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The EMBL European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS) has been helping EMBL alumni to attract school leavers in their country to a career in science, and sharing know-how on providing an infrastructure to help teachers with science teaching. Barely had ELLS been established at EMBL in…
EMBL alumnus George Christophides and his colleagues at Imperial College London have made a major breakthrough in malaria research by discovering how mosquitoes’ immune systems fight off the parasites. “Far from being the ‘bad guys’, mosquitoes are unwilling carriers of the…
Britta Schläger has two tips for anyone applying for an EC grant: prepare your proposal carefully, and get managerial help as early as you can. Easier said than done? Look no further. Britta – the first research technician in the Hentze Group, who started at EMBL in 1989 – is celebrating the…
“Parties are the social glue that keep people together”Gareth Griffiths It’s the end of an era whenever an EMBL legend departs. At the beginning of this year, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit (CBB) group leader Gareth Griffiths left EMBL for the sunny climes of Oslo after an…
EMBL alumni in Spain and Portugal met for the fourth year running on 28 November at the Spanish National Cancer Research Institute (CNIO) in Madrid. The programme, which was organised by host Guillermo Montoya, included scientific talks by Ignacio Dolado, Robert Kypta and Fatima Gebauer, and an…
Thank you to the 274 members who voted in the Alumni Association board elections between 15th August and 30th September 2008. The results are: 1. New board members Giulio Superti-FurgaMaria del Mar VivancoAnastasia PolitouAnastasios KoutsosCedric Notredame 2. Continuing board members Annalisa…
An exciting part of the Alumni Association board meeting on 3rd November 2008 was the selection of a John Kendrew Award recipient for 2009. The already demanding task of having to compare the achievements of scientists from entirely different fields was made even more difficult in the face of the…
The EMBL Alumni Association Board is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural John Kendrew Young Scientist Award. The extremely high standard of applications for this award made the task of selecting a single winner at the Alumni Association Board meeting on 23rd October 2007 extremely…
Sanja Tomic enjoys a paddle near Susak, one of Croatia’s islands Croatian alumni returning to their home country now find themselves taking their skills back to the newest EMBL member state. We caught up with one of them, Sanja Tomic, to ask about her experiences at EMBL and the situation in…
The Alumni Association board was delighted by the number of candidates who stood for election and the number of members who voted in September. Election results were announced at a meeting in Rome on 2 November, bringing the board to 16 members. The board would like to thank past members who have…