September 2007
3rd Iberian Local Chapter Meeting in Derido, Spain
On 7 September the EMBL alumni from the
Iberic Chapter celebrated their third meeting
at the CIC bioGUNE in Bilbao. The day
started with a welcome by CIC bioGUNE
director José M. Mato, followed by presentations
by Angel Nebreda and José Luis de la
Pompa. After a visit to the laboratories of the
new centre and lunch, the talks continued
with Puri Fortes, Peter Askjaer and Rosa
Barrio. The seminars were all excellent, on
varied and interesting topics, and made for
an exciting scientific programme.
Before heading into Bilbao, there was a
very productive discussion about alumni
issues. Ideas which arose included inviting
experienced speakers to present information
on funding opportunities in Spain and
Europe; using the alumni association web
pages to access local blogs; and communicating
more information on how alumni can
use the EMBL Core Facilities and EMBLEM
services. The day was completed with a wonderful
guided visit to the Guggenheim museum
and a pleasant walk by the river to the
restaurant for drinks and dinner. We all
agreed that the meeting was worth it and we
should do it again next year in Barcelona. See
you all there!
CIC bioGUNE was
officially inaugurated in January 2005. The
groups there work on molecular, cellular and
structural biology, and include five EMBL
alumni: Rosa Barrio, Jim Sutherland, Rune
Matthiesen, Robert Kypta and María del Mar
Vivanco. The Alumni Association would like
to thank José M. Mato for all refreshments
and the guided visit to the Guggenheim.
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