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CPBM at the Celebrate Science Festival!

During the October half-term, CPBM had the privilege of taking part in the annual Celebrate Science Festival, at Locomotion in Shildon. Aiming to inspire the curious minds of children, our team hosted a special section on the work of CPBM that featured immersive virtual reality experiences, engaging puzzles, educational models and more. The enthusiasm and…
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An inspiring visit from Professor Jamie Blaza

On 8th October the CPBM welcomed Professor Jamie Blaza from the University of York to give a seminar and a workshop based on his work with cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Jamie’s seminar on “Using Cryo-EM and symmetry expansion to understand how Rubisco is bound together to accelerate carbon fixation” drew a full house and prompted lots…
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Summer 2025 Interns Enrich Research at the Centre for Programmable Biological Matter

The Centre for Programmable Biological Matter remains deeply committed to training the next generation of scientists. Each summer, we welcome a cohort of enthusiastic interns who bring fresh perspectives and energy to our research environment. This year, we’ve been fortunate to host a diverse group of students from various academic levels and institutions, all eager…
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 Just published! – ‘Mechanistic insight into the pseudouridylation of RNA’

We are proud to share that our Assistant Professor, Ting-Yu Lin, and PhD student, Yasmin Stone, have co-authored a new review article in RNA Biology with Professor Sebastian Glatt from the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology! Titled ‘Mechanistic insight into the pseudouridylation of RNA’, this review explores how pseudouridylation (Ψ), one of the most abundant RNA…
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XVIII International Congress of the Spanish Biophysical Society 2025

Prof. Jonathan Heddle – Invited Plenary Speaker being held in Granada from 24-27 June 2025.

Cambridge Researcher visits Durham to sharing advances in DNA Nanotechnology

Durham, June 2025 – The Centre for Programmable Biological Matter (CPBM) at Durham University was delighted to welcome Roger Rubio Sanchez from the University of Cambridge for a research visit and seminar on the 11th of June 2025. Roger presented an engaging talk to members of the Biosciences and Chemistry Departments, titled “A DNA-Nanotechnology Toolkit…
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Nanoscience Comes to Life at Palace Green Library Exhibition 

Durham, 20 May 2025 - Visitors to Palace Green Library were treated to a captivating journey into the microscopic world of bionanoscience during a one-day interactive exhibition hosted by the Centre for Programmable Biological Matter.  Titled “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of: Forging Nanomachines from Nature’s Building Blocks,” the event welcomed families, students, and curious minds of…
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Centre for Programmable Biological Matter Hosts Inspiring Two-Day Research Away Days 

Centre for Programmable Biological Matter (CPBM) holds Two-Day Research Away Days – in Durham and Newcastle.

The Stuff that Dreams are made of

Forging Nanomachines from Nature’s Building Blocks The Centre for Programmable Biological Matter invites you and your families to our one-day-only, interactive exhibition! Join us on May 20th at Palace Green Library. This free event is open to everyone, so feel free to drop in anytime between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. What to Expect: We have used our expertise to…
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AMS Professorship Cohort Meeting: A Day of Insightful Discussions and Collaborative Learning

As the hosting professor of the recent AMS Professorship Cohort meeting, I am delighted to share the highlights of our enriching day. We had the pleasure of welcoming esteemed colleagues Simon Johnson from Northumbria University and Giorgio Tasca from Newcastle University. Our day began with lunch, where we enjoyed engaging conversations together with Assistant Professors…
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