Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology stands on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The original buildings were temporary huts and rooms in the Cavendish Laboratory. A new replacement building opened in 2013 and the road outside is named Francis Crick Avenue. This institute drove the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. Watson and Crick discovered the double helix of DNA here in 1953. Max Perutz solved protein structures and Fred Sanger sequenced insulin. The laboratory has produced ten Nobel laureates and continues to lead global research. Visitors see the modern laboratory and the original Cavendish rooms. The new building houses advanced equipment for structural biology and genetics. The campus sits beside Addenbrooke’s Hospital, linking research with clinical care.