EMBL Alumni Relations in 2023: a year in review
Through alumni advocacy, participation, volunteering and giving, the valuable contributions of former staff have aided EMBL’s mission to support life sciences every day in 2023, in Europe and beyond.
Author: Tom Furnival-Adams
EMBL welcomes its new Alumni Association board
The new Alumni Association (EAA) board will take up office in January 2024, holding their first meeting at EMBL Hamburg on 1-2 February.
Culture and Community: Meet EMBL alumni in China
An enthuastic group of EMBL alumni in China is strengthening connections thanks to an annual meeting, this year taking place in Guangzhou.
Alumni raise €160,000 to tackle environmental challenges
An EMBL alumni fundraising campaign launched in 2022 to support EMBL’s Environmental Research Initiative (ERI) has surpassed its goal of €18,500 to raise more than €160,000.
EMBLetc: an interview with the editors
Meet Shreya Ghosh and Ivy Kupec, the creative minds behind your biannual EMBLetc magazine, which earlier this year celebrated its 100th issue with a brand-new interactive digital format.
Impact of access to imaging technologies on scientific achievements
Baubak Bajoghli, who did his postdoc at EMBL Heidelberg between 2012-2017 and is currently the Director of Austrian Bioimaging/CMI, discusses his passion for imaging and his work straddling basic and applied research in biology.
Advocating for a generalist approach to science and life
Sara Fahs, who did her PhD from EMBL Heidelberg and is one of the newest members of the EMBL alumni association board, writes about key insights from her journey in science and her work on medicinal chemistry, during a career spanning academia and industry.
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.
Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public
The public lecture by Denis Duboule has been streamed worldwide from the Cultural Conference Centre of Heraklion, Greece.
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.