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FLS Research Fellow Giulia Paci has been awarded the 2026 BSCB Postdoctoral Researcher Medal for pioneering work on tissue mechanics, cell signaling, and advanced bioimaging.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Gregory Gregoriadis

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor John Foreman

Faculty of Life Sciences staff gathered at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for an evening celebrating the achievements of colleagues across our academic and professional services communities.

Professor Gail Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, was a Coordinating Lead Author for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Seventh Global Environment Outlook.

A UCL-led team has developed an AI tool to understand antibody assembly in the human body, speeding therapeutic antibody design and revealing new insights into B-cell maturation and immune responses.

We contributed presentations on a wide variety of topics, eras and vertebrates, from the labs of Phil Cox, Susan Evans, Ryan Felice and Laura Porro, who also organised and hosted a special symposium.

CDB were at UCL East on Friday, 07 November 2026, and enjoyed the site facilities - including the AcelorMittal Orbit - plus many short research reports, strategy discussions, a quiz and socialising.

Laura Porro from UCL's Centre for Integrative Anatomy was filmed talking about anatomy and fluffy dinosaurs with CBeebies' Maddie Moate - and helping Maddie to dissect a pig's brain!

The Centre for Integrative Anatomy celebrated World Anatomy Day 2025 by running an exciting, hands-on event in London, on Saturday, 18 October. A great time was had by all: Anatomy IS Amazing!

A fossil, discovered by Dr Stig Walsh (National Museums Scotland) near Elgol, Isle of Skye, has been identified by our Centre Director in an international, hi-tech-enabled study published in Nature.

Mary Yacoob has made a series of drawings inspired by her dialogues with researchers at the Centre. Speculative illustrations of sea creatures are rendered in fine white lines on deep blue backgrounds

Professor Jason Rihel has received a €3.5M ERC Advanced Grant to investigate how sleep reshapes brain synapses, revealing key mechanisms vital for healthy brain function and behaviour.

On Thursday, 16th October, a celebration was held to mark the opening of refurbished facilities on the 4th floor of UCL’s Anatomy building.

The growing understanding of MCS’ biology and function has dramatically changed the traditional view of interplay between biochemically compartmentalised entities.