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Read more at: Accelerating cancer drug development by targeting a DNA repair protein

Hotspot map of the DNA-PKcs ATP binding site with inhibitors docked in.

Accelerating cancer drug development by targeting a DNA repair protein

The Blundell Group and our Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility have published in Nature an exciting breakthrough in understanding how cancer drugs targeting the DNA repair protein DNA-PKcs bind to their target.

Read more at: Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson named as Highly Cited Researchers

Professor Paul Dupree and Professor Steve Jackson.

Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson named as Highly Cited Researchers

We are pleased to announce that Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson have been named as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers, with their research among the top 1% most cited works in their respective fields worldwide.

Read more at: Swapping Spike genes may promote emergence and spread of new coronaviruses

Artist's impression of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus.

Swapping Spike genes may promote emergence and spread of new coronaviruses

A group of scientists from Cambridge, Greece and Belgium has discovered that the genome region of coronaviruses that specifies the viral Spike protein is highly unstable and mobile.

Read more at: Postgraduate Virtual Open Days 2021

Senate House during an Open Day.

Postgraduate Virtual Open Days 2021

The Postgraduate Virtual Open Days will be taking place this year 1-14 November.

Read more at: Part II examination prizes 2021

The 2020-2021 Part II class with their examiners and lecturers.

Part II examination prizes 2021

Congratulations to our Part II undergraduate examination prize-winners!