The MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit has had a mutually beneficial commercial collaboration with Upstate Inc over the past 11 years, which in 1999 led to Upstate setting up the European division of the company in Dundee. The Dundee based company has  …more

Philip Cohen received the Distinguished Service Award at the Nature Miami Winter Biotechnology Symposium, February 6th-9th 2005. The meeting, entitled ‘Protein Kinases in Cancer Drug Discovery', also celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the disco …more

Many congratulations to Carol Mackintosh who has just been promoted by the University of Dundee to a Professorship. Carol is internationally recognised for her research into the role of 14-3-3 proteins in regulating both plant and mammalian cells. Sh …more

Unit Director Philip Cohen was in Hungary on November 26th and 27th to receive the Debrecen Prize for Molecular Medicine and an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Debrecen.

The Prize of 10,000 Euros was presented by Laszl …more

Philip Cohen gave the opening Plenary Lecture on September 27th 2004, at the Combined Meetings of the Australian and New Zealand Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Societies. …more

On 2 September Philip Cohen was presented with a Royal Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Life Sciences. A Royal Medal is the highest award the Royal Society of Edinburgh can bestow and are given in recognition of intellectual e …more

Claire Haydon and Pat Eyers, who obtained their PhDs in Philip Cohen's group from 1996-2000 (Pat) and 1998-2002 (Claire), are to be married in Salisbury, Wiltshire on Saturday, 11 September 2004.

This is the fifth time that Philip has suc …more

Tricia and Philip Cohen won the Badger's Trophy held at the Dukes Golf Course at St Andrews on August 22nd. The event was a Mixed Greensome. In this format the male and female members of the team both drive off at each hole, and then elect which ball …more

David Komander, an MRC Predoctoral Fellow, co-supervised by Dario Alessi and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow, Daan van Aalten, was selected as one of the ten finalists in the Biochemical Journal Young Investigator Award Competition out of 157 applicants …more

Dario Alessi was presented with a cheque for £2012 for diabetes research on 3 August 2004 from Camperdown Lodge. The donation was the proceeds from their Gala Day held on 10 July. On receiving the cheque Dario said "I would like to thank all those at …more