Everyone at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) is delighted to congratulate our former colleague, Professor Kei Sakamoto, on being awarded the 2026 Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Ex

The MRC PPU is the only research institute in the world dedicated to the study of the two post-translational modifications used most frequently to regulate protein functions in living cells.

Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome 13 (MTDPS13) is a rare and devastating mitochondrial disease that causes the loss of healthy mitochondria, leading to severe energy deficiency throughout the body and often resulting in early death. Currently, there are no effective treatments available.

We are delighted to announce that Odetta Antico and Prosenjit Pal have been awarded highly competitive Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Discovery Fellowships from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), in partnership with

Researchers at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) at the University of Dundee have been awarded a series of major international research grants totalling $18 million from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiativeAligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with

We are thrilled to announce that Kai Gallant, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Satpal Virdee, has been awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This highly competitive grant will support their pioneering research into the hidden "switches" of the cellular world: the regulation of E3 ligases by cellular small molecules.

A new study led by the Sapkota Lab in collaboration with Harvard’s Woo lab is shedding light on how an emerging class of medicines, designed to eliminate specific harmful proteins in cells, may have broader effects than previously thought.

We are delighted to announce that Tom Deegan has been awarded the Biochemical Society’s prestigious Colworth Medal for 2027.

We are delighted to share that Elton Zeqiraj has been awarded the Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence.