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
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
Today is World Heart Day!
Over the last year our researchers have discovered more about how our hearts age, developed new methods to diagnose and predict heart disease and were awarded professorships from @thebhf.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing what our researchers do in the coming year!
Over the last year our researchers have discovered more about how our hearts age, developed new methods to diagnose and predict heart disease and were awarded professorships from @thebhf.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing what our researchers do in the coming year!
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today is World Heart Day!
Over the last year our researchers have discovered more about how our hearts age, developed new methods to diagnose and predict heart disease and were awarded professorships from @thebhf.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing what our researchers do in the coming year!
Over the last year our researchers have discovered more about how our hearts age, developed new methods to diagnose and predict heart disease and were awarded professorships from @thebhf.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing what our researchers do in the coming year!
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Arrived in Alicante, and excited for this year’s #EDRC2025! 🪰🧪🔬🧫🥼🧬🪰 The #LMS is well represented at the meeting - catch us at our talk/poster presentations!
#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #DiseaseModels #Cancer #Obesity
@mrc-lms.bsky.social
#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #DiseaseModels #Cancer #Obesity
@mrc-lms.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Arrived in Alicante, and excited for this year’s #EDRC2025! 🪰🧪🔬🧫🥼🧬🪰 The #LMS is well represented at the meeting - catch us at our talk/poster presentations!
#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #DiseaseModels #Cancer #Obesity
@mrc-lms.bsky.social
#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #DiseaseModels #Cancer #Obesity
@mrc-lms.bsky.social
This week is Postdoc Appreciation Week, so we’d like to say a huge thank you to our incredible postdoc committee!
Through the committee our postdocs have gained access to career support, in and out of academia, as well as the opportunity to build a network within the LMS.
#NPAW2025 #Postdoc
Through the committee our postdocs have gained access to career support, in and out of academia, as well as the opportunity to build a network within the LMS.
#NPAW2025 #Postdoc
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Come be our head of bioinformatics at @mrc-lms.bsky.social !
Our bioinformatics team are closely involved with lots of interesting science and we love working with them. Topics inc. development, cancer, metabolism, aging, TEs (my favourite of course 😜) #TEsky lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Our bioinformatics team are closely involved with lots of interesting science and we love working with them. Topics inc. development, cancer, metabolism, aging, TEs (my favourite of course 😜) #TEsky lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Head of Bioinformatics - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
We are recruiting for a Head of Bioinformatics to lead our Bioinformatics facility
lms.mrc.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Come be our head of bioinformatics at @mrc-lms.bsky.social !
Our bioinformatics team are closely involved with lots of interesting science and we love working with them. Topics inc. development, cancer, metabolism, aging, TEs (my favourite of course 😜) #TEsky lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Our bioinformatics team are closely involved with lots of interesting science and we love working with them. Topics inc. development, cancer, metabolism, aging, TEs (my favourite of course 😜) #TEsky lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Can microbes enhance chemotherapy?
A new paper from the LMS shows how the tumour-associated microbiome can impact the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs.
#medsky #cancer #biomed
A new paper from the LMS shows how the tumour-associated microbiome can impact the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs.
#medsky #cancer #biomed
Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite
Martinez-Martinez et al. combine a host-microbe-drug-nutrient screen with multi-omics
to reveal how the cancer-associated microbiota modulates chemotherapy. They identify
2-methylisocitrate, a microbi...
www.cell.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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🚨New paper published today on cancer bugs and drugs!🚨
“Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite”
Congrats to the Cabreiro lab on this exciting study!
#Cancer #Microbiome #Metabolism #Chemotherapy
#MRC_LMS #ImperialCollege #CECAD_Cologne
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
“Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite”
Congrats to the Cabreiro lab on this exciting study!
#Cancer #Microbiome #Metabolism #Chemotherapy
#MRC_LMS #ImperialCollege #CECAD_Cologne
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨New paper published today on cancer bugs and drugs!🚨
“Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite”
Congrats to the Cabreiro lab on this exciting study!
#Cancer #Microbiome #Metabolism #Chemotherapy
#MRC_LMS #ImperialCollege #CECAD_Cologne
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
“Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite”
Congrats to the Cabreiro lab on this exciting study!
#Cancer #Microbiome #Metabolism #Chemotherapy
#MRC_LMS #ImperialCollege #CECAD_Cologne
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
We’re seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate to lead the LMS Bioinformatics Facility.
Find out more and apply now by following the link below!
#Bioinformatics #Hiring #NowHiring #CareerOpportunities #Jobs
Find out more and apply now by following the link below!
#Bioinformatics #Hiring #NowHiring #CareerOpportunities #Jobs
Head of Bioinformatics - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
We are recruiting for a Head of Bioinformatics to lead our Bioinformatics facility
lms.mrc.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We’re seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate to lead the LMS Bioinformatics Facility.
Find out more and apply now by following the link below!
#Bioinformatics #Hiring #NowHiring #CareerOpportunities #Jobs
Find out more and apply now by following the link below!
#Bioinformatics #Hiring #NowHiring #CareerOpportunities #Jobs
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Why do some hearts age faster than others? 🫀
Research led by @mrc-lms.bsky.social finds that visceral fat – the 'invisible fat' around your organs – may be a key culprit.
But for women, fat on the hips & thighs could actually help slow heart #ageing 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267773/...
Research led by @mrc-lms.bsky.social finds that visceral fat – the 'invisible fat' around your organs – may be a key culprit.
But for women, fat on the hips & thighs could actually help slow heart #ageing 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267773/...
New study finds hidden body fat is linked to faster heart ageing | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Excessive amounts of visceral fat — the hidden fat surrounding organs — is linked with faster ageing of the heart, a new study has found.
www.imperial.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Why do some hearts age faster than others? 🫀
Research led by @mrc-lms.bsky.social finds that visceral fat – the 'invisible fat' around your organs – may be a key culprit.
But for women, fat on the hips & thighs could actually help slow heart #ageing 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267773/...
Research led by @mrc-lms.bsky.social finds that visceral fat – the 'invisible fat' around your organs – may be a key culprit.
But for women, fat on the hips & thighs could actually help slow heart #ageing 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267773/...