We want to capture some of the major achievements of students and postdocs who trained at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU), and have created a new feature on our website the 'MRC PPU Alumni Interview'. These interview …more

There was a lot of excitement 11 years ago when it was discovered that autosomal dominant missense mutations within the gene encoding for a previously unstudied protein kinase termed LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat protein kinase 2) predispose humans to d …more

We have completely overhauled the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) reagents and services website which lists all of the MRC-PPU's, cDNA clones, antibodies and recombinant proteins that have been generated over the years i …more

Congratulations to Mirela Delibegovic, a PhD student in Tricia Cohen's laboratory from 1999 to 2003, on her recent promotion to Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK! M …more

The MRC PPU is proud to announce that Dr. Yogesh Kulathu has been recognized yet again for his outstanding work by receiving a highly sought after  …more

Kashyap Patel, a former clinical PhD student in Kei Sakamoto's lab in the MRC PPU, has been awarded a highly competitive Wel …more

On 5 November, 2015 Sam Strickson, who has been supervised by Philip Cohen, has successfully defended his PhD. Over the past 4 years Sam has performed groundbreaking research into the role of the ubiquitin system in regulating the Interleukin 1 signa …more

Darren Cross who undertook is PhD training within the MRC-PPU working in Philip Cohen's laboratory (1993-1997) has played a major role in developing a new drug termed TAGRISSOââ€_¢ (AZD9291) that was recently approved (13 November 2015) by the US F …more

Agne Kazlauskaite, who has been supervised by Miratul Muqit and Dario Alessi, has successfully defended her PhD. Over the last 4 years Agne has undertaken groundbreaking research into the function of the PINK1 kinase including the discovery t …more

Scientists within the halls of the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) have been focused on elucidating the mechanisms underlying two of the most prolific post-translational modification events that occur in cells for a numb …more