Less than 24 hours to go! 🔬🦠🧬 Check out our programme for the second day 👆 if you want to know more about our speakers and their talks, just follow the QR code to our website!

Less than 24 hours to go! 🔬🦠🧬 Check out our programme for the first day 👇 if you want to know more about our speakers and their talks, just follow the QR code to our website!

Our final speaker is Peijun Zhang! Peijun will tell us about advances in cryo-electron microscopy and tomography for studying macromolecular complexes in situ, with applications to viral infection, cellular signalling and the structural mechanisms underlying host–pathogen interactions

We're excited to welcome Fides Zenk! Fides will present single-cell epigenomic approaches to reconstruct human neurodevelopment, examining how dynamic histone modifications and gene regulatory networks guide cell fate decisions during brain and retinal organoid development.

❗Next speaker: Joergen Kornfeld (MRC LMB)❗ Joergen will discuss how synaptic-resolution connectomics is transforming neuroscience, from whole-brain fly connectomes to vertebrate systems, and examine the challenges of reconstructing and interpreting large-scale neural circuits

Our next speaker is CRUK CI's Sir Steve Jackson! Steve will discuss the mechanisms by which cells detect, signal and repair DNA damage, and how advances in understanding DNA repair pathways have informed the development of new therapeutic approaches for cancer and age-related disease.

At this year's symposium the Mark Troll Prize will be given to the best student speaker for the first time, celebrating Mark’s incredible curiosity and mentorship. 💰Total value: £3000 (£1000 cash/£2000 career fund). Get more info and submit your abstracts ASAP: www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/gsasym...

We’re excited to hear from Alex Johnson of the University of Exeter! 🎉 Alex investigates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants and algae, highlighting how photosynthetic organisms sense and respond to their environment through mechanisms that differ from those in mammalian or yeast systems.

🗣️ Next up: Stephan Gruber from the University of Lausanne! He will describe how the Wadjet SMC complex repurposes DNA loop extrusion machinery to detect and cleave foreign circular DNA, revealing a mechanism by which chromosome-organising systems can function in bacterial and archaeal immunity.

We can't wait to hear from Shannan Foylan! Shannan will discuss the nanoscale organisation and membrane dynamics of GLUT4 in adipocytes and cardiomyocytes, using super-resolution and expansion microscopy to investigate how insulin regulates GLUT4 distribution and mobility in metabolic tissues.

Our next speaker is EPFL's Giovanni D'Angelo! He will present a micrometric-scale lipid atlas of the adult mouse brain, revealing spatial lipid organisation linked to functional anatomy, cell-type heterogeneity and physiological adaptation, including changes associated with pregnancy.

💥Our next speaker is Nicholas Dale from the University of Warwick! 💥 Nicholas will discuss how connexin hemichannels are gated by CO2 via an evolutionarily conserved carbamylation mechanism, and examine the structural, physiological and evolutionary implications of connexin-mediated CO2 signalling

📣Speaker announcement: Morgan Beeby📣 Morgan will tell us about his group's recent work using electron cryo-microscopy to attain subnanometre resolutions of flagellar motors in situ, and the biological insights that this enables.

💫We're thrilled to announce our first speaker: the LMB's own Diana Arseni!💫 Diana's group studies mechanisms of brain health, ageing and disease focusing on the lysosomal protein transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) which forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner.

Sign up for our 3-Minute Thesis Competition! The 3-Minute Thesis Competition will be held in person on Day I of the symposium. You will present your scientific project in 3 minutes. The presentation can be supported by one slide. A jury will award the best 3MT presentation with a prize!

Sign up for our Poster Session! The poster session will be held in person on days 1 and 2 of the symposium. The best posters will be awarded with a prize!

Sign up for a Student Talk! Present your research in a 15-minute talk, followed by questions (up to 5 minutes). There are only a few slots available, so we strongly suggest applying for a spot in the 3MT competition and the poster session too!

Register now for this year's Graduate Student Symposium! 🧬 Follow the link down below and sign up today! We further encourage all students to sign up for a poster, a talk, or the 3-Minute Thesis competition. Submit your abstract until the 30th of May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lmb-epfl-g...

‼️Exciting news: we are back‼️ This year marks the 20th anniversary of our graduate student symposium, and we are more than excited to be collaborating with students from the EPFL School of Life Sciences🇨🇭 📅 When? 2nd - 3rd of July 2026 📍Where? MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge

We are so grateful to all our sponsors supporting the LMB-IP symposium, in particular our Gold and Silver sponsors pictured here! All sponsoring companies will be attending the event which starts tomorrow, so make sure to drop by their stalls to find out more.

Description: Who says science can’t be fun? Meet the committee of this year’s partner institute. STAPA is the young researchers’ association at Institut Pasteur, mixing serious research with social sparks. (1/2)

🧬 How do microbes shape our immunity? We’re thrilled to welcome Yasmine Belkaid (Institut Pasteur, Paris) to the LMB-IP Symposium 2025! (1/2)

🧬 We’re thrilled to welcome John Briggs from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry to #LMBIP2025! His lab uses cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy to uncover how HIV-1 particles assemble and mature, shedding light on the virus’s transformation into its infectious form. 🦠

🌍 The role of diversity in science and beyond. Join us at the LMB-IP Graduate Life Sciences Symposium 2025 as we celebrate innovation through inclusion. ✨ Sign up now for an inspiring day of talks, ideas, and community!

🎓 Ready to dive into cutting-edge research and connect with brilliant minds? Join us at the LMB IP Graduate Life Sciences Symposium 2025… a day of science, inspiration, and innovation! (1/2)

🧩 What makes PKN1 tick and tumble? Helen Mott (University of Cambridge) uncovers how HR1 domains control dimerization and activation of this cancer-linked kinase. (1/2)

🧬 Cells don’t just talk, they reorganize, relocate, and remix. Ready to track the drama behind the scenes? Join Kathryn Lilley as she maps the secret life of proteins and RNA in motion: from stress granules to spatial omics magic. (1/2)

🚨 Only 1 day left to submit your abstract for the LMB-IP Graduate Student Symposium! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work… submit by June 10 at 11.59 pm and make sure to register today! 🔬📢

Spinning Out Scientific Research Curious about how to turn your research into a real-world venture? Join our hands-on workshop to explore what it takes to translate science into startups! Whether you’re dreaming of entrepreneurship or just exploring your options, this session is for you. Sign up now

🧪 From medieval terror to modern science: decoding the plague through ancient genomes. History’s deadliest bug is back under the microscope! How did Yersinia pestis wipe out millions and what can ancient DNA tell us today? (1/2)