http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/index.htm en-gb Copyright: (C) 2012 Medical Research Council http://www.mrc.ac.uk/consumption/groups/secure/documents/ss_image/logo_mrc.gif http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008616 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008616 Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice with neurodegenerative disease. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008616 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008596 The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will today (25 April 2012) hold a parliamentary event to raise the profile of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008596 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008547 The MRC has announced the short-listed proposals and areas of future development that could be funded under its £60m Stratified Medicine Initiative Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008547 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008532 The Medical Research Council and the University of Cambridge are delighted to announce that Dr Massimo Zeviani MD has been appointed as the Honorary Director of the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008532 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008502 Professor John Duncan, Assistant Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, has been awarded the prestigious Heineken Award for Cognitive Science for his work in establishing the links between cognitive function and neural mechanism. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008502 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008499 As part of our commitment to providing a better service, we would welcome your feedback on your experience of using the MRC website. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008499 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008457 The MRC today announced a re-structuring of its senior management team following the departure last summer of its Chief Operating Officer, John Jeans. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008457 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008422 The Medical Research Council (MRC) has published its annual Economic Impact Report containing information on selected aspects of the MRC performance. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008422 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008402 Molecular biologist Professor Sir Edwin Southern was awarded the 2011 MRC Millennium Medal on Tuesday 13 December 2011. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008402 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007950 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007950 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007218 Nicola Harris from the Northern Institute of Cancer Research at Newcastle University has won the 2010 Max Perutz Science Writing Award for her article Wanted: Dead or Alive. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007218 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008184 Amy Capes from the Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery at the University of Dundee has won the 2011 Max Perutz Science Writing Award Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008184 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008025 The future world-leading biomedical research institute at St Pancras and Somers Town, London, has formally changed its name to The Francis Crick Institute. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008025 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007990 The Medical Research Council (MRC) congratulates colleagues on their recognition in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours list Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007990 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007924 The Science and Technology Committee, a select group of UK MPs, has highly commended the “comprehensive, ambitious and ground-breaking scientific vision” for the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI). Wed, 25 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007924 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007919 The Royal Society has elected 44 distinguished scientists to join its Fellowship. All have made substantial contributions to the advancement of knowledge, spanning the fields of science, engineering and technology. Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007919 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007895 The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) has elected 40 leading medical researchers to join the ranks of its Fellows. Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007895 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007894 Professor Paul Morgan, Dean and Head of the Cardiff University School of Medicine, has been appointed as a member of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Council. His term runs from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2015. Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007894 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC004696 John Jeans has been appointed as the MRC’s Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:02:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC004696 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007635 Plans to build a world-leading medical research institute at St Pancras in London have been approved by councillors at Camden Town Hall. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007635