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Cellular and Molecular Biology

We host a number of Diamond groups, including the Membrane Protein Laboratory and XChem. In addition, we support the MRC funded Nucleic Acid Therapy Accelerator, Rosalind Franklin Institute, CCP4 and groups within the pharmaceutical industry.

Research groups

Zhang Group at Diamond

Our research is aimed at an integrated, atomistic understanding of molecular mechanisms of large protein complexes and assemblies...

Biophysical Methods Group

We develop and use a variety of biophysical methods to characterise the interactions of biological macromolecules in solution...

Spagnolo Group

Research in the Spagnolo group focusses on the structural studies of macromolecular machines involved in gene replication, expression...

Wagner Group at Diamond

Wagner Group exploits the long-wavelength macromolecular crystallography beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source. It is a unique facility...

CCP-EM: Collaborative Computational Project for Electron Cryo-Microscopy

The Collaborative Computational Project for electron cryo-microscopy (CCP-EM) supports users and developers in biological EM. The three principal...

OutFox Bio

OutFox Bio is a delivery technology company focused on the development and optimisation of next-generation lipid nanoparticle (LNP)...

CCP4: Collaborative Computational Project Number 4 in Protein Crystallography

CCP4 exists to produce and support a world-leading, integrated suite of programs that allows researchers to determine macromolecular...

Chaban Group at Diamond

The Chaban Group is based at eBIC, Diamond Light Source. Visit Structural Biology at Diamond Light Source for more...

Flaig Group at Diamond

Epigenetic modifications (reversible, heritable genetic changes that occur without changes in DNA sequence) lead to chromatin remodelling, altered...

Hough Group at Diamond

Hough Group’s research uses advanced structural biology and related methods to understand the structure and function of metalloproteins....

Membrane Protein Laboratory

The Membrane Protein Laboratory (MPL) is a Diamond Light Source user facility based at Research Complex. Re-funded by...

Ng Group at Diamond

The Ng Group employs integrative structural, functional, and computational methodologies to provide a comprehensive understanding of viral glycoprotein...

Rosalind Franklin Institute

The Rosalind Franklin Institute, led by Director Professor James Naismith, is the UK’s institute for technology development in...

Walsh Group at Diamond

Our research is using a targeted structural and functional approach to understanding at the molecular level how bacteria...

XChem at Diamond

The XChem Lab at Research Complex is an extension of the XChem initiative, a joint lab spanning Diamond...