{"id":3012,"date":"2021-07-07T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/?page_id=3012"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:50:38","slug":"join-the-alumni-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/join-the-alumni-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Join or Update Your Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><strong>Search for alumni on EMBL&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/search\/\">people directory<\/a><\/strong>. <br>If you are listed, you are already a registered member of the EMBL Alumni Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join the Alumni Association or update your details<\/strong> on the form below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>(function(t,e,s,n){var o,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementById(n)||(o=e.getElementsByTagName(s),a=o[o.length-1],c=e.createElement(s),c.type=\"text\/javascript\",c.async=!0,c.id=n,c.src=\"https:\/\/widget.surveymonkey.com\/collect\/website\/js\/tRaiETqnLgj758hTBazgd6TSw2KGv8z_2BUfWh_2B3S_2BaBiefOKdh1Of3bH4518dyOIw.js\",a.parentNode.insertBefore(c,a))})(window,document,\"script\",\"smcx-sdk\");<\/script><a style=\"font: 12px Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; text-decoration: none;\" href=www.surveymonkey.com> Create your own user feedback survey <\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are there different types of membership?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, there are two types of membership: full and associate. Anyone eligible to join and who has been at EMBL for longer than 6 months qualifies for full membership. Full members are entitled to vote and to stand for election to the Board. Anyone eligible to join and who has been at EMBL between 3-6 months qualifies for associate membership. Associate members cannot vote nor can they stand for election to the Board, but they have all other priviliges available to full members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When does membership end?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Members who return and take up employment, fellowship or visitor status at EMBL will be considered as &#8220;dormant&#8221; for the duration of such work at EMBL. Membership can be ended by written notice of resignation to the Board, expulsion or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the EMBL Alumni Association&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EAA_statutes_eng_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Statutes in English<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EAA_statutes_german_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">German<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EAA_statutes_french_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frenc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/EAA_statutes_french_2017.pdf\">h<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read how we handle&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/embl-alumni-data-handling\/\">EMBL alumni data.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--small vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0363-257x300.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0363-257x300.jpeg 257w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0363-876x1024.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0363-768x898.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0363.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    George Simos             <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Professor &amp; Director            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Laboratory of Biochemistry, University of Thessaly            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeing an EMBL alumnus means sharing the benefits of my stay at EMBL and its existence with the scientific community at home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--small vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-300x199.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/158_cropped2-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Melina Schuh            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Director            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, G\u00f6ttingen            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMy time at EMBL has shaped my scientific career. High quality, collaborative and ambitious research are hallmarks of science at EMBL. I have implemented these principles of research in my own lab as well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-title-left-aligned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-3012","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3012"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44441,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3012\/revisions\/44441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=3012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}