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Everyone is invited to a special ISMB seminar given by Dr Thomas Löhr from the Molecular AI group at AstraZeneca. This seminar is hosted by Gabriella Heller. Speaker: Dr Thomas Löhr Title: Computational tools to study disordered proteins, small molecules, and their interactions Date & Time:   19th June, 3-4pm Location: Anatomy Building, Room 249 Abstract: Disordered proteins and regions are highly

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We are delighted to invite you to Professor Kostas Thalassinos’s inaugural lecture, “My Time of Flight – From Genes to Proteins via Mass Spectrometry”, on Thursday 8th June at 5pm in the J Z Young Lecture Theatre (UCL Anatomy Building, Gower Street), followed by a drinks reception. Tickets are free and everyone is welcome but please

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There will be a special seminar by Professor David Eliezer from the Weill Cornell Medicine School, New York. The title of his seminar is "IDP membrane interactions in neuronal function and dysfunction". Date and Time:  Friday 9th June at 2pm Venue:  Gavin de Beer LT  Hosts:  John Christodoulou and Dan Raleigh     

This Friday, 2nd June, at 2pm there will be a joint visit from the single-molecule technology company Lumicks and Professor Ben van Houten from the University of Pittsburgh. Professor van Houten will give a talk titled ‘Observing DNA Repair Proteins - Protecting our Genomes from Cancer: From Cells to Single Molecules’ and Lumicks will showcase

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This year's ISMB Postgraduate Research Symposium was held at the Birkbeck Clore Management Centre, on 15th and 16th June. The symposium provides an opportunity to find out about the research studies of PhD students within the ISMB. The second day of the symposium featured a talk by keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Blackman from The Francis

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The biennial ISMB Retreat is returning this year on 4th - 5th July, at Clare College Cambridge. This year's retreat will feature keynote speakers such as Sir Tom Blundell (University of Cambridge), Professor Charlotte Deane (University of Oxford Department of Statistics), Professor Sonia Gandhi (The Francis Crick Institute Neurodegeneration Biology Laboratory), Dr Jan Lowe (MRC

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In recognition for his outstanding contributions to science, ISMB member Professor David Jones (UCL Computer Science) has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Full article here.

New research, published in Cell, illuminates the molecular “trains” that transport cargoes essential for human health and development. Virtually every cell in the human body grows an antenna-like structure on its surface, which is used to receive vital signals from the body and the outside world. Perturbations in this process cause a wide range of human

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