LMS London Institute of Medical Sciences

Welcome to theMRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS)

Linking discovery science and medicine to drive innovation and health.

LMS to host the most comprehensive atlas yet of genomic data on zebrafish

Created by researchers in the Computational Regulatory Genomics Group, the atlas will help researchers to better study conditions from cancer to heart disease and neurodegeneration.

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Energy and enthusiasm at the inaugural Epigenetics Section retreat

The Epigenetics Section enjoyed a day of talks, posters and networking at the Scale Space on 28 June.

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New MRC LMS building under construction

The new building is due for completion in late 2022.

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LMS postdoc committee win award

The committee won the PFDC Team Award for their outstanding contribution to life at the LMS.

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Irene Miguel-Aliaga elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Irene is recognised for her ground-breaking research on crosstalk between organs and the discovery that brain-gut communications are different between the sexes.

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Linking discovery science and medicine to drive innovation and health

The MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) is a biomedical research institute where scientists and clinicians collaborate to advance the understanding of biology and its application to medicine. The LMS is hosted by Imperial College London at the Hammersmith Hospital campus in West London. Our proximity to the growing life sciences hub in White City, West London provides unique collaboration opportunities with Imperial College London and with industry.

Engagement

LMS is renowned for its creative outreach, public engagement and communications activities. These include BPoD, a daily intriguing or beautiful image from the world of biomedical science with a 150-word summary, Heroes of Health comic book and the Suffrage Science awards scheme which celebrates and inspires women in science.