For our annual alumni newsletter, Sean Munro reflected on his time at the LMB, including how opportunity and curiosity have shaped his group’s research into the Golgi apparatus and his tenure as Head of Division for @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social
Watch the interview: youtu.be/xFGb7_RmO9c
Microscopy image taken by a light sheet microscope showing an optically cleared lung in blue.
Interested in instrument development & optical microscopy?
Join @immunoah.bsky.social & @jamesdmanton.bsky.social developing high-throughput light sheet microscopy to image entire tissues & progressing tissue clearing methods
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Closes 07 APR
#PostdocJobs #neuroimmunology
Researchers @mrclmb.bsky.social found changes in cells that explain why #mammals, including human ancestors, changed from #nocturnal to #diurnal, providing clues on one of the most relevant events in mammalian #evolution.
🔗 www.eara.eu/post/why-did...
#AnimalResearch #CircadianClock #circadian
On today’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time, @buzzbaum.bsky.social, Group Leader in @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social, joined for a discussion on all things archaea.
Check it out here (requires BBC login): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#LMBintheNews
Portrait of Ruth Lehmann with text about her talk on reconstructing biomolecular condensates for translation on March 27th.
We’re delighted to welcome Ruth Lehmann (@remlehmann.bsky.social), Director of @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social as our next #LMBSeminar speaker!
Join us at 11am on Friday 27th March to hear all about “Reconstructing biomolecular condensates for translation”
More info: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
Madeline Lancaster
@lancasterlab.bsky.social, Joint Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division (@cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social), was recognised in the 2026 Suffrage Science Awards for her work on brain organoids 🧠
Congratulations to Madeline and the other 2026 awardees!
Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LMBNews
Advert for the Cambridge Biomedical Campus Careers Fair
Interested in working at the LMB?
Come and chat to us at the @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social Careers Fair this Wednesday 11th March at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology!
More details here: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/cbc-ca...
Anne Bertolotti
We’re looking for a creative & enthusiastic postdoc with expertise in cryo-EM or protein biochemistry to join @annebertolotti.bsky.social (LMB Neurobiology Division) and help solve structures of key stress signalling enzymes and develop new inhibitors.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 22 MAR
Joseph Yeeles (@yeeles-lab.bsky.social) leads a group in the LMB’s PNAC Division studying DNA replication.
For our annual alumni newsletter, Joseph shared what inspired his path in science, how his research has evolved and the value of mentoring future scientists.
Watch here: youtu.be/3ok-Fqr3HB4
Industrial facility interior with complex piping and ducts, advertising a Maintenance Engineer job opening at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
We’re looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our skilled Estates & Facilities team!
You’ll be responsible for electrical or mechanical works to keep the LMB buildings running in optimal condition.
Read more here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ890/m...
Apply by 25 MAR
#CambridgeJobs
Congratulations to #LMBAlumni @leokiss.bsky.social who is starting his own research group at the University of Duisburg-Essen!
We can’t wait to hear all your ubiquitin discoveries - Best of luck Leo!
Logo for the Graduate Student Symposium 2026, a partnership between LMB and EPFL
For the 20th anniversary of the LMB’s graduate student symposium our students are teaming up with EPFL to plan @lmbphdsymposium.bsky.social!
📅 When? 2-3 July 2026
Registration will open shortly and abstracts on your research are welcome!
Find out more: www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/gsasym...
Kaz Collins, stood in front of cupboards holding glass bottles
Last year, the LMB was delighted to welcome Kaz Collins as the new Manager of the Media Prep and Glasswash facility.
Read more about the work they do to support LMB researchers here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LMBNews
Aviv Regev smiling, stood in front of a blurred background
The LMB is delighted to welcome Aviv Regev to deliver the 2026 Francis Crick Lecture on Monday 9th March at 11am (GMT).
Read all about her talk, ‘From Cell Atlases to Medicines, with AI’ here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LMBNews #LMBSeminar
Person on ladder adjusting clock hands against a sky transitioning from day to night.
New #LMBResearch led by @drbatmo.bsky.social in John O’Neill’s group (@cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social) has identified the molecular switch decides day or night.
Click here to read how the mTOR pathway controls when mammals are active and the role it’s played in evolution: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
Anyone you recognise? Here are some of the brilliant performers we had at our Open Mic Night back in November, which returns in two weeks on 10th March!
Book your spot in advance to guarantee your turn on the mic, then get practicing...
cambridge-biomedical.com/event/open-m...
Kelly Nguyen announced as Laureate in Life Sciences at the 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK.
Congratulations to @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, who has been named the Life Sciences Laureate at the 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK 🎉
Read the full news story here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LMBNews #Blavatnik2026
Job opening for Research Group Leader in Structural Studies at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, focusing on macromolecular structures.
Are you a structural biologist pushing the boundaries of molecular science with an ambitious research programme?
Join our Structural Studies Division as a tenure-track Group Leader, with core funding, world-leading facilities & enthusiastic colleagues.
Apply by 16 MAR
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Promotional banner for the 2026 Francis Crick Lecture, to be given by Aviv Regev at the LMB on Monday 9th March.
Don’t miss the 2026 Francis Crick Lecture by Aviv Regev from Genentech!
Aviv will be joining us on Monday 9th March to discuss ‘From Cell Atlases to Medicines, with AI’
More details on our website: www2-dev/nairobi/news...
#LMBSeminar
Work experience ad. Year 12 rotation July 27th-31st. Apply by 1st March.
It's the last week to apply for the LMB’s rotation work experience placements!
🗓️ 27th to 31st July
Eligibility and selection criteria apply.
Apply by 01/03
Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-...
#STEM #WorkExperience #BiologyCareers
Head of Finance ad. Closing 12th March.
The LMB is looking for an experienced finance leader to shape our financial strategy & guide key decisions. You’ll drive strategic planning, lead financial reporting improvements & work closely with senior partners across MRC and UKRI.
Apply by 12 MAR
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM376/h...
Red envelopes with gold characters arranged on a wooden table for Lunar New Year celebrations.
Wishing everyone celebrating a very happy Lunar New Year!
#LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse 🧧🐴
Interested in all the molecular techniques available at the LMB to help researchers?
Check out this lecture series on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🧪
How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?
Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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Researchers have discovered a little RNA molecule - small enough to potentially form spontaneously, yet sophisticated enough to begin to copy itself - that could explain how life on Earth began over four billion years ago, Science Director @rogerhighfield.bsky.social reports: https://bit.ly/3ZvPS6s
How did life arise from simple chemical building blocks?
New #LMBResearch led by @edogia.bsky.social in @philholliger.bsky.social group has identified a small self-replicating ribozyme that could be the answer.
Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
Kelly Nguyen announced as finalist of 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK. Kelly’s face and name on a black background with blue patterns.
@kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social, Group Leader in the Structural Studies Division, has been announced as a Finalist in the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for her work on telomerase.
Congratulations to Kelly and to all the other Finalists!
Read more here: blavatnikawards.org/news/items/y...
#LMBintheNews
How did life on Earth begin?
LMB Group Leader John Sutherland posits that the building blocks for life could have emerged simultaneously from early-Earth chemistry, kickstarted by hydrogen cyanide.
Read more about this field of research here: www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
#LMBintheNews
Smiling headshot of Matti Pronker
Congratulations to former LMB postdoc @mfpronker.bsky.social, who is launching his own independent research group at Sanquin Research where he'll use protein engineering and structural biology techniques to study important blood protein complexes.
Best of luck to you Matti!
#LMBAlumni
Self-Doubt, the new book from @labliston.bsky.social, explores the uncertainty researchers face in their careers.
Several scientists share their stories, including Tombi Makuyana, a postdoc in the LMB’s PNAC Division.
Read more about the book here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
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