Luxembourg joins EMBL
The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg becomes EMBL's 20th member state
Alumni News
Alumni Day at the EMBL-EBI
After the ceremony to mark the opening of the new site extension, EMBL-EBI hosted an on-campus symposium for all EMBL alumni and EBI staff. The event attracted 116 participants and was a great opportunity to meet friends and enjoy an excellent programme of talks by EMBL-EBI’s directors,…
2007 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award
The EMBL Alumni Association Board is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural John Kendrew Young Scientist Award. The extremely high standard of applications for this award made the task of selecting a single winner at the Alumni Association Board meeting on 23rd October 2007 extremely…
3rd Iberian Local Chapter Meeting in Derido, Spain
On 7 September the EMBL alumni from the Iberian Chapter celebrated their third meeting at the CIC bioGUNE in Bilbao. The day started with a welcome by CIC bioGUNE director José M. Mato, followed by presentations by Angel Nebreda and José Luis de la Pompa. After a visit to the laboratories of the…
Local Chapter at the ELSO Meeting in Dresden
Thanks to the efforts of ELSO Secretary General and EMBL Alumni Association Board member Konrad Müller, EMBL staff and alumni enjoyed a get-together at the ELSO meeting in Dresden on September 2, following on from the first such event in 2005. The occasion was very well-attended, attracting alumni…
Silke Pichler
Former EMBL predoc Silke Pichler does a juggling act with her roles as full-time cadre athlete in the Austrian national team, employee of the Austrian Triathlon Federation and Research Associate in the Department of Genetics at Cambridge University, UK. Silke, who studied in the Cell Biology Unit…
1st German Chapter Meeting
EMBL alumni in Germany, from former predocs to Unit Coordinators, met in Heidelberg during the Summer Party on 14 July to discuss their science and career paths after leaving EMBL. This, the first German Local Chapter Meeting, provided staff and alumni the opportunity to share tips on life after…
EMBL expands to Australia
Australia to become an associate member
The first public nucleotide sequence database turns 25
Today EMBL-Bank, the nucleotide sequence database of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), celebrates its 25th anniversary.
1st Greek Local Chapter get-together in Dilofo
At their first meeting in Greece on 21-22 April, seventeen EMBL alumni discussed ways to inspire young scientists in their country. In the beautiful setting of Dilofo, Ioannina, attendees gave short presentations on their current scientific work, and summarised their professional and personal lives…