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Lister Institute

Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research

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  • About Us
    • The Organisation
      Learn more about Lister Institute's organisation and leadership.
      Finance and Investment Committee
      They oversees the preparation and monitoring of the Institute’s budget.
      Our History
      The Institute was originally established in 1891 as The British Institute of Preventive Medicine.
      Our Work
      The Lister Institute funds biomedical researchers through annual prize grants.
      Research Achievements
      Lister Institute research staff and fellows have made discoveries that have made significant impacts on human health
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      Our Governing Body is made up of the trustees of the charity.
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      They advise the Governing Body on medical and scientific matters relating to the Institute.
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      Each year we publish annual reports and accounts to give insights into our operations. 
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      Learn about the Lister Institute's Scientific Strategy.
      Lister Institute 125th Anniversary
      In 2016 the Lister Institute celebrated its 125th anniversary.
      Lister Institute 125th Aniversary
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    • How to Apply
      The awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups.
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      Check if you are eligible for the Lister Institute Prize fund.
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      If you have any questions about the Lister Research prizes click here.
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      We asked what Former Fellows what winning the prize meant to them
      What it meant to me
      How the Lister Institute has helped individuals with mentorship and prizes and what it meant to them.
      How to Apply
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  • Summer Studentships
    • How to Apply
      Learn about the Lister Summer Studentship programme.
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      Terms and Conditions
      Lister Summer Studentship – Terms and Conditions
      Lister Summer Studentship FAQ’s
      If you have any questions about the Lister Summer Studentships click here.
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Lister Institute

Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research

  • Biochemistry, DNA/RNA, Infection, Molecular Biology

Dr Alexander Borodavka

Title of Research Project From Single Molecules to Whole Viruses: A New View on Viral Assembly and Replication in Cells. Website

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  • June 17, 2024
  • Biochemistry, Infection, Molecular Biology, Proteomics, Structural Biology

Dr Kirby Swatek

Title of Research Project Irreversible inactivation of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins  

  • leigh
  • March 27, 2024
  • Cancer, Cell Biology, DNA/RNA, Molecular Biology

Dr John Knight

Title of Research Project Harnessing the divergent roles of elongation dependency for cancer therapy  

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  • March 27, 2024
  • Gastrointestinal, Microbiology, Microbiome, Molecular Biology, Paediatrics

Professor Christopher Stewart

Title of Research Project Using stem cell derived “mini guts” to investigate microbiome-host interaction in early life Other informationMicrobiology Society Fleming Prize, 2022NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize, 2023 Elected to the Royal Society UK Young Academy, 2023Applied Microbiology International WH…

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  • March 7, 2024
  • Imaging, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biophysics, Pathogens, Structural Biology

Professor Tanmay Bharat

Title of Research Project In situ structural studies of the functional organisation and inhibition of the BAM complex in Gram-negative bacteria Other informationAwarded International Prize Scholarship, Vallee Foundation, USA, 2018Awarded John Kendrew Award, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, 2019Selected for a Philip…

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  • March 7, 2024
  • DNA/RNA, Gastrointestinal, Genetics /Epigenetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology

Dr James Lee

Title of Research Project From SNPs to biology in inflammatory diseases

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  • March 7, 2024
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer, DNA/RNA, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology

Dr Amanda Chaplin

Title of Research Project Cryo-EM studies of human DNA repair complexes: DNA-PK and interacting partners

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  • March 7, 2024
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Data Modelling and Big Data, DNA/RNA, Molecular Biology, Proteomics

Professor Julian Blow

Fellow 1991-1996 Area of Current Research Interests Interests are chromosome replication and the cell cycle. Other Information Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow. Appointed Senior Scientist at ICRF from 1.7.96. Elected a Member of the Institute, 1997. Director, CRC Chromosome Replication Research Group,…

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  • March 7, 2024
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology

Professor Stephen J Perkins

Fellow 1983-1986 Area of Current Research Interests Structure-function relationships in antibodies and complement proteins. Other Information Resigned fellowship on appointment as Wellcome Trust Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, 1986. Appointed Wellcome Trust Senior Lecturer, 1989. Appointed Reader in…

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  • March 7, 2024
  • Data Modelling and Big Data, Genetics /Epigenetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Regeneration

Professor Wolf Reik

Fellow 1987-1993 Area of Current Research Interests Epigenetic gene regulation during mammalian development and its deregulation in disease. Particular focus on imprinted genes and their function, mechanisms for gene imprinting, how faults in the mechanisms contribute to disease, and epigenetic…

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  • March 7, 2024
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Research Prizes

The Lister Institute’s competitive research prizes give young scientists the opportunity to develop their potential through flexible funding over a five-year period. The awards are aimed at younger,  researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work.
Learn more about Research Prizes
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