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Madeline Lancaster wins 2026 Suffrage Science AwardMadeline Lancaster, Joint Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been recognised in the 2026 Suffrage Science Awards.
Kaz Collins: LMB’s new Manager of Media Prep and GlasswashLast year, the LMB was delighted to welcome Kaz Collins as the new Manager of the Media Prep and Glasswash facility, an integral support service for LMB researchers.
Aviv Regev to deliver 2026 Francis Crick LectureAviv Regev, from Genentech, will deliver her talk ‘From Cell Atlases to Medicines, with AI’ at 11am (GMT) on Monday 9th February.
The cellular switch that explains why humans aren’t nocturnalSpearheaded by Andrew Beale, John O’Neill’s group in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division has identified a cellular mechanism responsible for dictating if a mammal is nocturnal or diurnal, answering a key evolutionary question.
Kelly Nguyen named the 2026 Blavatnik Award Life Science LaureateKelly Nguyen, Group Leader in the Structural Studies Division, has been named Laureate for Life Sciences in the 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK.
Bridging the gap from chemistry to life: discovery of a tiny RNA that can copy itselfLed by Edoardo Gianni, Philipp Holliger’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division have identified a small self-replicating catalytic RNA (ribozyme), providing new insights into the origins of life.
Seasonal fundraiser surpasses £2000 in support of CamCycleThe 2025 LMB Christmas charity raffle and the Craft and Chatter Group Christmas sale have raised over £2000 for CamCyle, in memory of Mark Troll.
Saja Fadila, 1995‑2026The LMB is deeply saddened to share the passing of Saja Fadila, a postdoc in the Bertolotti group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division.
2026 Max Perutz Lecture to be given by Dirk GörlichThe 2026 Max Perutz Lecture titled ‘Transport through nuclear pores’ will be given by Dirk Görlich at 11am (GMT) on 19th January.
Revealing the hidden switch behind aggressive cancersBy capturing the first high-resolution structure of ADGRL4 in its active state, David Favara in Chris Tate’s group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division has identified how a G-protein couples and revealed its activation method, paving the way for new cancer therapies.
Neil Sands appointed Stores ManagerNeil Sands joined the LMB just over a year ago as the new Stores Manager, overseeing the inspection, receipting, handling, storage, and distribution of all deliveries into the LMB.
Distinct AMPA receptor sub-types reside within glial and neuronal cells of the cerebellumMultidisciplinary study from Ingo Greger’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division reveals the structures and subunit assembly of GluA4 AMPA receptors in the mammalian cerebellum that support cell-type specific functions.