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CIMR & MBU host students on the Aspiring Scientists Training Programme

12 July 2024

We have had a great week with a group of sixth-form students taking part in the Gurdon Institute's ASTP programme . As a widening participation scheme, the programme is targets young people who may have experienced either educational disadvantage or belong to a group that is statistically less likely to progress to higher...

Janet Deane becomes Professor of Membrane Biology

24 June 2024

We are delighted to announce that Janet Deane has just been promoted to Professor of Membrane Biology. This is a well-deserved recognition of the significant contribution she makes both at CIMR and to the wider Clinical School and University across research, teaching and service. Huge congratulations to Janet on this...

Janet Deane wins teaching award

20 June 2024

We're delighted to announce that Janet Deane has been awarded the Inclusive Practise award at the Student-Led Teaching Awards (run by the Cambridge Students' Union). Nominated and selected by students, this award recognises staff who are exceptional or impressively proactive in ensuring that their work is inclusive of all...

CIMR PI to co-lead The National Translational Centre for Rare Respiratory Diseases

29 April 2024

The medical research charity LifeArc has announced the launch of four new Translational Centres for rare diseases. One of these, The National Translational Centre for Rare Respiratory Diseases, will be co-led by CIMR PI Prof Stefan Marciniak , with Dr Jennifer Dickens also contributing her expertise. jenny_dickens.png...

Prof David Rubinsztein receives American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Research Award

22 April 2024

CIMR are delighted that Prof David Rubinsztein has been awarded the 2024 Movement Disorders Research Award by the American Academy of Neurology. This award recognizes an individual for outstanding work in the field of Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders. Prof Rubinsztein was announced as this year’s recipient...

Dr Jennifer Dickens awarded Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis Mike Bray Fellowship

11 April 2024

Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in the UK, but receive relatively small amounts of research funding. Less than 2% of public medical research funding goes to respiratory disease research. Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) are the leading charity committed to putting a stop to a group of lung scarring...

CIMR at Cambridge Festival

18 March 2024

We had a great time taking part in the Big Biomedical Campus Day as part of the Cambridge Festival on Saturday 16th March. Researchers from CIMR spent the day at Cambridge Academy of Science & Technology along with lots of other departments and organisations from the School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital...

ISAC/M student programme 2024

27 February 2024

We had a great time last week welcoming a group of sixth form students to CIMR and MBU . The students came from schools in and around Cambridgeshire and gave up their half term holiday to spend the week with us on the Inspiring Scientists at CIMR/MBU (ISAC/M) programme. This widening participation scheme is designed for...

Congratulations to new PI Dr Janin Lautenschläger

19 December 2023

We are delighted that, following a newly-established process for candidates who have been at CIMR for some time and obtain independent funding, Dr Janin Lautenschläger has been formally approved by the Institute Management Committee as a full Principal Investigator at CIMR. Janin originally joined the Institute in 2018 as...

Highly Cited Researcher Award

23 November 2023

Prof David Rubinsztein has been named as a highly cited researcher by Clarivate™. Each year, they identify the small fraction of the global research scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. This select group contribute disproportionately to...