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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.

These articles are the copyright of the originating organisation. They may be accessed for reference-only purposes at the LMB. Alternatively, you can contact the copyright holder for direct requests to access or use their articles.

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  • City to host a science debate
    Authors Freya Leng Source Cambridge news 28th June 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject Soapbox science festival opened to the public. It aims to inspire more young women into Science and research. Keywords Nicola Smyllie; Soapbox Science
  • Collaboration, competition and culture: fostering excellence in research
    Authors Hill, Steven Source Higher Education Funding Council for England Blog 4 July 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject If excellent research depends on the right culture, perhaps this should be the aim of research strategies. Blog references the culture of the LMB. Keywords Hugh Pelham; new building; futuristic temple; biomedical science; The Nuffield Council; culture; funding; collaboration
  • Consortium Evaluate Cryo-EM for Early Stage Drug Discovery
    Authors Labmate Online Source Labmate Online 26 May 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject Industry partners have joined with research groups at the LMB and the University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Centre, to form the Cambridge Pharmaceutical Cryo-EM Consortium Keywords Cambridge Pharmaceutical Cryo-EM Consortium; Titan Krios; Astex Pharmaceuticals; AstraZeneca; GlaxoSmithKline; Heptares Therapeutics; Cambridge nanoscience Centre; Chris Tate; Sjors Scheres; Richard Henderson; Relion; FEI
  • Creating a genomic map of the immune response
    Authors Cancer Research UK Source Cancer Research UK 15 December 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject Former LMB programme leader Dr Sarah Teichmann, Head of Cellular Genetics of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and Dr Jacqui Shields, from the MRC Cancer Unit in Cambridge, have teamed up to make the most of their complementary skills in immunology and cancer research Keywords Sarah Teichmann; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; Jacqui Shields; cancer research; ‘million dollar question’; immune response map; genomics; immunology; drug development; alumni
  • Data protection: how medical researchers persuaded the European Parliament to compromise
    Authors Thompson, Beth Source The London School of Economics 19 February 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject Former PhD student, Beth Thompson, now works as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Wellcome Trust, focusing on the regulation of research. Beth led Wellcome’s advocacy work on the impact of the EU Data Protection Regulation, and writes about the outcome of that work. Keywords Beth Thompson; Data Protection Regulation; Europe; data privacy laws; European Commission; Edward Snowden; research; alumni; Brexit
  • Dementia: Catching the Memory Thief
    Authors Science and Technology Research News Source STRN 22 September 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject How close are we to having effective treatments – and could we even prevent dementia from occurring in the first place? Keywords Michel Goedert; Alzheimer’s; neurodegeneration; Drug Discovery Institute; ‘plaques’; “tangles”; tau; Dementia; brain; ‘dementia tsunami’; memory thief; neurostatins
  • Discovery of key component of HIV virus yields new drug target
    Authors Network Source Network 10 August 2016/Autumn 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject A weakness detected in HIV’s protective shell by scientist at the LMB could lead to new drug target and the re-evaluation of existing HIV treatment Keywords HIV virus; retrovirus; nucleotides; hexacarboxybenzene; Leo James; David Jacques; immune system; inhibitor; protein shell; capsid; antiviral drugs
  • DNA discovery pioneer James Watson pays Cambridge tribute to colleague Francis Crick
    Authors Elliott, Chris Source Cambridge News 10 June 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject James Watson returned to the LMB to deliver a special talk about Francis Crick, marking the centenary of Francis’ birth. Francis and Jim cracked the secret of the DNA structure in the MRC unit over 60 years ago Keywords James Watson; Francis Crick; Maurice Watkins; Cavendish Laboratory; Gonville & Caius College; Sydney Brenner; “the secret of life’; centenary Crick’s birth
  • ‘Don’t reject global talent from the UK’
    Authors Wheeler, Laura Source Research information 22 January 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject Report on a panel debate aimed at ensuring that the UK remains at the heart of global science and engineering Keywords Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE); Venki Ramakrishnan; Royal Society; immigrants; global science hub; “welcoming attitude”; Lord Crisp; Migration Advisory Committee; Tier 2 visa
  • Exceptional Early-Career Scientists Named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences
    Authors The PEW Charitable Trusts Source The PEW Charitable Trusts News 9 June 2016 Year 2016
    Details Subject The Pew Charitable Trusts have named 22 exceptional early-career scientists as Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences, including Lauren Parker Jackson and Kristian Andersen , both former LMB PhD students. Keywords The Pew Charitable Trusts; Lauren Parker Jackson; Kristian Anderson; biomedical scholars; early-career scientists; pew scholars; flexible funding; alumni
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