As part of our collection drive last year, EMBL Grenoble generously transferred over 1,000 photographs to the archive. To mark the site’s 50th anniversary, we’ve selected one image for each year of EMBL Grenoble’s rich and varied history.
These photographs remind us that behind every scientific milestone are the people who made it possible!
The EMBL Grenoble Team in 1978. Front row from left to right: David Hulmes (photographer), Karl Simpson, J-C Jesior, Unknown, Andre Gabriel. Back row from left to right: Stephen Cusack, Jean-Marie Bois, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Andre Miller, Unknown, Sir John Kendrew, Unknown, Sir John Randall, Unknown, Carmen Berthet, Unknown, Valerie Fowler, Hugh Lindley.Photograph of the original EMBL Grenoble site – circa 1980s. Credit: unknown.Photograph of the original EMBL Grenoble site – circa 1980s. Credit: unknown.EMBL Grenoble’s Light-Microscopy setup. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid-late 1980s.Wim Burmeister looking at a 3D Graphics screen. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid to late 1980s.A postdoc in the Langwoski group offering transport to EMBO Workshop. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid to late 1980s.EMBL Grenoble Staff enjoying a meal. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid to late 1980s.A presentation regarding the high-flux reactor by colleagues at the Institut Laue–Langevin. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid to late 1980s.Wim Burmeister and other EMBL Grenoble team members at work. Credit: Jörg Langowski – circa mid to late 1980s.EMBL Grenoble Team Photograph in 1990. Credit: unknown.The first of EMBL Grenoble’s ski-days in 1991. One of the popular annual traditions which began under Stephen Cusack’s directorship of the site. Credit: unknown.Jean-Marie Bois at work – circa mid 1990s. Credit: unknown.Bjarne Rasmussen, Julien Lescar and Jean-Marie Bois at the ID2 beamline – circa mid 1990s. Credit: unknown.The corridor of the ESRF Synchrotron is 844m in circumference, so biking is one of the quickest ways of getting around – circa mid-late 1990s. Credit: unknown.Aerial view of the campus in 1995. Credit: unknown.In 1996, Denis Pognant was one of many to attend the second of Stephen Cusack’s traditions: the annual Christmas meal. Credit: unknown.Hassan Belrhali provided a presentation to visitors during the EMBL Grenoble Open Doors event in 1996. Credit: unknownMember of the Ravelli Group from 1996. Credit: unknownBernard Jacrot (Head of EMBL Grenoble 1980-1989, front row right) and others attend one of EMBL Grenoble’s lectures in 1997. Credit: unknown.The Cusack Group in 1997. Credit: unknown.Raimond Ravelli at the Annual Ski Day in 1999. Credit: unknown.Meeting of EU network SRPNET in March 2000 co-ordinated by Stephen Cusack at an Ice Hotel in northern Sweden. Credit: unknown.The Cipriani Group standing by the ESRF-EMBL beamline in 2003. Credit: unknown.Müller Group – circa early to mid 2000s. Credit: unknown.On 15th November 2002, the ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding to establish the PSB included the following: From left to right: Colin Carlile (ILL), William G. Sterling (ESRF), Fotis C. Kafatos (EMBL), André Syrota (CEA), Bernard Pau (CNRS), and Yannick Vallée (UJF). Credit: unknown.First Partnership for Structural Biology Science Day at the Chateau de Sassenage, including Christoph Müller, (far left), Eva Pebay-Peyroula, Stephen Cusack, and Sine Larsen (front right) – 2003. Credit: unknown.Preparation of the site for the new CIBB Building in 2004.Joint Instrumentation Group Meeting of EMBL Grenoble and Hamburg at the Hamburg site in 2004. Credit: unknown.Winfried Weissenhorn and Guy Schöhn in 2004. Credit: unknown.Carl-Ivar Brändén’s sons unveil the plaque of the CIBB on 18th January 2006. Credit: unknown.EMBL Council visit to EMBL Grenoble in November 2006. Credit: unknown.The EMBL Grenoble Building in 2006. Credit: unknown.Darrent Hart – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.The Cipriani-Ravelli Group at the ESRF – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.Cécile Morlot at work – circa mid 2000s. Credit: unknown.Audrey Spielman, Denis Pognant, and Delphine Guilligay – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.Patrice Morand, Christoph Müller and Carlo Petosa – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.The Ruigrok Group examines the plans for the new EMBL Grenoble building – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.Tea-Time at Café Carmen – circa mid to late 2000s. Credit: unknown.From 2010, ‘someone’s going to need a lift home’. Credit: unknown.Partnership for Structural Biology 10th Anniversary in 2013, featuring Christoph Muller, Anthony Watts, Colin Carlyle, Eva Pebay-Peroula. Credit: unknown.EMBL Grenoble Ski-Day 2014. Credit: unknown.Fireworks at the EMBL Grenoble 40th Anniversary Celebrations in 2015. Credit: unknown. Stephen Cusack celebrates the 40th anniversary of EMBL Grenoble in 2015 with Andrew Miller, the first Head of EMBL Grenoble (1975-1980), and Iain Mattaj, EMBL Director General (2005-2018). Up front is a chocolate incarnation of the influenza polymerase in front. Credit: Marietta Schupp/EMBL. Credit: unknown.Attendees of the inauguration of the Krios CM01 at ESRF in 2017, featuring Ada Yonath (centre-left) and Stephen Cusack (centre-right). Credit: unknown.Kowalinski Group in 2021. Credit: unknown.EMBL Grenoble International Women’s Day Event in 2021. Credit: unknown.Yannick Neuder, member of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, speaks with José Marquez during an official visit in 2022. Credit: unknown.20th Anniversary of the Partnership for Structural Biology in 2023. Credit: unknown.Attendees of the Farewell Symposium for Stephen Cusack at Marine Duding/ESRF in 2023. Credit: unknown.
These photographs and many more are available at the EMBL Archive.
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EMBL Council visit to EMBL Grenoble in November 2006. Credit: unknown.
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