The Royal Society’s first open access title, Open Biology, has reached its 10th Anniversary. To kick off a year of celebration, Subject Editors have highlighted their favourite articles from the past decade. Of the nine top publications selected, work from the research group of Miratul Muqit is being highlighted.

Three PhD students from the MRC PPU have successfully made It through to the final round of the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES).

In 1998, mutations in the Parkin gene were discovered as a cause of early-onset Parkinson’s disease by a Japanese team who in collaboration with Keiji Tanaka then showed in 2000 that it functioned as a ubiquitin E3 ligase. However, the physiological substrates of Parkin remained elusive for many years.

A collaborative study published in Nature from Tom Deegan (formerly a postdoc in Karim Labib’s lab, now a group leader at MRC HGU, Edinburgh) and Joe Yeeles’ lab

Mutations in the gene encoding the CDKL5 kinase are among the most common genetic causes of childhood epilepsy and can also give rise to the severe neurodevelopmental condition CDD (CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder). Despite its importance for human health, the phospho–targets and cellular roles of CDKL5 are poorly understood.

We are delighted to announce that Kirby Swatek will open an independent research laboratory in the MRC PPU at the beginning of 2022.

MRC PPU researchers partnered with the Tropicalist Trust to run an event for school pupils in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, northern India to inspire them to consider a career in science.

Research from the MRC PPU has shed new light into how immune cells tolerate the presence of harmless food and symbiotic bacteria in the gut, preventing needless immune responses and inflammation in the gut. The new study is published in eLife.

We are delighted to announce that Virginia has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, one of the UK’s flagship fellowship schemes for early career investiga

MRC-PPU Postdoctoral Researcher Francisco Bustos has been appointed Assistant Professor at Sanford Research, South Dakota USA