MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Lead the next discovery at the LMB. We’re recruiting Group Leaders to join our Structural Studies and @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social Divisions. Benefit from long-term support, access to outstanding core-facilities and a collaborative environment where science thrives. ➡️ mrclmb.ac.uk/research-lea...

What can cyanide tell us about the origins of life? Jianfeng Xu and John Sutherland (LMB PNAC Division) recreate the conditions of early Earth in the laboratory to study how the building blocks of life first formed – and sodium cyanide is crucial to this. youtu.be/8qG7ETIhfkQ?... #LMBintheNews

Congratulations to Manu Hegde, Group Leader & Joint Head @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social who has been selected to deliver the Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Award Lecture by @mpi-nat.bsky.social. Click here to read more about Manu’s research: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

Congratulations to @nanamism.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher with @marta-shahbazi.bsky.social @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social who has been awarded the 2026 Research Paper Award from the United Japanese Researchers around the World. Read about her research here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...

Are you enthusiastic, proactive & organised? Join the LMB’s Neurobiology as an Assistant Divisional Administrator and help support a thriving community of researchers. Full training will be provided. More info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTI754/a... Rolling deadline - apply early! #AdminJobs #CambridgeJobs

Each October, the LMB’s Lab Symposium concludes with the awarding of prizes to recognise stellar work. The 2026 winners are Alexander Heatly, @olivia--smith.bsky.social, Matthew Yip, Tomás Pais de Azevedo, Sebastian Cachero, Lara Few & Kelly Hudson. Read more ➡️ mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

📢 Calling all prospective PhD students! Why not consider the LMB for your PhD? 🎓🧑‍🔬 Applications are now open to join us in October 2027. Explore what’s on offer here: https://mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-people/phd-students/research-projects/

Congratulations to Menna Clatworthy on her appointment as Regius Professor of Medicine @ox.ac.uk! As a Group Leader in the @medcambridge.bsky.social Molecular Immunity Unit, Menna’s research group is partially based at the LMB. Wishing you best of luck in Oxford Menna! #LMBintheNews

Huge thanks to @mrclmb.ac.uk, Jacobs, Jackson Civil Engineering and @labcorp.bsky.social for sponsoring Peterborough STEM Festival 2026 and helping us keep the 10th anniversary free and accessible to all! 🚀 📆 Saturday 17th October, 2026. 📍ARU Peterborough. ⏰ 11am - 4pm (9:30am - 11am Quiet Time)

“The experiment the field has been waiting for.” Alzforum covers research from @sjorsscheres.bsky.social, Michel Goedert & Masato Hasegawa's groups demonstrating how tau proteins spread through mouse brains via a prion-like mechanism. Read more: www.alzforum.org/news/researc... #LMBintheNews

The LMB will be at @pborostemfest.bsky.social this Saturday 17th October. Stop by to meet some of our researchers and examine some of our specimens through a microscope! 🔬 More info: www.peterboroughstemfestival.co.uk

The LMB’s annual Forging Pathways networking event for Black heritage scientists is being held in partnership with @cruk-ci.bsky.social on Tuesday 3rd November. Discover more about the event & register here: engagementhub.ukri.org/mrc-lmb-hr/f... #BlackHistoryMonth @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

The LMB is thrilled to be top of the national leaderboard for Love to Ride's Cycle September for businesses with 500-1999 staff! See the full results here: www.lovetoride.net/cambspboro/e... Well done to everyone who took part and logged their journeys. 🚲🏆 #LMBintheNews

Collaborators and colleagues of Sarah Teichmann gathered at the LMB to mark 25 years since she established her research group in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division. Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... 📷: JET Photographic #LMBNews #LMBalumni @scicambridge.bsky.social @teichlab.bsky.social

Interested in cerebral organoids? 🧠 Don’t miss the latest episode of Unexpected Elements from BBC World Service, featuring @apadonovan.bsky.social, Postdooctoral Fellow in @lancasterlab.bsky.social’s group in @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social. Catch it here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #LMBintheNews

How does neurodegeneration spread across the brain? 🧠 @sjorsscheres.bsky.social, Michel Goedert & Masata Hasegawa’s groups have demonstrated that human misfolded tau filaments act as a molecular template for prion-like propagation in the mouse brain. mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch 🧪

Join us on Friday 16th October for our annual 'What Next For Your Career?’ event with Cambridge AWiSE. You'll hear about the different career paths pursued by our three excellent speakers: Carly Dix, @louisefets.bsky.social and Gisela Otten. More details: engagementhub.ukri.org/mrc-lmb-hr/9...

How does the brain build its serotonin network? 🧠🧪 Jing Ren’s group (LMB Neurobiology Division) have built a 4D atlas, revealing how serotonin neuron subtypes are specified pre-birth and follow coordinated programmes to build brain-wide connections. More in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

(1/2) Serious science, unexpected fun. A fruit fly wiring diagram from our Janelia Research Campus & collaborators is being used to play Minecraft, parallel park (badly), & dance to '70s disco. That’s the joy of open science. More from @nytimes.com: bit.ly/4htsTm6.

📢 We're hiring an Assistant Divisional Administrator in our Neurobiology Division. Help support world-class science through HR, finance, events & administration. This is a rolling recruitment, apply early! fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #CambridgeJobs #AdminJobs

How do cells remove abnormal glycogen? Led by Matthew Yip, using mouse models, cell engineering & cryo-ET, Felix Randow's group found that RNF213 ubiquitylates aberrant glycogen to trigger autophagy. https://mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/articles/how-cells-clear-dysfunctional-glycogen/ #LMBResearch

Ready to take the next step in your research career? The LMB is now accepting applications for PhD placements starting in October 2027. Deadline: 08 December 2026 (allow time for reference submission). Discover what we offer here: https://mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-people/phd-students/

#ICYMI, @jefferis.bsky.social’s group, with @hhmijanelia.bsky.social & collaborators, published a collection of papers detailing the first complete connectome of the male fly CNS, enabling unprecedented male-female brain comparisons. Featured on the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #LMBintheNews

🧠🦠 How can infection in the gut affect the brain? Menna Clatworthy’s group in the University of Cambridge’s Molecular Immunity Unit at the LMB have identified an immune link between the gut & the brain that protects the brain from future infection. Read: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch

From scientist to Health & Safety Advisor: Shahana Ahmed shares her career journey, including completing the NEBOSH General Certificate and why robust safety practices help make groundbreaking science possible. Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews #HealthAndSafety

50 years after Barbara Pearse’s seminal discovery of clathrin, Frances Brodskey and Scottie Robinson met Barbara to reflect on the lasting impact her work has made to the field of cell biology. Read the interview here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LMBAlumni @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social

Using advanced microscopy @piotrkolata.bsky.social @a-dsantos.bsky.social @tomdendooven.bsky.social @matteoall.bsky.social have identified the molecular anatomy & organisation of proteasomes in the sperm nucleus. Read more about the study here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch 🧪

Join us at our quarterly Open Forum on Monday 21st September (5.30-7pm), inviting the public to hear the latest news in life science, innovation and research on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC). Book your place now: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/cbc-op...

Congratulations to the former LMB Group Leaders awarded prizes from @royalsociety.org! KJ Patel has received the Buchanan Medal and Sarah Teichmann (@teichlab.bsky.social) has been awarded the Gabor Medal. Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... Image: The Royal Society #LMBAlumni

Kelly Nguyen, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, has been awarded the 2027 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture from @royalsociety.org. Read more about @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social’s research on telomerase here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

📣 Just 2 weeks left to register for the tenth anniversary Next Generation Biophysics Symposium. Join us at the LMB on 16 September to hear a range of speakers cover how they're using new & emerging biophysical techniques. Register by 9 September ➡️ https://www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/nextgen/#intro

Looking to solve complex, technical challenges across hardware, software and large-scale computing systems? Join our Scientific Computing team and use open-source software and custom-built systems to support the LMB's computing infrastructure. Closes 17 SEP Read more: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSR455/s...

Exciting plans for a new national hub at @scicambridge.bsky.social to advance novel alternative methodologies for disease models. @lancasterlab.bsky.social will co-lead neuroscience models, including brain organoids. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #LMBintheNews @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social

How is AI changing biomedical research? 🤖🔬 In a new article, @jmrko.bsky.social & @neurofinch.bsky.social in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division explore how AI-assisted programming is transforming coding in biomedical research. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to the @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social cricket team, including players from the LMB, who have triumphed in the Cuppers cup! 🏆🏏 cambridge-biomedical.com/news/cbc-cri... #LMBintheNews

Magdalena Sutcliffe, @lancasterlab.bsky.social & @stefanschoenfelder.bsky.social demonstrate how epigenetic ‘memory’ shapes stem cell potential, but a chemical reset can restore differentiation ability. Read more: shorturl.at/PZ4tV #LMBResearch @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social🧪

Congratulations to Chris Russo, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, who has been awarded the 2026 K. H. Kuo Award for Distinguished Scientist in Biological Electron Microscopy. www.bsc.org.cn/KuoSymposium... #LMBintheNews

Thousands of possible receptor-peptide combinations. One AI-powered solution. Led by @lariferg.bsky.social, a study from @schaferlab.bsky.social & Isabel Beets has developed DeorphaNN, a neural network to identify peptide pairings for GPCRs. Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch

In brain development, timing is everything. @sebastiancachero.bsky.social @erikadona.bsky.social & @jefferis.bsky.social have mapped 450,000+ cells from developing fly nervous systems to build an expansive atlas, revealing how neurons 'remember' when they were born. shorturl.at/tfI4s #LMBResearch🧪

The winners of our school microscopy competition for this year have been announced. Thank you to all the team, and especially Molly Magarotto for all her hard work coordinating the project! mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...

Looking for a people-focussed role? Join the LMB Reception team and help deliver a first-class visitor experience at our prestigious Cambridge institute. Apply by 02 AUG https://fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UKRI-Careers/job/2594 #CambridgeJobs

🔧 We're hiring a Maintenance Engineer. Join the Estates & Facilities team at the LMB and help maintain our world-class research facilities. Electrical or mechanical backgrounds welcome. Apply by 03 AUG https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG140/maintenance-engineer #EngineeringJobs #CambridgeJobs #Hiring

More than 600 students from across Cambridge, Peterborough & Bedfordshire took part in this year's Microscopes 4 Schools Competition submitting images of bugs, flowers & more! 🔬 📸 2026 Winners Read more about this year’s competition here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews #PublicEngagement

The LMB is proud to be part of the National Research Organisations @nro-group.bsky.social, a collective voice for around 40 of the UK’s science and research organisations, which celebrated it's launch in London yesterday with Minister Patrick Vallance. 📷 ©UK Atomic Energy Authority #LMBintheNews

We're hiring! Join the LMB as an HR Advisor (Training Coordinator) in Cambridge. Help shape recruitment, learning & development and HR support at a world-leading research institute. Apply by 02 Aug https://shorturl.at/TROAu #HRJobs #CambridgeJobs #Hiring

Following the Home Office’s report issuing the 2025 animal research statistics, we’ve shared our annual statistics on the use of animals in research. See our #AnimalStats here: https://mrclmb.ac.uk/science/animal-research/animal-use-statistics/ #ConcordatOpenness Understanding Animal Research