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EMBL alumni collaborate to capture a unique moment in the history of science EMBL non-scientific alumni Russ Hodge (OIPA) and Maj Britt Hansen (Photolab) are still experimenting with new ways to communicate science to the public. Together with Nicola Graf, who has worked for several years on the…
“Your mothers and fathers paid for EMBL – so use it!” This was the message from EMBL Director General Iain Mattaj to more than 120 young Swedish scientists on 19 September at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS). The event, initiated by RSAS and funded by the Swedish Research…
On EMBL Lab Day on 10 June 2008, former Executive Director of EMBO, John Tooze, presented the Alumni Association John Kendrew Young Scientist Award to the first winners, Antonio Giraldez and Giovanni Frazzetto. Read more about their selection.
The second Dilofo meeting of EMBL alumni living and working in Greece took place from Saturday 31st May – Sunday 1st June 2008. Twelve alumni and members of their families (26 people altogether) plus thirteen graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from the groups of several alumni enjoyed a…
You might be hearing ‘g’day’ and ‘strewth’ in the corridors a bit more often from now on, as Australia officially begins the first ever associate membership to EMBL’s international community. The country has become a central player in molecular biology in recent…
A Swedish postdoc came to EMBL in 2004. Three years later he returned home with a new love. This is his story… It’s thanks to the Alumni Association Swedish Postdoctoral Fellowship that Johan Ledin came to EMBL in 2004, after completing his PhD at Uppsala University. Funded by the…
On 7 September the EMBL alumni from the Iberian 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…
Former EMBL predoc Silke Pichler does a juggling act with her roles as full-time cadre athlete in the Austrian national team, employee of the Austrian Triathlon Federation and Research Associate in the Department of Genetics at Cambridge University, UK. Silke, who studied in the Cell Biology Unit…
At their first meeting in Greece on 21-22 April, seventeen EMBL alumni discussed ways to inspire young scientists in their country. In the beautiful setting of Dilofo, Ioannina, attendees gave short presentations on their current scientific work, and summarised their professional and personal lives…
We are proud to have officially cut the ribbon of the EMBL-USA Chapter: the first Local Chapter Meeting was held on 9 December in San Diego, prior to the opening of the annual American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) meeting. We had a good crowd for the lectures and dinner: Colin Stewart, Brian…