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Alumni often return to EMBL for collaborations, conferences or community building. But twice a year former EMBL Heidelberg group leader Damian Brunner visits the Lab in a very special capacity – as a Swiss delegate on EMBL’s Council, discussing and voting on the Lab’s policy in scientific,…
High risk, high gain Melina Schuh’s approach to science has been described as “fearless”. But dig beneath this steely description of this year’s John Kendrew Award winner and you find a story of outstanding research, fast-track career progression, and innovative outreach. “In both my…
It’s the one time of year when the EMBL community gets together in one place to celebrate scientific achievements, the Laboratory’s unique spirit, and draw inspiration from friends and colleagues. And one of the highlights of Lab Day, which took place on 10 July, is where EMBL celebrates the…
On 24 June 2015, EMBL-EBI staff gathered to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of the institute, as she prepares to hand over leadership to Rolf Apweiler and Ewan Birney on 1 July.
From Albert Einstein’s love letters and Marie Curie’s scruffy lab notebooks to photos of graffiti scrawled on a wall by Francis Crick, archival material can provide an unparalleled treasure trove for historians to excavate the personal stories hiding behind the science.
In memory of one of the Laboratory’s longest-serving members, and honoring 38 years of commitment and contribution to the infrastructure of European life science, EMBL launches the new Christian Boulin Fellowship
From the Holy See to DESY, it was a typically busy week for Nobel Laureate Ada Yonath recently: one day visiting the Pope in Rome and the next celebrating 50 years of photon science at the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) in Hamburg.
What comes to mind when you think of EMBL? As the Lab turns 40, and with the help of staff and alumni, here is an unofficial and by no means complete list of what it is about our institution that gets people excited, energised or enthralled.
Horst Hamann, whose work has taken him to more than 70 countries around the world, is producing an exhibition and book to mark EMBL’s 40th anniversary.
What comes to mind when you think of EMBL? As the Lab turns 40, and with the help of staff and alumni, here is an unofficial and by no means complete list of what it is about our institution that gets people excited, energised or enthralled.