{"id":42545,"date":"2025-06-03T13:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/?page_id=42545"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:00:47","slug":"philippe-bastiaens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/community\/obituaries\/philippe-bastiaens\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Bastiaens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Philippe Bastiaens, former EMBL Heidelberg Group Leader, passed away on Thursday 15 May 2025.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the sudden and unexpected loss of Philippe Bastiaens. Philippe was a Group Leader in the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit at EMBL Heidelberg from 1999 until 2008. May he rest in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“There are many memories. I remember that shortly after arriving at EMBL Heidelberg and joining Philippe\u2019s lab, I carried out my first experiments on the FLIM microscope. Unsurprisingly, they failed, and I didn\u2019t show the results to Philippe straight away. But he asked to see them, and I said something like, ‘This didn\u2019t work.’ To my surprise, he was incredibly positive and not at all annoyed \u2013 he replied, ‘Yes, but that\u2019s exactly what I expected. Now try this and this\u2026’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the meeting, my head was buzzing with new ideas, and I was struck by the deep passion for science that my supervisor showed. I experienced this in all our one-to-one meetings: a very positive and motivating mentor, with a genuine enthusiasm for science and no trace of a \u2018slave-driver\u2019 mentality. It was a truly great lab to be part of.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin Offterdinger<\/strong>, EMBL Heidelberg postdoc, Bastiaens Group, 2001-2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condolences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to add a message of condolence for inclusion on the\u00a0EMBL Alumni Obituaries page, please contact the\u00a0Alumni Relations team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Philippe Bastiaens (EMBL<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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