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.

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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New MRC LMS building under construction

The new building is due for completion in late 2022.

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Genetics, ageing and diabetes among key factors leading to ‘stiff’ hearts

Professor Declan O'Regan's lab have used AI to identify genetic and environmental factors which cause the heart to stiffen, a common precursor to cardiovascular disease and heart failure

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LMS group head receives £1 million award

Dr Louise Fets, will use the funds from Cancer Research UK to investigate how drugs get into cancer cells

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Age-related diseases to be tackled in new collaboration with Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation

Professor Jesús Gil, who heads up the Senescence Research Group at the LMS, will lead the research to identify new targets for senolytic drugs

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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.