Dr Sara Wells is Chief Biological Research Facility Officer at the Francis Crick Institute, Director of the Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, and Director of the MRC Centre for Macaques at Porton Down, has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours with an MBE for services to Medical Research. Sara will become president of LASA in January 2025.

From everyone at LASA, congratulations!

Mary Lyon Centre announcement

Francis Crick Institute announcement

Understanding Animal Research announcement