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🧪

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

Opportunity for a #postdoc to join Sven Truckenbrodt's group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, developing expansion microscopy technology & imaging tools for optical #connectomics! https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12861196/postdoctoral-scientist/ Apply by 21 JUL #PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs

In June, LMB scientists teamed up with @bioclocksuk.bsky.social for a chronobiology outreach exhibit at #TheBigBangFair, engaging 3000 teachers and students over 3 days. Read more about their exhibit here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews #PublicEngagement @nsmyllie.bsky.social

The LMB warmly welcomes Reinhard Lührmann to deliver the Max Perutz Lecture at 11am (BST) on Monday 13 July titled ‘Structural insights into the cascade of snRNP remodelling steps leading to the formation of a catalytically activated spliceosome’ Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

Congratulations to LMB Group Leaders Emmanuel Derivery, Kelly Nguyen and Julian Sale, who have all been elected members of @EMBO.org! Read more about their research at the LMB here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews @deriverylab.bsky.social @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social @juliansalelab.bsky.social

2026 marks the tenth edition of the Next Generation Biophysics Symposium! Registration for this year’s event, happening at the LMB on Wednesday 16th September, is open now ➡️ https://www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/nextgen/#intro

Novel base editing technology has been used to test gene function in human embryos in a @loke-ctr.bsky.social study. LMB Investigator Scientist @kashishsingh.bsky.social purified the adenine-base editing enzyme which was used for the genome-editing experimental work. shorturl.at/i1WFt #LMBintheNews

Congratulations to Jason Chin, former LMB Group Leader & Joint Head of the PNAC Division, on receiving the 2026 Heinrich Wieland Prize for his work on synthetic biology! Jason is now Executive Director of GBI at @eitoxford.bsky.social. boehringer-ingelheim-stiftung.de/en/scientifi... #LMBAlumni

Don’t miss tomorrow’s #LMBSeminar from Britt Glaunsinger: ‘Transcriptional trickery controls RNA abundance during viral stress’ Join us from 11am (BST). Visit our website for more details: https://mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/seminars-events/

The LMB is thrilled to announce the appointment of @ivanabukvin.bsky.social as a Group Leader in the PNAC Division. Beginning in January 2027, Ivana’s group will investigate co-translational folding and misfolding of proteins. Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...

Leo James’ group, in the LMB’s PNAC Division, have characterised the defensive pathway TRIM21 uses to degrade a diverse range of pathogens, naming the mechanism antibody-directed xenophagy (ADX). Read more about ADX & its potential for new therapies here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch

There’s just one month to go until the LMB-EPFL Graduate Life Sciences Symposium 2026! Join LMB & EPFL students from 2nd July for this 20th anniversary event - register here: https://www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/gsasymposium/

Just one week to go until we welcome Manuel Serrano to the LMB for an #LMBSeminar. Beginning at 11am (BST) on Monday 8th June, Manuel will be discussing ‘Insights into rejuvenation by cellular reprogramming.’ Visit our website for more details: https://mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/seminars-events/

Congratulations to all the researchers elected to the Fellowship of the @royalsociety.org, including these #LMBAlumni: • Facundo Batista • John McCafferty • @johnrubinstein.bsky.social • Melina Schuh @schuhlab.bsky.social • @drmichaelway.bsky.social Read more: royalsociety.org/news/2026/05...

Led by Hannah Ochner, @tbharat-lab.bsky.social’s group have developed correlated #cryoEM & mass spectrometry imaging, capable of sub-cellular chemical mapping. With @kiranrpatil.bsky.social’s group, they have imaged the cellular uptake of forever chemicals. mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch

Happy World Bee Day from the #LMBees! 🐝🌼 Why not take home a cuddly bee of your own? Available to purchase from LMB Reception💛

We’re recruiting a Maintenance Engineer! Help keep world-class research facilities running at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. ⚙️ Electrical/mechanical role 🔧 Planned & reactive maintenance 📍 Cambridge Apply by 03 JUN: fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #Jobs #Hiring

The LMB has been granted Leaders in Openness status – underpinning our commitment under the Concordat on Openness to be transparent about when, why and how we use #AnimalsInResearch. Read more about the title here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews @animalresearch.bsky.social

Join our friendly and enthusiastic HR team! As Recruitment Assistant, you’ll provide administrative support for the end-to-end hiring process across the LMB, working closely with HR Advisors. https://mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-people/#current-vacancies Apply by 28 MAY #HRJobs #Hiring #AdminJobs

Tracking primordial germ cell migration in mouse embryos helps LMB researchers answer fundamental questions about development & fertility. Only by using mouse models can this 3D, dynamic process be imaged in real time. 🔗 mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #AnimalsInResearch @animalresearch.bsky.social

The principles of the 3Rs are considered whenever the LMB research uses animals. Learn more about how our researchers embed Replacement, Refinement and Reduction when using mice and rats in their projects: mrclmb.ac.uk/science/anim... #AnimalsInResearch @animalresearch.bsky.social