MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB), UCL - Similar companies

The MRC LMCB at UCL is an MRC-UCL University Unit and centre for research into fundamental aspects of cell function and their ... links to human disease. The institute is located on the Gower Street Campus of UCL and currently houses twenty research groups funded by the MRC, Cancer Research UK, The Wellcome Trust, BBSRC, European Research Council and University College London. The scientific focus of the MRC LMCB is to develop new molecular understandings of cell function and behaviour through discovery-based research. Cell biology is one of the most exciting and important areas of biomedical research. Major human diseases such as cancer, inflammation, neuro-degeneration and bacterial/viral infection are primarily diseases of cells, and without a molecular understanding of the underlying cell mechanisms, intelligent directed therapeutic intervention is impossible. Our philosophy is that multi-disciplinarily is an essential ingredient for promoting imaginative and innovative discoveries in cell biology. The MRC LMCB has developed a programme of research that is diverse yet synergistic and has achieved this by maintaining a balance of complementary areas of cell biology, recruiting the best scientists in these areas and facilitating integration throughout the institute as well as the wider UCL community. The current scientific strengths of the MRC LMCB include neuronal signalling and development, the cell biology of viral replication, cytoskeletal architecture and regulation, polarity and morphogenesis, protein trafficking and cell division. These strengths have impact in many areas of human disease, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, inflammation, neuronal and visual disorders, as well as in novel therapeutic approaches, including stem cells and tissue repair/regeneration. The work is supported by five advanced technical platforms including electron microscopy, light microscopy, super resolution imaging, high throughput/high content screening and bioinformatics. read more