Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo to deliver 2026 Kafatos Lecture

Talk by evolutionary geneticist to explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA shape human biology and health today.

EMBL alumnus announced as next EMBL Director General

At its winter meeting, EMBL Council selected Anthony A. Hyman as EMBL’s next Director General.

Sandra Orchard: what I’ve learned

EMBL-EBI Team Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a life in protein science and biocuration.

EMBL alumnae recognised for breakthroughs in women’s health and precision medicine

Three EMBL alumnae – Melina Schuh, Ângela Gonçalves and Angela Relógio – have been recognised separately for pioneering work that is redefining how science understands women’s health, ageing, fertility, and personalised medicine.

Rolf Apweiler: what I’ve learned

From student helper to EMBL-EBI Director, Rolf Apweiler has shaped the journey of EMBL and bioinformatics for over four decades

Where ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is more than a fairy tale

Kendrew awardee Irma Querques keeps ‘writing’ scientific success stories, and this unique transposon is often at the heart of them

EMBL Hamburg’s ‘origin story’: Kenneth Holmes and the first synchrotron diffraction experiment

This year EMBL Hamburg turns 50 as an official EMBL site. However, EMBL’s connection to the city goes back further than 1975. In fact, EMBO funded experiments and were taking place in Hamburg half a decade earlier, and an ‘EMBL’ laboratory had already been constructed there before the…

Election Results: EAA board Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer

Announcing the results of the 2025 EMBL Alumni Association (EAA) Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer elections

Announcing the 2025 EMBL Alumni Award recipients: Irma Querques and Florent Cipriani

EMBL Alumni Relations in 2024: a year in review

As 2024 draws to a close, we would like to thank alumni for their continued support of EMBL.