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Tom Furnival-Adams – Alumni relations

Alumni Relations

Meet and connect with the EMBL Community, find out how EMBL Resources can benefit you, Make a difference to EMBL with your time, expertise, networks or through giving

The EMBL Alumni Relations programme is built to advance EMBL and the relevance of life science research in the scientific community and society at large, by fostering connections between the laboratory, its member states, current EMBL staff, EMBL alumni, and the public.

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Tom Furnival-Adams

EMBL Alumni Relations: 2022 in review

As 2022 draws to a close, we thank our alumni for the many ways in which they have supported EMBL during the first year of our new Programme, Molecules to Ecosystems. Through their advocacy, volunteering, participation and philanthropy, alumni have made a real impact at this crucial time for EMBL.…



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2022 EMBL Alumni Awards Winners announced

Two former EMBL staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research in the fields of brain evolution and cancer By Tom Furnival-Adams, Alumni Relations Officer The winners of the 2022 EMBL Alumni Awards have been selected. Maria Antonietta…


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EMBL Alumni Relations in 2021: a year of growth

We’d like to share our deepest gratitude for the support given to EMBL by its alumni in 2021 — as members of the EMBL Alumni Association and, where relevant, as volunteers, ambassadors, participants and donors. Former staff are consistently staying in touch and making a real difference for…


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Denis Duboule Selected as Inaugural Kafatos Lectures Speaker

EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the 2022 inaugural Kafatos Lectures, which aims to bring groundbreaking, relevant science to the general public annually. The Kafatos Lecture series was launched in 2021 to bring groundbreaking life science research to the public and…


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Together, We Can Make a Difference

Those who have worked for EMBL know the enormous power of its people, its ethos and its way of doing things. For nearly 50 years, our scientists have made major breakthroughs by approaching the mysteries of life with curiosity and openness. EMBL research has brought us closer to solving some of…



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The Value of Basic Research

Would Einstein have received funding? In an era of 24/7 news and polarisation, politicians and policymakers are under pressure to deliver instant results, while the most innovative and disruptive scientists are fighting to attract funding. How, then, do we persuade leaders and funders of the value…


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2020: EMBL alumni impact

2020 was a memorable and challenging year in ways none of us expected, but it was a year that brought fresh opportunities and new ways of thinking at EMBL too. Despite the uncertain landscape, more than 180 alumni generously gave back to EMBL by providing career support, written content, and by…


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Edith Heard previews EMBL’s future directions

EMBL Director General Edith Heard gave alumni around the world an insight into EMBL’s future directions as they celebrated EMBL World Alumni Day 2020 in July. Approximately 150 former and current staff members joined the annual event, which this year took place online. During World Alumni…

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