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Articles

The LMB Archive collates scanned/digitised newspaper, magazine and web articles that relate to the activities of the LMB. This database lists the articles that have been catalogued so far.

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  • New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects
    Authors D’alessio, Vittoria Source Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine 15 October 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Melina’s work on mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian oocytes has advanced our understanding the process of meiosis and the causes of aneuploidy in mammalian eggs, including humans Keywords Melina Schuh; human egg; genetic errors; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry; ChromOocyte; trisomic foetuses; Meiosis; Agata Zielinska; alumni; cohesin; Kinetochores; chromosome; fertility; diploid cell; ‘handles’; spindle; Aneuploidy; infertility
  • Nobel Prize Winning work that has changed lives across the work
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge University 20 February 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Greg Winter won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of his work on antibodies. He realised they all have the same basic structure, with only small changes making them specific for one target. This discovery led to antibody therapies for cancer and diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, which have changed the lives of patients across the world- we hear from four people who worked with and benefitted from Greg's discoveries. Keywords Greg Winter; Theresa Langford; Antibodies;
  • Obituary Aaron Klug
    Authors Watts, Geoff Source The Lancet (Vol 392) 15 December 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Aaron Klug obituary from the Lancet Keywords Aaron Klug; tobacco mosaic virus; Rosalind Franklin; Richard Henderson; “polymath”; zinc fingers; Tony Crowther; Alzheimer’s disease; tau protein; tangles; genes; genome sequencing; President Royal Society; Paul de Kruif; Microbe Hunters
  • Professor Michael Levitt honoured at Honorary Degree Congregation
    Authors Gonville & Caius Source Gonville & Caius 19 June 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Michael Levitt, a former PhD student and staff scientist, is one of eight distinguished nominees to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambridge at a ceremony in Senate House Keywords Michael Levitt; Gonville & Caius; Senate House; Honorary Degree; Alan Fersht; Award; Alumni; Structural Studies
  • Raúl Padrón Elected to National Academy of Sciences
    Authors University of Massachusetts Medical School Source University of Massachusetts Medical School March 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Raúl Padrón, Senior Research Scientist in Radiology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate Keywords Raúl Padrón; elected; National Academy of Science; cryo-EM; award; alumni; Roger Craig; foreign associate; muscle structure
  • Researcher of the year
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 11 September 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Dr Benjamin Falcon has learnt to perform cryo-electron microscopy; Dr Julius Fredens how the total geonome on E. Coli was synthesised from scratch Keywords Dr Benjamin Falcon; cryo-electron; tau filaments
  • Rising star Dr Ben Falcon at MRC LMB explores role of tau in dementia
    Authors Brackley, Paul Source Cambridge Independent 22 May 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Benjamin Falcon, Neurobiology Division, talks to the Cambridge Independent about his work on the structures of tau filaments in different types of dementia after winning the Alzheimer’s Research UK Rising Star Award for his work in this area Keywords Ben Falcon; Michel Goedert; Sjors Scheres; tau filaments, dementia; Alzheimer’s, Pick’s disease; chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE); toxic; neurodegeneration; filament structure; C-shape; J-shape; contact sports; boxers; American football player; Richard Henderson; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); cortical sulci; blood vessel; aggregates
  • RNA Society/Scaringe Graduate Student Award for Max Wilkinson
    Authors MRC Life Source MRC Life April/May 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Max Wilkinson a graduate student in Kiyoshi Nagai’s group is one of the winners of the RNA Society/Scaringe Graduate Student Awards Keywords Max Wilkinson; RNA Society/Scaringe Graduate Student Awards; young investigators; spliceosome; Kiyoshi Nagai
  • Robert C. Sheppard (1932-2019)
    Authors Eric Atherton; John D. Wade Source Journal of Peptide Science Year 2019
    Details Subject A memoir of Robert Sheppard and his legacy to Peptide Science Keywords Peptide Chemistry; Peptide synthesis; Robert C. Sheppard
  • Robert C. Sheppard Obituary
    Authors Source Wiley Journal of Peptide Science Year 2019
    Details Subject Robert Sheppard former head of peptide chemistry has passed away at the age of 87. His legacy to peptide science is a substantial body of work on the development of novel solid supports. Keywords Peptide Science; Robert Sheppard;
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