MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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 mRNAs.

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’.

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.

Madeline Lancaster, Joint Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been recognised in the 2026 Suffrage Science Awards.

Last 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, from Genentech, will deliver her talk ‘From Cell Atlases to Medicines, with AI’ at 11am (GMT) on Monday 9th February.

Spearheaded 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, Group Leader in the Structural Studies Division, has been named Laureate for Life Sciences in the 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK.

Led 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.

The 2025 LMB Christmas charity raffle and the Craft and Chatter Group Christmas sale have raised over £2000 for CamCyle, in memory of Mark Troll.