{"id":1042,"date":"2022-04-08T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=1042"},"modified":"2022-06-07T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:19:20","slug":"embl-welcomes-first-generation-of-arise-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2021\/embl-welcomes-first-generation-of-arise-fellows","title":{"rendered":"EMBL welcomes first generation of ARISE fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <style>\n    .vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220524_AR2021_banners-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed  | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n              Annual Report 2021          <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"vf-hero__subheading\">A year of exceptional life science research, training, service, industry collaboration, and integration of European life science research.<\/p>\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EMBL welcomes first generation of ARISE fellows<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participating researchers will lead projects to develop novel technologies for better science.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Female scientist stands in dark room with instrumentation\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Arise-ShengLiu-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">As an ARISE fellow in the Ries group at EMBL Heidelberg, Sheng Liu is interested in Super-Resolution Microscopy for Structural Cell Biology. Credit: Kinga Lubowiecka\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first group of ARISE fellows joined EMBL in 2021, hailing from a multiplicity of research backgrounds and expertise. Their objective is to improve current tools and develop new ones through projects over the next three years. This is the first long-term preparatory programme specifically designed for research infrastructure scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARISE programme (Career Accelerator for Research Infrastructure Scientists) provides fellowships to advance technology development in the life sciences, and trains technology developers and engineers in leading research infrastructures and services. A key aspect of the fellowship is bringing researchers with interdisciplinary backgrounds to EMBL, with the first group of fellows having backgrounds in molecular biology, engineering, biochemistry, political science, and image processing, among other specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"vf-figure  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-inline-end  size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Male scientist works on instrumentation\" class=\"wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-NicholasFoos-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">A fascination for solving 3D structures sparked Nicolas Foos\u2019s interest in the instruments and software he used to study them. Now he is working as an ARISE fellow in the McCarthy Team at EMBL Grenoble. Credit: Myl\u00e8ne Andre\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Among this cohort is Nicolas Foos, who did his PhD in structural biology studying a protein-DNA complex involved in body-segmentation and who currently works onthe McCarthy Team at EMBL Grenoble. His fascination for solving 3D structures sparked his interest in the instruments and software that he was using, spurring him on to start working at a synchrotron facility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter my experience in different places, I became a sort of Swiss army knife, comfortable to work at the lab bench and in service provision. That\u2019s why I decided to apply for the ARISE fellowship,\u201d Foos said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARISE fellowship fills a human resources gap by creating a new generation of research infrastructure scientists. Sensitive to the needs of modern science, this programme has a dynamic nature and seeks to identify and design the professional roles increasingly required for this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we identify the training needs, systematise the positions, and evaluate their impact on research organisations, we can open a new opportunity for many scientists and facilitate recruitment processes,\u201d said Tanja Ninkovi\u0107, ARISE Programme Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricardo Sanchez, an ARISE fellow working on improving the performance and efficiency of Cryo-Electron Tomography at EMBL Heidelberg, also highlighted the benefit of fostering mobility between the fields of science and engineering. According to him, it provides \u201can alternative professional development path for those who want to solve scientific problems but do not follow traditional itineraries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"vf-figure  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-inline-end  size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ARISE-RichardJacoby-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Richard Jacoby works as an ARISE fellow in the Zimmermann group at EMBL Heidelberg, identifying microbes that break down pesticides. Credit: Kinga Lubowiecka\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of the selected projects are in line with the new EMBL programme, which studies the molecular basis of life in the context of changing environments. An example of this is a study on how microbes degrade pesticides, being led by ARISE fellow Richard Jacoby, who recently joined the Zimmermann Group at EMBL Heidelberg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA better understanding of this process could be used to track pesticide fate in the environment and help develop improved technologies for removing contaminants from soil, water, and sediment,\u201d Jacoby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their time at EMBL, the fellows will also collaborate with ARISE partner organisations located in EMBL member states \u2013 an opportunity to connect with potential future partners and employers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with such partners will also give them a better overview of the scientific needs in other institutions. \u201cBefore starting this fellowship, I was a user and now I am jumping to the other side. I have to develop tools that are not useful for me, but rather for other scientists with diverse backgrounds,\u201d said Osvaldo Burastero, ARISE fellow in the Garcia Alai Group at EMBL Hamburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing the training, the fellows will be ready to take on senior positions in research facilities and services all over the world, creating a global impact and enabling the scientific community to conduct innovative and pioneering research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div style=\"height:227px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2021\/embracing-interdisciplinarity-in-training\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Embracing interdisciplinarity in training\n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMBL training expands multidisciplinary approaches, welcoming collaboration and encouraging applications from a new range of disciplinary backgrounds.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Denis_Duboule_ARISECROPPED.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Denis_Duboule_ARISECROPPED.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Denis_Duboule_ARISECROPPED-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u201cThe training portfolio offered by EMBL is simply fantastic. The INSPIRE and LEAP programs are truly innovative and are examples of what should be developed in European academic institutions, and now ARISE too is one more forward-thinking EMBL approach to training.\u2019\u2019  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">\u2014 Denis Duboule, Professor of Developmental Genetics and Genomics at the University of Geneva; Group Leader at EMBL, 1988\u20131992<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em>\u201cWhat knowledge, skills, and attitudes are required for future leaders of research infrastructures? These are critical to assess in order to plan for successful professional development. That\u2019s why we created a<a href=\"https:\/\/competency.ebi.ac.uk\/\"> competency profile<\/a> for our ARISE fellows.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">\u2014 Daniel Thomas L\u00f3pez, Scientific Project Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/training\/\">EMBL-EBI Training<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Osvaldo_Burastero.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"Osvaldo Burastero&#039;s portrait photo\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em>\u201cBefore starting this fellowship, I was a user and now I am jumping to the other side. I have to develop tools that are not useful for me, but rather for other scientists with diverse backgrounds<\/em>.<em>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">\u2014 Osvaldo Burastero, ARISE fellow on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/garcia-alai\/\">Garcia Alai Team<\/a>, EMBL Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--tertiary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n                Explore more about EMBL&#039;s ARISE programme:                  <\/h3> \n        <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/arise\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARISE: Career Accelerator for Research Infrastructure Scientists<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-1\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container  | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n          <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n            <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/\">Back to Annual report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EIPP-multidisciplinary-direction.jpeg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"Several scientists lean forward to see computer screen associated with microscope in training course\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EIPP-multidisciplinary-direction.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EIPP-multidisciplinary-direction-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EIPP-multidisciplinary-direction-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2021\/embracing-interdisciplinarity-in-training\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Next Story\n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 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