Richard Henderson holding molecular ball and spoke model

Discovering how life works: pioneering revolutionary advances in molecular biology for over 60 years

Research at the LMB seeks to understand major biological processes at the molecular level. Our scientists develop and use methods to visualise and manipulate the molecules of life to discover the fundamental principles that underpin biology. The methods and knowledge from our research allow us and others to tackle major problems in human health and disease.

Richard Henderson holding a ball-and-stick model of bacteriorhodopsin, a membrane protein whose structural discovery helped shape the field of electron cryomicroscopy for understanding protein structures. Read more in this article marking 50 years since its discovery.
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Located in the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of Europe’s largest and most internationally competitive concentrations of healthcare-related talent and enterprise.