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The LMB is delighted to welcome Ivana Bukvin to launch her new research group in the PNAC Division, where she’ll investigate how proteins fold during biosynthesis in cells.

Leo James’s group, in the LMB’s PNAC Division, have identified a novel antimicrobial pathway in human cells, named antibody-directed xenophagy.

Led by Hannah Ochner, Tanmay Bharat’s group developed a workflow correlating electron cryomicroscopy with mass spectrometry imaging, providing unprecedented spatial and chemical insights in cells.

The LMB has been recognised nationally for openness and transparency in animal research.

A collaborative study from the groups of Simon Bullock and Andrew Carter (Cell Biology and Structural Studies Divisions) has found a structural code that explains how cells selectively transport mRNA.

On Monday 11th May, Edith Heard will deliver the 2026 Milstein Lecture titled ‘Life with two X chromosomes: mechanisms of silencing and escape during X-chromosome inactivation’.

Lori Passmore, Group Leader and Joint Head of the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, is one of 25 new international members elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Manu Hegde, Group Leader and Joint Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, is one of 252 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Nic Farmer, Race Equality Lead at the MRC and the LMB, reflects on achieving their CMI Level 6 Award in Professional Management and Leadership Practice.

LMB scientists came together at Cambridge Festival to share their research and highlight the intricate beauty of biology through interactive microscope-based activities.

Kelly Nguyen’s group, in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, have produced the first ever structure of telomerase from yeast, using electron cryomicroscopy to study Saccharomycces cerevisiae.

Katharine Goodwin and Kate McDole, in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, have identified the mechanisms employed by mammalian primordial germ cells to aid migration in early embryogenesis.