Hello world! We are the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.

Very excited about these positions: 2 positions, choice of 4 projects: le.ac.uk/research/insti… with @drpetermoody Yolanda Markaki Hanna Kwon Hodgkinson Group Richard Hopkinson and others. To apply: jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/9767… More information on AMBER: le.ac.uk/research/insti… Deadline 6 Sept

Just wanted to re-up this Generation Social conference in #Leicester. Early 🐦 and abstract deadline 🚨 end of July! 🚨 Broad conference so research on #transposons in the soma/#CancerResearch is very welcome. Organisers Cristina Tufarelli Richard Badge#StandWithUkraine Ian Henderson speakers include Rob Martienssen

The nucleus of a human cell, as worked on by various groups in MCB Leicester LISCB

Without Hayflick, we wouldn’t be where we are right now in the ageing field. A true pioneer. Everything started with him. And this is only a part of his immense legacy. RIP.

Missed your grades or want to change up? We still have some space on our Medical Biosciences programmes. If you feel a little lost you can find your home with us 🏡👨‍🎓♥️ Looking forward to talking to you 🙂 #clearing

After many months of work (and a bit of procrastination), I’ve finally 'finished' the lab website: sites.google.com/view/feudalab/…. It is still a preprint version..

Psychedelic cilia

Proud supervisor day! Charlie Hitchman Charlie Hitchman coming through his PhD viva w flying colours. Sounds like it was suitably challenging + fun => a fitting seal on a ‘tour de force’ (examiners’ words) PhD. Co-supe’d by Pietro Roversi, now in Milan, and Andrew Quigley at Harwell.

We can’t wait for our next Open Day on Saturday 14 September. Fancy taking a look around, meeting current students, and discovering more about our courses? Click below to register your attendance and we’ll see you there! ➡️ le.ac.uk/open-days #CitizensOfChange

I am delighted that @UniofLeicester has been shortlisted for the prestigious Times Higher Education University of the Year 2024. Fantastic recognition for the hard work of students, staff, alumni, and all our supporters. Times Higher Education #CitizensOfChange

Lovely to hear about the positive experiences of Sophie and Lottie here in Leicester! We wish them both the best of luck in their future careers! CERS Research #NIHRLeicesterBRC

Presentation of the Kornberg prizes at the MCB Leicester LISCB PhD symposium

Richard Bayliss, Tim Fry, Robert Mahen, Sue Shackleton and Kayoko Tanaka remember Andrew Fry (1966-2024) - a renowned cell biologist and mentor. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/13…

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”

🤩10th Dec 🗓️ we'll have the pleasure of discovering the work of M. S. Luijsterbug Martijn Luijsterburg, E. Belotti Edwige Belotti and M. Tellier Michael Tellier. We'll see how RNAPII is regulated at UV damage sites, during replication and how H2A.Z protects the genome integrity.

The first "modern" micropipette was made by a German postdoc, named Heinrich Schnitger, in just 2 days in 1957. Schnitger's pipette had a spring-loaded piston, a second spring to dispense residual liquid, and a plastic tip. Eppendorf quickly licensed his invention. Read more 🔻

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