{"id":37451,"date":"2024-04-23T08:12:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=37451"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:29:30","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/research","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <style>\n    #top.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240430_Hero-Banners_Research-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"top\" 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        <p class=\"vf-hero__kicker\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\">Annual Report 2023<\/a>\n          <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n              Research          <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"vf-hero__subheading\">To perform fundamental research in molecular biology<\/p>\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-1\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<nav class=\"vf-navigation vf-navigation--main | vf-cluster | vf-u-padding__top--0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem !important;\">\n  <ul class=\"vf-navigation__list | vf-list | vf-cluster__inner\">\n<li id=\"menu-item-38212\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\" aria-current=\"page\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38206\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/research\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38207\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/services\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38208\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/training\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38204\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2023\/innovation-translation\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Innovation &#038; 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Its diverse research programme is pushing the limits of biological knowledge, with researchers developing innovative techniques and technologies as part of the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted on this page, seven research themes \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/molecular-building-blocks\/\">molecular building blocks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/cellular-multicellular-dynamics\/\">multicellular dynamics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/microbial-ecosystems\/\">microbial ecosystems<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/infection-biology\/\"> infection biology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/human-ecosystems\/\">human ecosystems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/planetary-biology\/\">planetary biology<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/research-plans\/theory-at-embl\/\">Theory@EMBL<\/a> \u2013 offered significant, diverse findings and milestones in 2023.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[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=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AR2023_PDF-Mockup.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AR2023_PDF-Mockup.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AR2023_PDF-Mockup-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AR2023_PDF-Mockup-768x576.jpg 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\/documents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2023_EMBL_AR_PDF_Digital.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Download 2023 EMBL annual report summary \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      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#embl-research-facts-&#038;-figures\" target=\"\">\n    <button class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary vf-button--sm\">\n        EMBL Research in Numbers    <\/button>\n<\/a>\n<!--\/vf-button-->\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"vf-navigation vf-navigation--on-this-page | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-cluster\">\n      <ul class=\"vf-navigation__list | vf-list | vf-cluster__inner\" data-vf-js-navigation-on-this-page-container=\"true\">\n    <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n    On this page\n    <\/li>\n      <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#mb\" aria-selected=\"true\">Molecular building blocks<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#md\" >Multicellular dynamics<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#me\" >Microbial ecosystems<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#ib\" >Infection biology<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#he\" >Human ecosystems<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#pb\" >Planetary biology<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n        <li class=\"vf-navigation__item\">\n     <a class=\"vf-navigation__link\" href=\"#th\" >Theory@EMBL<\/a>\n   <\/li>\n         <\/ul>\n  <\/nav>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | 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\/2024\/04\/Julia-Mahamid.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cNow we have shown that this works, we are excited about making the software available to the research community. We hope that such deep-learning approaches will become established as a gold standard in cryo-electron tomography\u2026.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Julia Mahamid, EMBL Group Leader, on DeePiCt (Deep Picker in Context), an AI-based method to rapidly and efficiently annotate cellular structures in cryo-electron tomograms<\/p>\n\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-card-container__col-4 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"mb\">\n        Molecular Building Blocks     <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">EMBL research delves into cellular function and subcellular components to systematically determine how responses to a changing environment are mediated at molecular levels. Among the many advances in this area this year, researchers created a deep-learning tool that speeds up analysis from cryo-electron tomography while gathering more detail about inner cell workings.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NewsVisual_ZauggMahamid_CryoEMSoftware_27012023_1600x1000-e1675157860786.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/ai-helps-scientists-decipher-cellular-structures\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        AI helps scientists decipher cellular structures\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\">A new AI tool helped add speed and detailed cellular information to analyse cryo-electron tomography, aiding understanding of inner cell workings.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-AlphaFold-Nature-1000x600-v1.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/revealing-the-secrets-of-protein-evolution-using-the-alphafold-database\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Revealing the secrets of protein evolution with AlphaFold\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\">Researchers used AlphaFold and the Foldseek Cluster algorithm to analyse millions of predicted protein structures, offering new insights into protein evolution.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230821_Diz_M_final-wp.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/understanding-how-cells-avoid-obstacles\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Understanding how cells sense and avoid obstacles\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\">EMBL researchers identified a novel mechanism that allows cells to sense obstacles in their path and avoid them while navigating complex environments.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/KrebsLabVisual_17022023_1000x600px.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/studying-epigenetic-regulation-at-the-single-molecule-level-methylation\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Studying epigenetic regulation at the single-molecule level\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\">In a first-of-its-kind study, EMBL researchers showed how DNA methylation across the genome contributes to precise regulation of gene expression.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | 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\/2024\/04\/Detlev-Arendt.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cThis is a pioneering study for this kind of analysis in volume electron microscopy, and we want to generate many more such analyses. This is a new field that is just starting and visualisation tools such as MoBIE are critical to do the same for many more organisms in many different ways.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Detlev Arendt, EMBL Group Leader, on a collaboration started in 2018 to build a tool that would allow researchers across the world to share and view multifaceted datasets on simple computing systems<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-2\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-3 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"md\">\n        Multicellular Dynamics     <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">EMBL aims to unravel the impact of genetic and environmental variations in living systems and to understand responses at the single-cell and multicellular levels. Some of the highlights from this work in 2023 included new retinal research that will likely pave the way to prosthetic retinas of the future. Additionally, EMBL scientists continued to find new ways to push the frontiers of big data analysis in biological imaging.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FINAL_NewsVisual_PrevedelLab_15032023_1000x600px.jpeg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/lab-matters\/shining-light-on-the-mechanics-of-embryo-development\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Shining light on the mechanics of embryo development\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\">A remarkable new microscope built by EMBL researchers now allows scientists to observe the dynamics of mechanical properties inside developing embryos in real time.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MoBIE_platy-e1683203825910.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/embletc\/issue-100\/visualising-biology-new-tools-of-the-trade\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Visualising biology: new tools of the trade\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\">EMBL researchers pushed the frontiers of big data analysis in biological imaging, allowing scientists to gain multidimensional views of organisms, tissues, and cells in action.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cover-image-1000x600-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/new-evidence-on-retinal-function\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        New evidence on retinal function\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\">The Asari group at EMBL Rome showed how retinal function in awake mice differed from isolated retinal samples \u2013 insights that could lead to future prosthetic replacements for retinas.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GaroAntranikian.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GaroAntranikian.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GaroAntranikian-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cWith this knowledge and with artificial intelligence, I think it will be possible to develop completely new nature-inspired enzymes in the future, and make totally new products, such as new bioplastics.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Garo Antranikian, Hamburg University of Technology Group Leader, on a two-decade collaboration with Matthias Wilmanns at EMBL Hamburg<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-3\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-3 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"me\">\n        Microbial Ecosystems    <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">With an eye towards microbes that impact humans, the aim of this theme is to generate the foundational knowledge that will enable us to rationally modulate human microbial communities towards desired traits and compositions.  In 2023 \u2014 amongst other work \u2014 scientists found new drug combinations to fight antimicrobial resistance as other researchers harnessed marine microbes to promote a circular bioeconomy.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230928_TypasAdaptation-scaled-e1697030463659.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/fighting-antimicrobial-resistance-with-new-drug-combinations\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Fighting antimicrobial resistance with new drug combinations\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\">EMBL researchers tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance and causing mortality.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230818_HHcollabortion_final-1000x600-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/hamburg-collaboration-paves-the-way-to-cleaner-technologies-for-industry\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Hamburg collaboration paves the way to cleaner technologies for industry\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\">EMBL\u2019s Matthias Wilmanns and Garo Antranikian from Hamburg University of Technology discussed how their work on a heat-resistant enzyme from an exotic microbe developed.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022-FINN-Horizon-funding-v2.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/blueremediomics-harnessing-marine-microbes-to-promote-a-circular-bioeconomy\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        BlueRemediomics: harnessing marine microbes to promote a circular bioeconomy\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\">Funding was awarded to develop tools that harness marine microbiome data for biotechnological applications and ecosystem services.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | 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\/2024\/04\/Elisabetta-Cacace.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cPreviously, there have been studies on specific drug combinations, especially those commonly prescribed together in the clinic. However, we lacked systematic knowledge of how combinations of different classes of antibiotics, or combinations of antibiotics and non-antibiotic drugs, influence bacterial physiology, especially when considered independently of the host.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Elisabetta Cacace, former PhD student in EMBL Typas group, on how researchers systematically profiled over 10,000 drug combinations for their effectiveness against common multidrug-resistant bacteria<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-4\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-3 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"ib\">\n        Infection Biology    <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">EMBL&#039;s Infection Biology theme aims to contribute to research on the biology and mechanisms of infection, as well as on diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases.  This past year&#039;s highlights included bioinformaticians developing a new tool that allows scientists to analyse millions of viral genomes all at once. Additionally, structural biologists shed light on the molecular activation of the final \u2018switch\u2019 that triggers inflammatory responses.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-DE-MAIO-pandemic-scale-bioinformatic-tools-1000x600-1.png\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/maple-a-phylogenetic-tool-for-pandemic-scale-genome-data\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        MAPLE: a phylogenetic tool for pandemic-scale genome data\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\">EMBL-EBI researchers developed a tool that can perform state-of-the-art phylogenetic inference on larger datasets than previously thought possible.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kovalinsky_final_1000x600.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/solving-the-structure-of-a-critical-molecular-editor\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Solving the structure of a critical molecular editor\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\">EMBL Grenoble scientists provided new insights into the function of an essential RNA editing enzyme<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kinase_p38_1000x600.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/switching-off-the-cytokine-storm\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Switching off the cytokine storm\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\">EMBL Grenoble and University of Geneva researchers shed light on molecular activation of the MAP kinase p38\u03b1, the final \u2018switch\u2019 triggering inflammatory responses.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | 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\/2024\/04\/Ana-Boskovic.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cEMBL Rome has deep expertise in epigenetic inheritance research and in developing environmental exposure paradigms that can be studied in a systematic manner\u2026.Ultimately, this will help clarify the intricate relationship between environmental exposures and disease burden in human populations across generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Ana Boskovic, EMBL Rome Group Leader, on how scientists are investigating how basic traits are transmitted across generations with novel epigenetic mechanisms discovered in recent years<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-5\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-4 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"he\">\n        Human Ecosystems    <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">Within this theme, EMBL scientists take advantage of rapidly expanding human datasets to explore the gene\u2013environment interplay and its effects on human phenotypes. Among other research in this area, a cancer cell \u2018decathlon\u2019 explored how to better predict tumour aggressiveness and metastasis. Additionally, other researchers developed new paradigms to study environmental impacts on reproduction in mammals and disease risks in their offspring.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-12.29.34.png\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/embletc\/issue-100\/can-the-effects-of-the-environment-cross-generations\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Can environmental effects cross generations?\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\">Researchers at EMBL Rome have been investigating how basic traits are transmitted across generations \u2013 from parents to offspring \u2013 to better understand disease risks.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-CORTES-CIRIANO-Nature-immunotherapies-1000x600-v1.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/uncovering-the-mechanisms-underlying-lack-of-response-to-immunotherapy\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Why immunotherapy doesn&#039;t always work\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\">New research improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind why some cancers respond to immunotherapy and others don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NewsVisual_KorbelLab_16032023-m.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/the-long-read-for-cancer\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        The \u2018long read\u2019 for cancer\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\">Looking to learn more from genomics sequencing about DNA mutations and cancer, researchers applied a long-read approach to get a broader genomic view.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\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\/2024\/05\/UHLMANN-Plast-cell-copy_brighter.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UHLMANN-Plast-cell-copy_brighter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UHLMANN-Plast-cell-copy_brighter-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UHLMANN-Plast-cell-copy_brighter-768x461.jpg 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.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/news\/technology-and-innovation\/plast-cell\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Cancer cell \u2018decathlon\u2019 helps predict tumour aggressiveness\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\">Scientists worked to understand cancer progression by quantifying cancer cells&#8217; response to environmental stress.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Colomban-de-Vargas.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cI believe we will be marking a new era in ecology. The beauty of BIOcean5D is also the large space left for fundamental research, exploration, and discovery. We are about to re-explore marine life, from viruses to whales, in water, sediments, and aerosols, along the entire European seascape from Finland to Crete (in collaboration with the TREC expedition).&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Colomban de Varga, Research Director at CNRS\/Sorbonne Universit\u00e9, and the BIOcean5D project deputy director and scientific project coordinator, at the inaugural meeting of BIOcean5D that has brought together 31 research partners to holistically explore marine biodiversity at molecular and organismal levels \u2013 from viruses to mammals \u2013 across space, time, and human scales<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-6\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-4 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"pb\">\n        Planetary Biology    <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">This research theme aims to understand, from the molecular to the population level, how microbes, plants, and animals respond to each other and to their environment. To this end, TREC expedition launched in 2023, joining molecular biologists with other disciplines. Additionally, other EMBL researchers enlisted an unprecedented stem cell zoo to compare six different mammalian species\u2019 developmental time. <\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230302_TREC_press-release1000x600.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/lab-matters\/trec-a-two-year-mission-to-study-human-impact-on-europes-seas-and-coastal-regions\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        TREC: Studying human impacts along Europe&#039;s coasts\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\">EMBL began TREC sampling and public outreach \u2013 the first pan-European, cross-disciplinary effort to examine life in its natural context at unprecedented scales.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NewsVisual_StemCellZoo_08052023.png\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/the-speed-of-life-a-zoo-of-cells-to-study-developmental-time\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        The speed of life: a zoo of cells to study developmental time\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\">Researchers from the Ebisuya Group at EMBL Barcelona used an unprecedented stem cell zoo to compare six different mammalian species and their developmental time.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NewsVisual_CrockerLab_27012023_1000x600px.png\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/science\/new-evolutionary-insights-from-stepping-outside-the-lab\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        New evolutionary insights outside the lab\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\">EMBL researchers expertly bridged natural and lab environments to understand basic principles that underlie development and evolution of organismal characteristics.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/B5D-group-1000x600-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/lab-matters\/biocean5d-targets-marine-biodiversity\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        BIOcean5D targets marine biodiversity\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\">EMBL hosted the inaugural meeting for a major interdisciplinary project designed to explore\u00a0marine biodiversity \u2013 from viruses to mammals \u2013 across space, time, and human scales.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | 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\/2024\/04\/Sarkis-Tafnakaji.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cThis is curiosity-driven fundamental information that will help us later in realising our full potential in any sort of field in which cells are the building blocks, such as tissue engineering or cellular therapeutics. This can be foundational work for anything we want to do that is cell-based.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Sarkis Tafnakaji, PhD Student in the Aulehla Group, EMBL Heidelberg, reflecting on the important role &#8216;time, timing, and transitions&#8217; play in developmental biology<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-7\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-3 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600 | vf-u-sr-only\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" id=\"th\">\n        Theory@EMBL    <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"vf-section-header__text\">A theory research programme has been promoting theory-guided paths to discovering, understanding, and conceptualising the underlying principles of complex and dynamic biological systems at all scales, from molecules to organisms to ecosystems. A good example of this in 2023 was the Barcelona Collaboratorium for Modelling and Predictive Biology, which continued to involve more researchers, promoting theory and mathematical modelling and strengthening interactions between disciplines.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231121_Summer_EMBO3.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/events\/the-barcelona-collaboratorium-hosts-its-first-event-since-its-opening\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Barcelona Collaboratorium hosts its first event since its opening\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\">During the summer of 2023, the Barcelona Collaboratorium celebrated an important milestone &#8212; it hosted its first event since establishment.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Spotlight_20230901.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/picture-of-the-week\/spotlight-creating-an-artificial-uterus\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Spotlight: Creating an artificial uterus\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\">EMBL researchers created an engineered uterus for a closer look at mouse embryo development and interactions in the uterine environment.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Composition_large_final-scaled-e1699000132655.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\">\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\/news\/embletc\/issue-101\/why-time-is-of-the-essence-in-development\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Why time is of the essence in development\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\">Developmental biologists explored the importance of time, timing, and transitions in living systems, employing modern technology able to reveal and manipulate oscillations in developing organisms.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"embl-research-facts-&amp;-figures\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container  | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--white \">\n          <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600 | vf-u-sr-only\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n        EMBL Research in Numbers    <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-2\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  vf-u-text-color--green\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Collaborative scientific publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-text-color--grey\">In 2023, EMBL researchers produced<strong> 701<\/strong> publications and mostly in collaboration with scientists within EMBL member or associate member states, as shown on this chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6-1024x364.png\" alt=\"From 701 total publications: \n\n81 By EMBL\n594 By EMBL in collaboration with organisations in member or associate member states\n26 By EMBL in collaboration with organisations in non-member state locations only.\" class=\"wp-image-38645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research6.png 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  vf-u-text-color--green\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Collaborative grants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-text-color--grey\">Beyond EMBL\u2019s member state funding, external grants support activities often done in collaboration with scientists beyond EMBL. These charts broadly break down the type of grants EMBL held in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7-1024x364.png\" alt=\"474 grants:\n\nTotal research grants: 321\nTotal infrastructure grants: 124\nTotal training and outreach grants: 29\n\n177 By EMBL\n260 By EMBL in collaboration with organisations in member or associate member states\n37 By EMBL in collaboration with organisations in non-member state locations only\n\" class=\"wp-image-38646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240605_WEBSITE_STATS_Research7.png 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.vf-grid__col-6 {\ngrid-column-gap: 0rem !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.vf-hero__kicker {\npointer-events: none !important;\n}\n.vf-hero__kicker a {\ntext-decoration: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":36665,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"vf_template_home-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-37451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37451"}],"version-history":[{"count":173,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39731,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37451\/revisions\/39731"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=37451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}