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In his last Alumni Association board meeting in November 2008, Angus Lamond stepped down after sixs years as Chair. “If EMBL is paradise, then you could say that leaving it is hell. That must make me, as Chair of the Alumni Association, Satan”, he once joked. This title will now go to…
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 12th EMBL Alumni Association board meeting on Monday 3rd November was the last to be attended by Angus Lamond, Chair of the Association since 2002. Angus welcomed newly elected board members and provided guidelines in selecting the next Chair and Deputy. After the meeting, board members voted…
“Your mothers and fathers paid for EMBL – so use it!” This was the message from EMBL Director General Iain Mattaj to more than 120 young Swedish scientists on 19 September at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS). The event, initiated by RSAS and funded by the Swedish Research…
On EMBL Lab Day on 10 June 2008, former Executive Director of EMBO, John Tooze, presented the Alumni Association John Kendrew Young Scientist Award to the first winners, Antonio Giraldez and Giovanni Frazzetto. Read more about their selection.
The second Dilofo meeting of EMBL alumni living and working in Greece took place from Saturday 31st May – Sunday 1st June 2008. Twelve alumni and members of their families (26 people altogether) plus thirteen graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from the groups of several alumni enjoyed a…
You might be hearing ‘g’day’ and ‘strewth’ in the corridors a bit more often from now on, as Australia officially begins the first ever associate membership to EMBL’s international community. The country has become a central player in molecular biology in recent…
The EMBL Alumni Association board held their biannual meeting at EMBL Heidelberg on 25 February 2008. One of the major topics was the upcoming board elections. On behalf of EMBL, Matthias Hentze thanked those members stepping down, in particular treasurer Albert Stegmüller. The Board welcomed…
A Swedish postdoc came to EMBL in 2004. Three years later he returned home with a new love. This is his story… It’s thanks to the Alumni Association Swedish Postdoctoral Fellowship that Johan Ledin came to EMBL in 2004, after completing his PhD at Uppsala University. Funded by the…
The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg becomes EMBL's 20th member state