Anne Walter
Heidelberg, 19 December 2023
Anne Walter, former EMBL Heidelberg Secretary, passed away on Sunday 19 December 2023 at the age of 80.
Michael Ashburner
Cambridge, 7 July 2023
Michael Ashburner, EMBL-EBI co-founder and former Joint Head of EMBL-EBI, passed away on Friday 7 July 2023 at the age of 81.
Raimond Ravelli
Maastricht, 30 June 2023
Raimond Ravelli, former EMBL Grenoble Team Leader, passed away on 30 June 2023 at the age of 55.
Sara Silva
Porto, 31 May 2023
Sara Silva, former EMBL Grenoble Predoctoral Fellow, passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 34.
Bodil Holle
Heidelberg, 23 April 2023
Bodil Holle, former Senior Administrative Officer at EMBL Heidelberg and EMBL-EBI, died on 23 April 2023 at the age of 84.
Heinz-Dieter Gentz
Hamburg, 27 September 2022
Heinz-Dieter Gentz, former EMBL Hamburg Driver and Caretaker, died on 27 September 2022 at the age of 74.
Don Marvin
Cambridge, 28 August 2022
Don Marvin, former EMBL Heidelberg Group Leader, died on 28 August 2022 at the age of 88.
Michael Sela
Israel, 27 May 2022
Michael Sela, former EMBL SAC (Scientific Advisory Committee) member, passed away on 27 May 2022 at the age of 98.
Peter Sterk
Cambridge, 14 May 2022
Peter Sterk, former EMBL-EBI Database Curator, died on 14 May 2022 at the age of 58.
Tony Sawford
Cambridge, December 2021
Tony Sawford, former EMBL-EBI Software Engineer, died at the age of 64.
Luis Vacs
Heidelberg, 10 December 2021
Luis Vacs, former Audio Visual Assistant, died on 10 December 2021 at the age of 66.
Ken Holmes
Heidelberg, 2 November 2021
Ken Holmes, former Head of EMBL Hamburg, died on 2 November at the age of 86.
Swati Tyagi
La Jolla, 23 June 2021
Swati Tyagi, former EMBL predoctoral fellow from the Structural and Computational Biology Unit, died on 23 June at the age of 34.
John Tooze
London, 19 May 2021
John Tooze, former EMBO Executive Secretary, died on 19 May 2021 at the age of 83.
Kevin Leonard
Cambridge, 8 May 2021
Kevin Leonard, former EMBL Heidelberg Group Leader, died on 8 May 2021 at the age of 78.
Jean-Francois Beerblock
Ville D’Avray, 6 April 2021
Jean-Francois Beerblock, former EMBL Administrative Director, died on 6 April 2021 at the age of 91.
Katja Brückner
San Fransisco, 16 March 2021
Katja Brückner, former EMBL Heidelberg Predoc, died on 16 March 2021 at the age of 54.
Jules Hendrix
Hamburg, 30 January 2021
Jules Hendrix, former EMBL Hamburg Group Leader, died on 30 January 2021 at the age of 80.
John L Telford
Siena, 27 December 2020
John Laird Telford, former member of the EMBL Developmental Biology Unit, died on 27 December at the age of 70.
Kathryn Anderson
New York, 8 November 2020
Kathryn Anderson, former EMBL SAC member, died on 30 November 2020.
Guillem Casanovas
Heidelberg, 25 October 2020
Guillem Casanovas, former EMBL predoctoral fellow, died on 25 October 2020 at the age of 37.
Anne-Marie Frischauf
Heidelberg, 9 October 2020
Annemarie Frischauf, former Group Leader and Austrian Council delegate, died on 9 October 2020 at the age of 73.
Hermann Bujard
Heidelberg, 31 July 2020
Hermann Bujard, former EMBO Director, died on 31 July 2020 at the age of 86.
Rainer Saffrich
Heidelberg, 3 June 2020
Rainer Saffrich, former EMBL Staff Scientist, died on Wednesday 3 June 2020.
Kathryn Howell
Aurora, Colorado, 10 April 2020
Kathryn Howell, former EMBL Group Leader, died on 10 April 2020 at the age of 80.
Peter Stoehr
Hinxton, 15 February 2020
Peter Stoehr, former EMBL-EBI Head of IT and later Literature Services died on 15 February 2020 at the age of 64.
Viktor Renkwitz
Hamburg, 15 February 2020
Viktor Renkwitz, former mechanical engineer, passed away on 15 February 2020 aged 83.
Fritz von Weizsäcker
Berlin, 19 November 2019
With deep sorrow, we report the passing of Fritz von Weizsäcker, who died on 19 November 2019 at the age of 59.
Chica Schaller
Heidelberg, 27 October 2019
Chica Schaller, former staff scientist, passed away on 27 October 2019 aged 82.
Heidi Dvinge
Madison, USA, 20 September 2019
Heidi Dvinge, former predoctoral fellow, EMBL-EBI, passed away on 20 September 2019 aged 42.
Bernd-Uwe Jahn
Bonn, 7 August 2019
With deep sorrow, we report the passing of Bernd-Uwe Jahn, who died on 7 August 2019 at the age of 75.
Suzanne Eaton
Crete, 2 July 2019
Suzanne Eaton, former Staff Scientist at EMBL, passed away on 2 July 2019 aged 59.
Talmon Arad
Jerusalem, 5 April 2019
Talmon Arad, former Research Technician at EMBL, passed away on 5 April 2019.
Giovanni Morrone
Catanzaro, 26 January 2019
Giovanni Morrone, former Visiting Scientist in Genome Biology at EMBL, passed away on 26 January 2019.
Christine Tebb
Vienna, 4 May 2018
Christine Tebb, former EMBL secretary, died on 4 May 2018 at the age of 55.
Elisa Izaurralde
Tübingen, 30 April 2018
Elisa Izaurralde, former Group Leader and Senior Scientist at EMBL, passed away on 30 April 2018 aged 58.
Mumna Al Banchaabouchi
Belgium, 22 February 2018
Mumna Al Banchaabouchi, former Head of the Phenotyping Facility at EMBL Rome, passed away on 22 February 2018 aged 49.
Fotis Kafatos
Crete, 18 November 2017
It is with great sadness that EMBL learned of the passing of Fotis Kafatos, former EMBL Director-General, who died on Saturday 18 November 2017 aged 77.
Bernard Bach
Nancy, 8 June 2017
Bernard Bach, former Admin Director, passed away on 8 June 2017 aged 81.
Jörg Langowski
Heidelberg, 6 May 2017
Jörg Langowski, former Staff Scientist and Group Leader at EMBL Grenoble, passed away on 6 May 2017 in Heidelberg aged 61.
Riccardo Cortese
Basel, 27 April 2017
Riccardo Cortese, former Head of Unit, passed away on 27 April 2017 in Basel aged 73.
Katrin Eichelbaum
Berlin, 30 March 2017
Katrin Eichelbaum, former predoctoral fellow, passed away on 30 March 2017 aged 36.
Konrad Müller
Heidelberg, 28 March 2017
Konrad Müller, former Head of Personnel and Administration, passed away on 28 March 2017 aged 76.
Anna Tramontano
Italy, 10 March 2017
Anna Tramontano, former Staff Scientist, passed away on 10 March 2017 aged 59.
Bernd Fischer
Heidelberg, 22 February 2017
Bernd Fischer, former postdoctoral fellow and research scientist, passed away on 22 February 2017 aged 40.
Tobias Doerks
Heidelberg, 16 February 2017
Tobias Doerks, former predoctoral fellow, passed away on 16 February 2017 aged 45.
Bernard Jacrot
Grenoble, 21 January 2016
Bernard Jacrot, former Head of EMBL Grenoble passed away on 21 January 2016 aged 89.
Stephen Fuller
Oxford, 25 August 2014
Stephen (Steve) Fuller, former postdoctoral fellow, group leader and then head of unit, passed away on 25 August 2014, at the age of 60.
Andrew D. Robertson
Portland, 14 August 2014
Andy Robertson, former scientific coordinator, died on 14 August 2014, at the age of 55.
Christian Boulin
Heidelberg, 27 April 2014
Christian Boulin, EMBL’s Director of Core Facilities and Services, passed away on 27 April 2014, aged 66.
Domingo Barettino
Valencia, 6 November 2013
Domingo Barettino, former EMBL postdoctoral fellow, passed away on 6 November 2013 aged 54.
Lennart Philipson
Stockholm, 26 June 2011
Lennart Philipson, former Director General, passed away on 26 June 2011, aged 82.
Noreen Murray
Edinburgh, 12 May 2011
Noreen Murray, former EMBL postdoctoral fellow, passed away on 12 May 2011, aged 76.
Albert Stegmüller
Heidelberg, 19 December 2009
Albert Stegmüller, former EMBL Finance Assistant, passed away on 19 December 2009, aged 78.
Annah Gantner
Heidelberg, 13 February 2003
Annah Gantner, former Finance Officer at EMBL Heidelberg, passed away on 13 February 2003, aged 43.
Carmen Berthet
Barcelona, 13 September 2001
Carmen Berthet, former staff scientist, passed away on 13 September 2001, aged 61.
Matti Saraste
Heidelberg, 21 May 2001
Matti Saraste, Programme Coordinator for Structural and Computational Biology at EMBL, passed away on 21 May 2001.
Alexandra Freiburg
Heidelberg, 14 July 1999
Alexandra Freiburg, former predoctoral fellow from EMBL’s Structural and Computational Biology Unit, passed away on 14 July 1999, aged 27.
Thomas Kreis
Geneva, 3 September 1998
Thomas Kreis, former cell biologist at EMBL, passed away on 3 September 1998, aged 46.
John Kendrew
Cambridge, 23 August 1997
Sir John Kendrew, former EMBL Director General, passed away on 23 August 1997, aged 80.