MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
@mrc-lms.bsky.social
We're the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Sciences. TeamScience: #Aging #SexDifferences #Environment #Genes #Metabolism #CellFate; Translation: #Multimorbidity; Training: #Transdisciplinary & #ClinicianScientist. www.lms.mrc.ac.uk
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Excellent post-doc opportunities for collaborative scientists at the LMS...
📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 6 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Team Science Project
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Excellent post-doc opportunities for collaborative scientists at the LMS...
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Six postdoc positions in two brand new team science projects on mechanistic biology in the overlap area of ageing and sex differences @mrc-lms.bsky.social in London - apply now!
📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 6 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Team Science Project
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Six postdoc positions in two brand new team science projects on mechanistic biology in the overlap area of ageing and sex differences @mrc-lms.bsky.social in London - apply now!
📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 6 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Team Science Project
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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We’re excited to share that we’ve been awarded £1 million from the Medical Research Council to strengthen partnerships between researchers and industry – helping turn discovery science into real-world health innovations.
#LifeSciences #Innovation #LondonLifeSciencesWeek
#LifeSciences #Innovation #LondonLifeSciencesWeek
LMS awarded £1m to boost life science partnerships in White City
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has made a major investment in a series of industry collaborations with eight diverse teams from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) to accelerate innovatio...
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We’re excited to share that we’ve been awarded £1 million from the Medical Research Council to strengthen partnerships between researchers and industry – helping turn discovery science into real-world health innovations.
#LifeSciences #Innovation #LondonLifeSciencesWeek
#LifeSciences #Innovation #LondonLifeSciencesWeek
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@mpercharde.bsky.social & I after presenting our experience of setting up the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Roving Researcher scheme to support Postdocs on leave, in the Research Culture session at #MRCBiomedicine2025
Look at that view! Blooming love London
Look at that view! Blooming love London
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@mpercharde.bsky.social & I after presenting our experience of setting up the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Roving Researcher scheme to support Postdocs on leave, in the Research Culture session at #MRCBiomedicine2025
Look at that view! Blooming love London
Look at that view! Blooming love London
Register now for our one-day symposium at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences on environmental and metabolic control of early development on 4 December 2025!
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Register now for our one-day symposium at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences on environmental and metabolic control of early development on 4 December 2025!
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
To celebrate Diwali, our LMS staff recently hosted a vibrant event marking the festival of lights. ✨
This celebration featured food, music, and rangoli-making – bringing staff across the LMS together to learn more about Diwali.
This celebration featured food, music, and rangoli-making – bringing staff across the LMS together to learn more about Diwali.
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
To celebrate Diwali, our LMS staff recently hosted a vibrant event marking the festival of lights. ✨
This celebration featured food, music, and rangoli-making – bringing staff across the LMS together to learn more about Diwali.
This celebration featured food, music, and rangoli-making – bringing staff across the LMS together to learn more about Diwali.
We’re proud to launch our first two #TeamScience programmes! These transdisciplinary teams will take a 360 view of major health concerns associated with #aging 🧬
Innovative Team Science programmes at the LMS will tackle big questions about ageing, sex differences and health
The transdisciplinary teams will take a 360 view of major health concerns associated with ageing
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We’re proud to launch our first two #TeamScience programmes! These transdisciplinary teams will take a 360 view of major health concerns associated with #aging 🧬
Now open: Chain Florey Predoctoral Fellowship at the MRC LMS!
12 months of full-time, fully supported research training for doctors in core/specialty training aiming for a PhD.
Apply here: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
12 months of full-time, fully supported research training for doctors in core/specialty training aiming for a PhD.
Apply here: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Now open: Chain Florey Predoctoral Fellowship at the MRC LMS!
12 months of full-time, fully supported research training for doctors in core/specialty training aiming for a PhD.
Apply here: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
12 months of full-time, fully supported research training for doctors in core/specialty training aiming for a PhD.
Apply here: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
#TeamScience is a research ethos based in collaboration. By bringing together expertise from many disciplines we can tackle big problems. One of the ways we show our commitment to this philosophy is our Team Science programme.
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#TeamScience is a research ethos based in collaboration. By bringing together expertise from many disciplines we can tackle big problems. One of the ways we show our commitment to this philosophy is our Team Science programme.
Happy Halloween!
The skull is an image of the DNA of stem cells from a mouse embryo taken by one of our postdocs, Gosia Borkowska.
The eyes of the skull are formed by the nucleus of two cells, while the surrounding ‘bones’ are chromosomes that are preparing for cell division.
The skull is an image of the DNA of stem cells from a mouse embryo taken by one of our postdocs, Gosia Borkowska.
The eyes of the skull are formed by the nucleus of two cells, while the surrounding ‘bones’ are chromosomes that are preparing for cell division.
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Happy Halloween!
The skull is an image of the DNA of stem cells from a mouse embryo taken by one of our postdocs, Gosia Borkowska.
The eyes of the skull are formed by the nucleus of two cells, while the surrounding ‘bones’ are chromosomes that are preparing for cell division.
The skull is an image of the DNA of stem cells from a mouse embryo taken by one of our postdocs, Gosia Borkowska.
The eyes of the skull are formed by the nucleus of two cells, while the surrounding ‘bones’ are chromosomes that are preparing for cell division.
This month for Black History Month, the LMS hosted a talk by Professor Martin Griffiths, organised by @imperialsandc.bsky.social
After the talk, we celebrated African and Caribbean culture, with homemade food, a bracelet making station and music from our Black History playlist
After the talk, we celebrated African and Caribbean culture, with homemade food, a bracelet making station and music from our Black History playlist
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This month for Black History Month, the LMS hosted a talk by Professor Martin Griffiths, organised by @imperialsandc.bsky.social
After the talk, we celebrated African and Caribbean culture, with homemade food, a bracelet making station and music from our Black History playlist
After the talk, we celebrated African and Caribbean culture, with homemade food, a bracelet making station and music from our Black History playlist
🚨Chain Florey Transition-to-Independence Fellowship in Cardiac Imaging is now open! Up to 3 years funding for clinician scientists near CCT.
Join @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social team on a BHF-funded project using cardiac MRI, machine learning & genomics to study health & disease. Apply or tag someone!
Join @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social team on a BHF-funded project using cardiac MRI, machine learning & genomics to study health & disease. Apply or tag someone!
Chain Florey Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Cardiac Imaging (pre- or post-CCT) - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Computational Cardiac Imaging Group - Professor O'Regan
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨Chain Florey Transition-to-Independence Fellowship in Cardiac Imaging is now open! Up to 3 years funding for clinician scientists near CCT.
Join @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social team on a BHF-funded project using cardiac MRI, machine learning & genomics to study health & disease. Apply or tag someone!
Join @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social team on a BHF-funded project using cardiac MRI, machine learning & genomics to study health & disease. Apply or tag someone!
The final video in our Chain Florey series is out! Melanie Chan shares her experience with the Transition-to-Independence Fellowship—3 years of support, 80% protected research time, and balancing clinical work. lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The final video in our Chain Florey series is out! Melanie Chan shares her experience with the Transition-to-Independence Fellowship—3 years of support, 80% protected research time, and balancing clinical work. lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Take a look at the 5th video in our Chain Florey series! Mark Sweeney shares his experience with the Clinical Lectureship—offering up to 4 years of research support with 50% protected time during specialty training. Learn more:
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Take a look at the 5th video in our Chain Florey series! Mark Sweeney shares his experience with the Clinical Lectureship—offering up to 4 years of research support with 50% protected time during specialty training. Learn more:
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
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We’re offering a 4y MRC PhD studentship with Fadri Martinez-Perez @mrc-lms.bsky.social Check it out!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Studentships and PhD training
We have two core PhD programmes - traditional and transdisciplinary. Our PhD students are registered with Imperial and are embedded in our dedicated research facility.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We’re offering a 4y MRC PhD studentship with Fadri Martinez-Perez @mrc-lms.bsky.social Check it out!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Watch the 3rd video in our Chain Florey series! @omareltokhy.bsky.social & John talk about the Clinical Research Training Fellowship, which lets them step away from clinics to focus on research. The program offers funding support and training: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
MRC LMS Chain Florey: Clinical Research Training Fellowship
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October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Watch the 3rd video in our Chain Florey series! @omareltokhy.bsky.social & John talk about the Clinical Research Training Fellowship, which lets them step away from clinics to focus on research. The program offers funding support and training: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
We are launching 11 new #PhD opportunities today!
If you would like to contribute to the research at the LMS apply today!
#medicalscience #lifescience
If you would like to contribute to the research at the LMS apply today!
#medicalscience #lifescience
Studentships and PhD training
We have two core PhD programmes - traditional and transdisciplinary. Our PhD students are registered with Imperial and are embedded in our dedicated research facility.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We are launching 11 new #PhD opportunities today!
If you would like to contribute to the research at the LMS apply today!
#medicalscience #lifescience
If you would like to contribute to the research at the LMS apply today!
#medicalscience #lifescience
New work from @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social and his lab has uncovered previously unknown links between our genes and heart shape
This was achieved by comparing the genetics and heart structures of over 40,000 people!
To read more follow the link!
This was achieved by comparing the genetics and heart structures of over 40,000 people!
To read more follow the link!
First 3D genetic mapping of the heart uncovers genes implicated in sudden death
New research has identified previously unknown links between genes and heart shape. By analysing genetic data from over 40,000 UK Biobank participants, researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sci...
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New work from @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social and his lab has uncovered previously unknown links between our genes and heart shape
This was achieved by comparing the genetics and heart structures of over 40,000 people!
To read more follow the link!
This was achieved by comparing the genetics and heart structures of over 40,000 people!
To read more follow the link!
Just launched: the 1st video in our 6-part Chain Florey Clinician Scientist series at LMS!
Professor Declan O’Regan shares how we support early career clinicians bridging discovery and experimental medicine.
Find out more: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Professor Declan O’Regan shares how we support early career clinicians bridging discovery and experimental medicine.
Find out more: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Just launched: the 1st video in our 6-part Chain Florey Clinician Scientist series at LMS!
Professor Declan O’Regan shares how we support early career clinicians bridging discovery and experimental medicine.
Find out more: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Professor Declan O’Regan shares how we support early career clinicians bridging discovery and experimental medicine.
Find out more: lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
The LMS has achieved Gold LEAF accreditation for sustainability! 🏅
From smart lab booking systems to energy-saving tech and zero-waste practices, we’re working hard to cut our environmental footprint while supporting world-class research! 🌍
#Sustainability #LEAF #GoldAward
From smart lab booking systems to energy-saving tech and zero-waste practices, we’re working hard to cut our environmental footprint while supporting world-class research! 🌍
#Sustainability #LEAF #GoldAward
LMS receives gold award for sustainability
Achieving Gold LEAF accreditation marks a significant milestone in our commitment to making research at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) more sustainable and signals the start of an ongoin...
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The LMS has achieved Gold LEAF accreditation for sustainability! 🏅
From smart lab booking systems to energy-saving tech and zero-waste practices, we’re working hard to cut our environmental footprint while supporting world-class research! 🌍
#Sustainability #LEAF #GoldAward
From smart lab booking systems to energy-saving tech and zero-waste practices, we’re working hard to cut our environmental footprint while supporting world-class research! 🌍
#Sustainability #LEAF #GoldAward
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#CFM_MolCellAging: session VI with:
Adam Antebi @antebilab.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social
Sheila Stewart @washumedicine.bsky.social
Jesús Gil at @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Manuel Serrano @altoslabs.bsky.social
🤝With support of @caixaresearch.bsky.social
Registration: http://bit.ly/4kOyYch
Adam Antebi @antebilab.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social
Sheila Stewart @washumedicine.bsky.social
Jesús Gil at @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Manuel Serrano @altoslabs.bsky.social
🤝With support of @caixaresearch.bsky.social
Registration: http://bit.ly/4kOyYch
October 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#CFM_MolCellAging: session VI with:
Adam Antebi @antebilab.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social
Sheila Stewart @washumedicine.bsky.social
Jesús Gil at @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Manuel Serrano @altoslabs.bsky.social
🤝With support of @caixaresearch.bsky.social
Registration: http://bit.ly/4kOyYch
Adam Antebi @antebilab.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social
Sheila Stewart @washumedicine.bsky.social
Jesús Gil at @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Manuel Serrano @altoslabs.bsky.social
🤝With support of @caixaresearch.bsky.social
Registration: http://bit.ly/4kOyYch
🧬🐛 Meet your worm avatar.
What if we could use tiny worms to find treatments for thousands of rare genetic diseases?
New research from the LMS shows it’s possible – cheaply, quickly, and at scale.
#RareDisease #DrugDiscovery #Science #WormAvatars #Biotech
What if we could use tiny worms to find treatments for thousands of rare genetic diseases?
New research from the LMS shows it’s possible – cheaply, quickly, and at scale.
#RareDisease #DrugDiscovery #Science #WormAvatars #Biotech
Meet your worm avatar: How microscopic worms are helping find new drugs for rare diseases
New research from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) provides a powerful, scalable method for finding treatments for rare genetic diseases using tiny, transparent worms.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🧬🐛 Meet your worm avatar.
What if we could use tiny worms to find treatments for thousands of rare genetic diseases?
New research from the LMS shows it’s possible – cheaply, quickly, and at scale.
#RareDisease #DrugDiscovery #Science #WormAvatars #Biotech
What if we could use tiny worms to find treatments for thousands of rare genetic diseases?
New research from the LMS shows it’s possible – cheaply, quickly, and at scale.
#RareDisease #DrugDiscovery #Science #WormAvatars #Biotech
September is #PCOSAwarenessMonth
#PolycysticOvarianSyndrome #PCOS is one of the LMS' translational targets.
Our director @wiebkearlt.bsky.social and her #ChainFlorey PhD Student @ekamelson.bsky.social have led work that has shed light on PCOS and shaped policy
#PolycysticOvarianSyndrome #PCOS is one of the LMS' translational targets.
Our director @wiebkearlt.bsky.social and her #ChainFlorey PhD Student @ekamelson.bsky.social have led work that has shed light on PCOS and shaped policy
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September 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
September is #PCOSAwarenessMonth
#PolycysticOvarianSyndrome #PCOS is one of the LMS' translational targets.
Our director @wiebkearlt.bsky.social and her #ChainFlorey PhD Student @ekamelson.bsky.social have led work that has shed light on PCOS and shaped policy
#PolycysticOvarianSyndrome #PCOS is one of the LMS' translational targets.
Our director @wiebkearlt.bsky.social and her #ChainFlorey PhD Student @ekamelson.bsky.social have led work that has shed light on PCOS and shaped policy