At their meeting on July 26th 2006, The MRC Council gave the highest possible score of 6.0 for the Unit's recent work and future proposals and accepted the recommendations of the Physiological Systems and Clinical Sciences Board to provide an expanded budget of £14.9 million over the five year period April 2007-2012. Dr Nick Morrice, Head of Proteomics in the Unit was promoted from Band 3 to Band 2 and Dr Kei Sakamoto, Head of the Unit's Molecular Physiology Laboratory was promoted from Band 4 to Band 3 effective April 2007. The Council also gave approval for the Unit to recruit a biologically focused Programme Leader with significant X-ray crystallographic expertise, which has been advertised.