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Learn more about the Lister Institute
The Lister institute is over 125 years old with a fascinating history.
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine funds researchers through annual prize grants.
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The latest Lister Institute news
Reading, rewriting and road-testing biology
Discover bold, new biomedical research and clinical breakthroughs showcased at our 40th Annual Research Fellows Meeting.
Stability with innovation: leadership at the Lister Institute
How do outgoing Director Sally Burtles and incoming Director Julie Goodley find the balance between supporting “business as usual” and adapting to continuous change in the research funding landscape?
Curiosity at the core: how Lister Fellows pursued bold questions
As their Lister Fellowships end, three top researchers reflect on discoveries shaped by the freedom to follow their curiosity.
Research Prizes
The Lister Institute’s competitive research prizes give young scientists the opportunity to develop their potential through flexible funding over a five-year period.
The awards are aimed at younger, researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work.
Our History
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine was founded in 1891 and is one of the UK’s oldest medical charities.
Originally a Research Institute developing, and subsequently producing on a commercial scale, vaccines and antitoxins it has over the years adapted to the changing research environment; always seeking to support research in an innovative way. Take a look at our heritage and find out more about us. Today, from its endowment funds, it is a grant-giving charity whose principal award is the Lister Research Prize Fellowship. The Institute has sought to retain the ‘Lister family’ tradition and remains in touch with all its former and current Fellows.