 2015
- Atomic resolution of gamma-secretase – another milestone for structure determination by cryo-EM 17 August, 2015
- Stop codons: a decoding puzzle decoded 6 August, 2015
- New body clock regulatory pathway discovered 30 July, 2015
- How phosphorylated ubiquitin activates Parkin 17 July, 2015
- First RNAi meiosis screen in mammals reveals genes essential to generate eggs 7 July, 2015
- Revealing how GPCRs activate Gα proteins. 7 July, 2015
- Structure of the human 20S proteasome with a ligand revealed by cryo-EM 3 July, 2015
- Spliceosome U4/U6.U5 tri-snRNP structure revealed by cryo-EM 25 June, 2015
- Atomic structure of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) 15 June, 2015
- Human egg defects caused by error-prone spindle assembly 5 June, 2015
- Encoding phosphoserine allows production of phosphorylated proteins 2 June, 2015
- BOLT, a fast and selective way to regulate protein function in live cells 19 May, 2015
- Freeze-thaw cycles turn life’s simple building blocks into functional macromolecules 5 May, 2015
- Structure of ParM reveals how plasmids are maintained in bacteria 27 April, 2015
- New strategy for treating tuberculosis – inhibition of the DNA replication proofreader 22 April, 2015
- Discovering the origins of biological timekeeping 20 April, 2015
- First step in preventing neurodegenerative diseases 10 April, 2015
- Neurofibromin controls food uptake by hungry amoebae 1 April, 2015
- hiCLIP : New method finds structures of mRNA molecules 19 March, 2015
- Common origins of RNA, proteins and lipids on earth 17 March, 2015
- Dynactin complex structure revealed by electron cryo-microscopy 18 February, 2015
- Unfinished proteins: how to find a needle in the haystack 9 January, 2015
- Insight into bacterial cell division: Architecture of the FtsZ ring 23 December, 2014
- Golden grids for electron cryo-microscopy 12 December, 2014
- Signposts for organelle identity – new Rab GTPase effectors found 9 December, 2014
- Structure of human dynein shows the powerstroke mechanism 2 December, 2014
- Evolution of catalysis: alternatives to nature’s molecules 1 December, 2014
- Local brain “clock” revealed for the first time 17 November, 2014
- Golgin proteins specify destination of vesicle traffic 10 November, 2014
- Unexpected role of Histone H3.3 in replication of damaged DNA 16 September, 2014
- New mechanism of antiviral immunity discovered 5 September, 2014
- mRNA on the move – localisation can affect cell signalling and regulation 26 August, 2014
- The mother’s role in protecting the fetal genome from aldehyde damage is revealed. 22 August, 2014
- How cells adapt proteasome assembly under stress conditions 4 August, 2014
- Revealing the secrets of human gamma-secretase by cryo-EM 3 July, 2014
- How to get your (dynein) motor running 1 July, 2014
- Cryo-EM reveals mammalian protein export machinery 12 June, 2014
- How does biology make tubes? 9 June, 2014
- Insights into how the Fanconi Anaemia core complex activates DNA repair 6 June, 2014
- Novel lipid kinase structure lays the foundation for a new class of drugs 30 May, 2014
- Graphene: stronger than steel and now suitable for biological electron microscopy 22 April, 2014
- New technique identifies protein production in specific cells at specific times 17 April, 2014
- Shedding light on how mRNA molecules navigate to their destination within the cell 15 April, 2014
- Breakthrough in structural biology reveals mitochondrial ribosome structure 28 March, 2014
- Coupling of transcription termination and mRNA processing 13 January, 2014
- A switch in the brain 20 December, 2013
- Exploiting the power of evolution to create designer proteins 15 November, 2013
- LMB researchers one step closer to the ‘RNA world’ 4 November, 2013
- Discovery of the genetic basis of a rare immune disease 22 October, 2013
- Understanding timekeeping in an intertidal marine crustacean 27 September, 2013
- Vesicles modulate an actin network for asymmetric spindle positioning in oocytes 22 July, 2013
- Identifying behavioural functions for genes has produced a key resource for neuroscience research 15 July, 2013
- The smell of food ‘wakes up’ the zebrafish visual system 11 July, 2013
- Work on ubiquitination reveals insights into disease 11 June, 2013
- Insights into spliceosomal activation and molecular pathology of retinitis pigmentosa eye disease 31 May, 2013
- Watching neurons transmit visual information 21 May, 2013
- New mechanism in the body’s timekeeping revealed 30 April, 2013
- Understanding the mechanism of the nucleocytoplasmic transport cycle 29 April, 2013
- TRIM21 senses infection and triggers immune response inside cells 4 March, 2013
- Uncovering molecular signatures of G-protein-coupled receptors 14 February, 2013
- Ribosome structure determined to near-atomic resolution by cryo-EM 6 February, 2013
- The guardian of the transcriptome 1 February, 2013
- Salt chemosensation in worms linked to human deafness 31 January, 2013
- Architecture of the spliceosome active site 24 January, 2013
- First high-resolution 3D structure of a DNA origami object 21 November, 2012
- Fruit fly research highlights key mechanism in organ formation 16 November, 2012
- The proteasome: a vital amino acid recycling machine 19 October, 2012
- First insight into peptide-receptor interaction 15 October, 2012
- Sweet answer to the origins of life 1 October, 2012
- New insight into common mutations in human cancers 6 September, 2012
- Alcohol by-product destroys blood stem cells 24 August, 2012
- Genetic code engineering in Drosophila melanogaster 7 August, 2012
- New Insight on General Mechanism Behind Gene Expression 1 August, 2012
- Research shows the power of exploiting publicly available data to reveal new principles in biology 29 June, 2012
- Short evolutionary path from DNA to RNA polymerases revealed 11 June, 2012
- Development of new genetic polymers 20 April, 2012
- New insight on how sensory neurons control sustained responses to environmental dangers 17 April, 2012
- Nuocyte research points to new strategies to treat asthma 4 April, 2012
- How bacteria ensure stalled ribosomes are rescued 28 March, 2012
- Link between shape shifting protein and HIV resistance 12 March, 2012
- Shedding light on cellular transport systems 27 February, 2012
- The sweet way of detecting bacterial invasion in cells 16 January, 2012
- Novel Mechanism for Regulating Inflammation and Cancer Discovered 13 January, 2012
- New evidence of nuocyte involvement in allergic asthma 18 November, 2011
- New intracellular transport system discovered. 10 October, 2011
- In vivo role for Fanconi Anaemia DNA repair pathway identified 7 July, 2011
- Digitization of visual signals in the retina 29 June, 2011
- Link Between Ribosome Maturation and Cancer 3 May, 2011
- LMB scientists reconstruct ‘Nature’s first enzyme’. 8 April, 2011
- Hijacking protein quality control to regulate cellular communication. 1 April, 2011
- A small molecule to correct protein folding defects. 10 March, 2011
- First X-ray crystal structure of dynein motor domain 4 March, 2011
- Propagation of mutant SOD1 misfolding. 23 February, 2011
- Breakthrough in Fanconi Anaemia research. 10 February, 2011
- Understanding how hormones activate G protein-coupled receptors. 25 January, 2011
- Bizarre love triangle: first amoebal sex-determining system discovered 17 December, 2010
- LMB scientists redefine how our immune system responds to viruses 2 November, 2010
- Understanding how toxins can affect the mechanism of the ribosome 18 October, 2010
- Scientists ‘give botox a facelift’ to improve its use in medicine 14 October, 2010
- Sexual attraction could be due to the wiring of the brain 6 October, 2010
- Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag 26 August, 2010
- Life through a lens: new giant lens developed at the LMB 25 June, 2010
- Potential new target for Asthma treatment discovered 3 March, 2010
LMB News
- LMB cyclists ride high in the saddle 14 November, 2019
- Three LMB scientists selected as EMBO Young Investigators 13 November, 2019
- Paula da Fonseca: Deciphering the secrets of the proteasome 11 November, 2019
- Student prizes awarded for outstanding doctoral research 28 October, 2019
- LMB researchers share their science in Cambridge, Ely and Peterborough 23 October, 2019
- Michel Goedert receives the first Rainwater Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Research 22 October, 2019
- Mariann Bienz: Fascinating flies – Drosophila and the molecular biology of development and disease 8 October, 2019
- LMB raises £1,108 for cancer support and a children’s ambulance 3 October, 2019
- Kiyoshi Nagai (1949 – 2019) 2 October, 2019
- John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Brenda Schulman 26 September, 2019
- Rebecca Taylor: A worm’s eye view of stress and ageing 23 September, 2019
- The LMB welcomes Jing Ren as a new Group Leader 28 August, 2019
- Future scientists and science leaders visit the LMB 15 August, 2019
- The LMB welcomes Benjamin Falcon as a new Group Leader 14 August, 2019
- Winners of the LMB’s annual Science Image Award 1 August, 2019
- A stag’s head, a clock, and Nobel Laureates: the LMB Arts and Crafts Show 26 July, 2019
- LMB scientists share their Recipe for Primordial Life at the Royal Society 24 July, 2019
- LMB alumnae share their experiences and careers advice at annual Cambridge AWiSE event 22 July, 2019
- Two new group leaders at the LMB: Kate McDole and Marta Shahbazi 18 July, 2019
- Michel Goedert awarded the 2019 Royal Medal for Biological Sciences 18 July, 2019
- Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Frances Arnold 11 July, 2019
- Sharing science with school students for the MRC Festival of Medical Research 27 June, 2019
- LMB welcomes Kelly Nguyen as a new Group Leader 20 June, 2019
- Garib Murshudov and Lalita Ramakrishnan elected to EMBO membership 11 June, 2019
- M. Madan Babu awarded the EMBO Gold Medal 5 June, 2019
- Michael Rossmann 1930 – 2019 15 May, 2019
- Menna Clatworthy receives an EFIS-IL Lecture Award 9 May, 2019
- Felix Randow elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 8 May, 2019
- Claudia Bonfio receives the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2019 Dalton Emerging Researcher Award 7 May, 2019
- Ana Casañal awarded the FEBS Anniversary Prize 2019 1 May, 2019
- LMB raises over £200 for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 9 April, 2019
- Sydney Brenner (1927 – 2019) 5 April, 2019
- LMB scientists present cells, proteins, and the origin of life at the Cambridge Science Festival 28 March, 2019
- Benjamin Falcon receives the 2019 Alzheimer’s Research UK Rising Star Award 21 March, 2019
- Lori Passmore: polyA tails and parenthood 8 March, 2019
- César Milstein Lecture to be given by Pietro De Camilli 26 February, 2019
- LMB YouTube channel relaunch 8 February, 2019
- Jason Chin awarded the 2019 Sackler Prize 5 February, 2019
- Max Wilkinson awarded 2019 RNA Society/Scaringe Graduate Student Award 28 January, 2019
- Bob Sheppard 1932 – 2019 25 January, 2019
- LMB launches 365 Image Diary 2 January, 2019
- LMB raises over £1300 for Prostate Cancer UK 14 December, 2018
- Songs fill the atrium at the LMB musical evening 26 November, 2018
- Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Eric Gouaux 22 November, 2018
- Aaron Klug (1926 – 2018) 21 November, 2018
- LMB raises £344.35 at Macmillan Coffee Morning 31 October, 2018
- An engaging month for LMB researchers 19 October, 2018
- LMB student and postdoc prizes awarded to exceptional scientists 17 October, 2018
- 2018 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Gero Miesenböck 17 October, 2018
- Tom Steitz 1940 – 2018 11 October, 2018
- Greg Winter wins 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 3 October, 2018
- Children enjoy an afternoon of discussing science books and hands-on experiments with LMB postdocs 20 September, 2018
- Wanda Kukulski awarded the Royal Microscopical Society’s Alan Agar Medal 31 August, 2018
- Fred Sanger at the LMB: From DNA sequencing to the advent of genomics 13 August, 2018
- The LMB art show goes crafty 3 August, 2018
- Two new group leaders at the LMB: Chris Russo and Gerry Crossan 20 July, 2018
- Greg Jefferis awarded Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society 19 July, 2018
- The winner of the 2018 LMB’s schools Science Image Award is… 13 July, 2018
- I’m a scientist, get me out of here! 6 July, 2018
- Meet the LMBees 3 July, 2018
- Twelfth annual LMB CamAWiSE “What Next For Your Career In Science?” event 14 June, 2018
- Lori Passmore hands on her Suffrage Science accolade to LMB alumnus Rebecca Voorhees 12 June, 2018
- Cambridge LIFE LAB project wins place in Europe’s largest public science event 11 June, 2018
- Richard Henderson made Companion of Honour 11 June, 2018
- Nicola Smyllie joins forces with artist Dilek Özgit for Soapbox Science at Strawberry Fair 6 June, 2018
- From marketing to logistics to speakers: LMB scientists take part in Cambridge Pint of Science 4 June, 2018
- Melina Schuh awarded the EMBO Gold Medal 16 May, 2018
- Lori Passmore and Felix Randow elected to EMBO membership 14 May, 2018
- Lalita Ramakrishnan elected to prestigious fellowships 11 May, 2018
- Bill Schafer elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 10 May, 2018
- From PhD to policy – James Wagstaff completes an internship with the HM Courts and Tribunals Service 4 May, 2018
- Graeme Mitchison (1944-2018) 30 April, 2018
- Sjors Scheres is awarded the Bijvoet Medal 27 April, 2018
- John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Jacques Dubochet 19 April, 2018
- From Backbench to Lab Bench: LMB welcomes visitors from Westminster 17 April, 2018
- Ana Casañal awarded Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award. 4 April, 2018
- LMB showcases the diversity of science at the Cambridge Science Festival 28 March, 2018
- LMB’s Challenge Project with Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 23 March, 2018
- John Sulston (1942 – 2018) 9 March, 2018
- Michel Goedert is awarded The Brain Prize 2018 6 March, 2018
- Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Erin O’Shea 27 February, 2018
- Jan Löwe announced as the new LMB Director 5 February, 2018
- Committee on Exiting the EU visits the LMB 19 January, 2018
- Madan Babu and John Briggs honoured by the Blavatnik Awards 16 January, 2018
- John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Xiaowei Zhuang 5 January, 2018
- Success for the LMB at the MRC CEO Awards 21 December, 2017
- LMB raises over £1200 for the Papworth Hospital Charity 19 December, 2017
- LMB bake sale raises funds for ACT Breast Cancer Appeal 14 December, 2017
- New body clock display at the Science Museum 13 December, 2017
- LMB raises over £1500 for The Movember Foundation 11 December, 2017
- John Finch (1930 – 2017) 7 December, 2017
- LMB Soirée showcases musical talents 4 December, 2017
- LMB cycles to first place in September Challenge 1 November, 2017
- Macmillan coffee morning at LMB raises £375 30 October, 2017
- Richard Henderson wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 4 October, 2017
- The UK’s dementia research landscape: LMB is a piece of the jigsaw 20 September, 2017
- Richard Henderson and Nigel Unwin awarded Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography 29 August, 2017
- 2017 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Jack Szostak 21 August, 2017
- International young, budding scientists visit the LMB 9 August, 2017
- LMB alumni return to share their career experiences 31 July, 2017
- Artistic flair on show at the LMB 28 July, 2017
- LMB welcomes over 2000 visitors to a fun-packed Open Day 28 June, 2017
- Sjors Scheres elected to EMBO membership 16 June, 2017
- Anne Bertolotti elected Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences 8 May, 2017
- Three LMB scientists elected Fellows of the Royal Society 5 May, 2017
- LMB welcomes Radu Aricescu as new Group Leader 2 May, 2017
- Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Caroline Dean 20 April, 2017
- Christopher Russo awarded the Microscopy Society of America Burton Medal 12 April, 2017
- Anne Bertolotti receives GlaxoSmithKline Award from the Biochemical Society 11 April, 2017
- LMB scientists creating fun and fascination at the Cambridge Science Festival 30 March, 2017
- Hundreds of children and adults enjoy the LMB’s ‘See Your Cells’ activity at the Cambridge Science Festival 23 March, 2017
- LMB PhD student takes her research to Parliament 17 March, 2017
- 2017 Milstein Lecture to be given by Thomas Südhof 30 January, 2017
- LMB welcomes new group leaders: John Briggs and Julian Gough 17 January, 2017
- Phoebe Dent completes her apprenticeship in the LMB’s HR team 11 January, 2017
- Manu Hegde receives Feldberg Foundation Prize 9 January, 2017
- LMB raises over £1500 for The British Heart Foundation 19 December, 2016
- Community apple tree project at the LMB 19 December, 2016
- Cambridge Fire and Rescue Service run training exercise at LMB 6 December, 2016
- UTCC students have hands-on EM experience at the LMB 1 December, 2016
- M. Madan Babu to deliver the Royal Society’s 2016 Francis Crick Lecture 24 November, 2016
- Double success for LMB at MRC CEO Awards 23 November, 2016
- Greg Winter receives Prince Mahidol Award 22 November, 2016
- LMB welcomes Emmanuel Derivery as new Group Leader 17 November, 2016
- Mighty Molecular Motors at the Big Biology Day 7 November, 2016
- LMB rides to victory in National Cycle Challenge 25 October, 2016
- John O’Neill receives EMBO Young Investigator Programme Award 21 October, 2016
- LMB raises £378 at Macmillan Coffee Morning 19 October, 2016
- 2016 John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Bonnie Bassler 17 October, 2016
- 2016 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Yoshinori Ohsumi 2 September, 2016
- Apprentices complete their training in the LMB Workshops 26 August, 2016
- LMB welcomes Joseph Yeeles as new Group Leader 11 July, 2016
- Greg Jefferis becomes FENS Kavli Scholar 7 July, 2016
- Entertaining the crowds at Soapbox Science, Cambridge 6 July, 2016
- Melina Schuh’s Lister Research Prize Lecture 30 June, 2016
- LMB inspires the next generation of scientists with UTCC student interactions 29 June, 2016
- Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Ron Vale 26 May, 2016
- Richard Henderson wins Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal 23 May, 2016
- Three LMB scientists elected to EMBO membership 23 May, 2016
- John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Tony Hunter 18 May, 2016
- Ramanujan Hegde elected Fellow of the Royal Society 29 April, 2016
- Jason Chin elected Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences 28 April, 2016
- Kelly Nguyen awarded Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award 2017 31 March, 2016
- LMB scientists talk at the Cambridge Science Festival 23 March, 2016
- Suffrage Science Scheme Award for Lori Passmore 9 March, 2016
- Alessio Vagnoni awarded David Sainsbury Fellowship for work on neuronal ageing in a non-mammalian model 8 March, 2016
- Madeline Lancaster wins the 2015 3Rs Prize for 3D tissue models 29 February, 2016
- 2016 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Adrian Bird 9 February, 2016
- LMB raises over £1300 for Cancer Research UK 15 January, 2016
- LMB receive highly commended prize at Understanding Animal Research Openness Awards 11 December, 2015
- 2015 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Lewis Cantley 8 December, 2015
- LMB staff success in MRC CEO Awards 2 December, 2015
- “Gifted and Talented” sixth-formers visit LMB for degree-level practicals 13 November, 2015
- DNA sculpture from CRUK Art Trail finds home in Francis Crick’s former Laboratory 10 November, 2015
- The Worm Wide Web – Max Perutz Science Writing Award 4 November, 2015
- LMB supports county-wide STOP Suicide campaign 9 October, 2015
- LMB HR raise £194 at Macmillan Coffee Morning 1 October, 2015
- 2015 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Emmanuelle Charpentier 21 September, 2015
- SANE’s mental health campaign supported as LMB hosts ‘Horace’ the Black Dog 16 September, 2015
- LMB wins bronze in Summer Cycle Challenge 3 September, 2015
- The work of Fred Sanger – an online exhibition 13 August, 2015
- LMB welcomes new group leaders: Madeline Lancaster and Liz Miller 10 August, 2015
- Staff show their creative side at the LMB Art Exhibition 3 August, 2015
- Madan Babu Mohan awarded the Royal Society Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2016 20 July, 2015
- Crystal Growing Competition for schools: winning pupils visit the LMB 15 July, 2015
- Megan Davies awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours 15 June, 2015
- Simon Bullock and Philipp Holliger elected to EMBO membership 20 May, 2015
- KJ Patel elected Fellow of the Royal Society 1 May, 2015
- LMB welcomes two new group leaders: Rebecca Taylor and Wanda Kukulski 31 March, 2015
- Golden grids for electron microscopy licensed by Quantifoil 30 March, 2015
- Hands-on activities by LMB scientists at the Cambridge Science Festival 27 March, 2015
- 30 Bird and public works to be LMB Artists-in-Residence 25 March, 2015
- Venki Ramakrishnan announced as President Elect of the Royal Society 18 March, 2015
- Two LMB papers chosen as major historical landmarks in research 17 March, 2015
- Blue Plaque Honour for Fred Sanger 9 March, 2015
- LMB scientists help UTC students design a laboratory 2 March, 2015
- LMB spin-out, Heptares Therapeutics, acquired by Sosei Group 23 February, 2015
- Cyrus Chothia, bioinformatics pioneer, honoured with two prestigious international awards 13 February, 2015
- Brad Amos and John White win ABRF Biomolecular Technologies Award 3 February, 2015
- LMB science portrayed in art: ‘Lens on Life’ exhibition in London 20 January, 2015
- Melina Schuh awarded the EMBL Alumni John Kendrew Award 2015 19 December, 2014
- Michel Goedert awarded the 2014 European Grand Prix for Research 19 December, 2014
- LMB raises over £1,200 for “Mind in Cambridgeshire” 18 December, 2014
- 2014 Max Perutz lecture to be given by Gary Ruvkun 28 November, 2014
- Lori Passmore receives EMBO Young Investigator Programme Award 13 November, 2014
- Awards for “Imagining the Brain” art winners 23 October, 2014
- LMB finalist in BIFM Awards 2014 17 October, 2014
- Science Image Award winners announced 3 October, 2014
- 2014 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Stephen J. Elledge 12 September, 2014
- LMB wins Safe, Successful and Sustainable S-Lab Award 2014 5 September, 2014
- Melina Schuh and M. Madan Babu awarded Lister Research Prizes 3 September, 2014
- Protein Synthesis Technology developed at the LMB licenced for use in drug discovery 26 August, 2014
- John Sutherland awarded the 2014 Royal Society Darwin Medal 5 August, 2014
- LMB Alumni from around the world reunited for 2 day Symposium 16 July, 2014
- Crystal Growing Competition: Winning schools visit the LMB 4 July, 2014
- 2014 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Peter Walter 23 June, 2014
- What next after Academia? Three ways to forge a career away from the bench 20 June, 2014
- LMB and AstraZeneca announce plan to launch joint research fund 15 May, 2014
- KJ Patel gives prestigious Annual Herter Lecture at New York University 9 May, 2014
- John Kendrick-Jones and David Komander elected to EMBO membership 7 May, 2014
- The Chancellor, George Osborne, visits the LMB in his support for science 25 April, 2014
- Paul Elliott awarded a Biochemical Society 2015 Early Career Research Award 8 April, 2014
- 2013 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Stanley B. Prusiner 4 April, 2014
- Over 50 LMB scientists showcase research at the Cambridge Science Festival 27 March, 2014
- Max Perutz honoured on Royal Mail stamp 24 March, 2014
- 2014 John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Michael Levitt 18 March, 2014
- Rebecca Tomkins wins 2014 Apprenticeship Award for Administration 12 March, 2014
- David Willetts makes a return visit to the LMB 10 March, 2014
- Madan Babu awarded the Protein Society’s 2014 Protein Science Young Investigator Award 20 February, 2014
- LMB raises over £1,700 for the Addenbrooke’s Dialysis Centre 17 February, 2014
- Anne Bertolotti awarded the 2014 Hooke Medal 20 January, 2014
- LMB hosts Feldberg Prize Lecture by Nikolaus Pfanner 16 January, 2014
- KJ Patel receives Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Award of Merit 18 December, 2013
- Fred Sanger (1918 – 2013) 20 November, 2013
- Jason Chin inducted into the European Inventor Hall of Fame 6 November, 2013
- Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 4 November, 2013
- Michael Neuberger (1953 – 2013) 28 October, 2013
- 2013 John Kendrew Lecture to be given by Joan Steitz 25 October, 2013
- LMB Alumni awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 2013 9 October, 2013
- 2013 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Scott Emr 20 September, 2013
- Novel technology useful for development of gene and drug therapies licensed to local company 10 September, 2013
- Hugh Huxley – 25th February 1924 – 25th July 2013 26 July, 2013
- Virus Wars – thousands visit LMB stand at the Royal Society 10 July, 2013
- Take part in real research with ‘WormWatch Lab’ 3 July, 2013
- Hundreds of happy children become scientists for the day, as LMB opens its doors to the public. 28 June, 2013
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology welcomes Astra Zeneca to Cambridge Biomedical Campus 18 June, 2013
- Hat trick for LMB and MRC Centre cyclists 14 June, 2013
- David Komander’s Lister Research Prize Lecture 6 June, 2013
- Three LMB scientists elected to EMBO membership 24 May, 2013
- Day of celebration as Her Majesty The Queen opens the new LMB Building 23 May, 2013
- KJ Patel elected Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences 8 May, 2013
- Michael Neuberger elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences 2 May, 2013
- DNA 60th Anniversary celebrated at Cambridge 25 April, 2013
- Ari Helenius to deliver 2013 Max Perutz lecture 23 April, 2013
- World premiere for music inspired by human genomes 10 April, 2013
- Busy year of public engagement starts with Big Bang 22 March, 2013
- Greg Winter receives Canada Gairdner International Award 20 March, 2013
- LMB Scientists Honoured by the UK’s Biochemical Society 15 March, 2013
- A new home and a new era for the LMB 12 March, 2013
- MRC Millennium medal recognises LMB’s exceptional research 28 February, 2013
- The story of monoclonal antibodies – online 14 February, 2013
- Celebrating ‘100 years of life-changing discoveries’ 14 January, 2013
- Sarah Teichmann to deliver 2012 Francis Crick Lecture for the Royal Society 19 November, 2012
- Three LMB Scientists receive EMBO Young Investigator Programme Awards 14 November, 2012
- Crystal growing winners visit the LMB 26 October, 2012
- LMB research features in BBC2’s ‘Secret Universe’ programme 22 October, 2012
- Double Nobel Success – 50 Years of Inspiration 17 October, 2012
- LMB Congratulates John Gurdon on Nobel Prize Announcement 8 October, 2012
- Vince Cable pays a flying visit 5 October, 2012
- Accolades for Imagining the Brain art competition winners 2 October, 2012
- 2012 Max Perutz lecture to be given by Steve West 6 September, 2012
- LMB researcher wins ‘Media Fellow’ work experience with BBC Horizon 26 July, 2012
- Rebecca Voorhees awarded Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship 18 July, 2012
- Dan Brown 1923 – 2012 27 June, 2012
- David Komander awarded 2012 Lister Prize 20 June, 2012
- John Sutherland co-wins the Origin of Life Challenge 8 June, 2012
- Greg Winter awarded Prince of Asturias Science Award 1 June, 2012
- LMB celebrates 50 years of ground-breaking research 28 May, 2012
- Sarah Teichmann elected to EMBO membership 10 May, 2012
- 2012 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Bruce Beutler 9 May, 2012
- Jason Chin nominated for European Inventor Award 8 May, 2012
- New Science Image Award for primary schools 2 May, 2012
- Microscopes4Schools website launched 11 April, 2012
- Inaugural John Kendrew Lecture to be given by David Drubin 30 March, 2012
- ‘See your cells!’ at Cambridge Science Festival 16 March, 2012
- Honour and heirloom for Sarah Teichmann 9 March, 2012
- 2012 Francis Crick Lecture to be given by Angelika Amon 13 February, 2012
- £1500 Raised for Acorn House Charity 23 January, 2012
- Sean Munro Elected as AAAS Fellow 9 January, 2012
- Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan honoured with Knighthood 3 January, 2012
- Christian Münch Receives British Neuroscience Association Postgraduate Award 15 December, 2011
- Sarah Teichmann’s Lister Research Prize Lecture. 25 October, 2011
- Winners of Imagining the Brain Competition Receive Prizes. 28 September, 2011
- Inaugural Francis Crick Lecture to be given by David Anderson. 5 September, 2011
- Winners of Crystal Growing Competition visit the LMB 2 August, 2011
- Three Royal Society Awards for LMB Scientists. 19 July, 2011
- Jason Chin hosts Corday-Morgan Prize Symposium 20 June, 2011
- Philip Heard awarded Cambridge Regional Colleges Best Overall Learner for 2011. 17 June, 2011
- Hugh Pelham Knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours. 13 June, 2011
- Jan Löwe to receive Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award. 7 June, 2011
- Sean Munro elected Fellow of the Royal Society 20 May, 2011
- Andrew McKenzie elected as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow 18 May, 2011
- John Sutherland awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize 2011. 16 May, 2011
- Leon Lagnado Receives Prestigious HFSP Award. 13 May, 2011
- Nobel Laureate, Sir Aaron Klug, donates his archives to Churchill Archives Centre. 26 April, 2011
- LMB hosts Feldberg Prize Lecture by Roland Lill. 12 April, 2011
- 2011 César Milstein Lecture to be given by Tom Rapoport. 4 April, 2011
- Peter Lawrence: lifetime achievement award. 29 March, 2011
- LMB at the Cambridge Science Festival: 19th March. 16 March, 2011
- Human antibody approved for treatment of lupus 11 March, 2011
- Aaron Klug: Up among the large biomolecular molecules 10 December, 2010
- Jason Chin awarded the Louis-Jeantet Young Investigator Career Award and elected to EMBO membership 3 December, 2010
- David Komander to receive Young Investigator Programme EMBO Award 29 November, 2010
- LMB Scientists Awarded Prestigious European Grants 26 November, 2010
- Imagining the Brain – Science through Art 22 October, 2010
- LMB continues pioneering work started in CPE 24 September, 2010
- Laboratory of the future reaches ‘topping out’ stage 10 September, 2010
- Madan Babu awarded prize lectures 3 September, 2010
- Brad Amos elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society 23 August, 2010
- Francis Crick Avenue opening by new LMB building 19 July, 2010
- LMB pedals to victory 14 July, 2010
- Venki Ramakrishnan elected Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 5 July, 2010
- Jason Chin wins 2010 RSC Corday-Morgan Prize 4 June, 2010
- Geoffrey Grigg Traveling Fellowship established between LMB and the Garvan Institute 26 May, 2010
- Michael Hastings elected Fellow of the Royal Society 21 May, 2010
- EMBO Gold Medal 2010 recognizes Jason W. Chin 14 May, 2010
- Roger Williams elected as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow 10 May, 2010
- Sarah Teichmann wins the 2011 Colworth Medal 30 April, 2010
- LMB scientist honoured as inspirational young female talent 16 February, 2010
- LMB wins green travel award 5 February, 2010
- Lizzy Day wins BioTech YES Competition 23 December, 2009
- LMB scientist wheels out Bicycle Therapeutics 30 November, 2009
- Dr J. Chin to present the annual Francis Crick Lecture for the Royal Society. 26 November, 2009
- EMBO Young Investigator Award for Madan Babu. 11 November, 2009
- Heptares Therapeutics Announces Agreement With Novartis Option Fund 12 October, 2009
- Dr Venki Ramakrishnan wins 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 7 October, 2009
- Human Antibodies developed for Treatment of Lupus and Anthrax 31 July, 2009
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