The Alumni Association would like to
thank all those who have generously
donated to the Matti Saraste Fund. Matti,
who was a Group Leader and Unit
Coordinator of EMBL's Structural and Computational Biology Unit [1990-
2001], died in 2001. To commemorate
him, and in recognition of his commitment
both to science and to EMBL, the
Matti Saraste Fellowship Fund was established.
The aim of the fund, which is administered
by the Alumni Association, had
originally been to support a student in
the EMBL International PhD Programme.
While a substantial sum of
money has been donated, the total is far
short of what is required and it is unlikely
that it will increase significantly.
Alumni board members, in consultation with Matti's family, have given careful thought to how best to use the money and have voted in favour of a dedicated Matti Saraste memorial in the grounds of the new ATC building.
