In this paper a collaboration between Sambit Nanda in Philip Cohen's lab and David Powell at the University of Kentucky, has led to the discovery that mutations in ABIN1 predispose to a partic …more

In this paper Eduardo Pauls and Sambit Nanda in Philip Cohen's lab have identified unique and distinctive roles for two members of the IRAK sub-family of protein kinases, which suggest that t …more

In this paper Christoph Emmerich and Sam Strickson in Philip Cohen's lab have made several surprising findings about the structure and formation of the polyubiquitin chains that control the pr …more

Dr Victoria Cowling, of the University of Dundee, has been awarded a prestigious Medical Research Council Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship to continue her ground breaking research on how mutations in cancer genes can result in tumours forming.

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Miratul Muqit, a Clinician and Programme Leader in the MRC-PPU, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Senior Res …more

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position to work with Dr Matthias Trost on a project aimed at studying cell signalling events affecting phagosome maturation. Phagosomes are organelles formed by the uptake of particulate material by s …more

Our Unit is an exciting and dynamic place to do a PhD. We have world-class, state-of-the art facilities, we have Principal Investigators who are field-leaders and we have fantastic resources all of our researchers tap into. These include a range of s …more

New exciting computational proteomics Postdoctoral Research Assistant position available within the group of Patrick Pedrioli. We are looking for somebody to develop bioinformatic tools for proteomics data analysis, that will help us in the study …more

We are very excited to announce that two new members of the DNA sequencing team have arrived and are already performing outstanding work. Their names are Bert and Ernie, which in a departure from previous naming conventions, are not members of Donald …more

As part of the MRC's week of Centenary Celebrations, the MRC-PPU held an Open Day on Parkinson's disease to showcase cutting edge research being undertaken at the Unit that one day may lead to new treatmen …more