{"id":38577,"date":"2024-08-28T14:29:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/?page_id=38577"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:24:08","slug":"recruiting-group-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiting Group Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n<div class=\"vf-links vf-links--tight vf-links__list--s vf-links__list--very-easy\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-links__heading\">On this page<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"vf-links__list vf-list vf-links__list--secondary\">\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#BCN\">\n        EMBL Barcelona       <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#EBI\">\n        EMBL-EBI Hinxton      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#GR\">\n        EMBL Grenoble      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#HA\">\n        EMBL Hamburg      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#CBB\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 CBB Unit      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#DB\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 DB Unit      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#DR\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Directors&#039; Research      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#GB\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 GB Unit      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#MSB\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 MSB Unit      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#RM\">\n        EMBL Rome      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/recruiting-group-leaders\/#MMPU\">\n        MMPU      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This page provides information on the research groups across all EMBL sites and units that are actively looking to hire PhD students. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants are asked to select specific groups in their online application form as indication of interest. Please note that the list below is preliminary and may change prior to the interviews. All eligible applications will be available to all recruiting Group Leaders to review and select candidates for interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about the application process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/application\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--normal vf-box-theme--primary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n                            <p class=\"vf-box__text\">The list below has been updated for the 2027 winter recruitment, however, it may be subject to further changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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--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\/embl-international-phd-programme\/research-topics\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Research Topics\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\">Find out more about the cutting-edge research topics investigated across our different research groups to help you navigate the list below.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/erecruit.embl.de\/phd-app\/#!login\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <button class=\"vf-button vf-button--secondary 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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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-1\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/dayton\/\">\n                    Dayton Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Organoid models of neuroendocrine development and cancer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dayton group leverages novel organoid models of neuroendocrine (NE) cells and tumours to recapitulate and dissect mechanisms of human disease including cancer initiation, progression, and drug response.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/sharpe\/\">\n                    Sharpe Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Multicellular systems biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sharpe group brings together an interdisciplinary team of biologists, physicists and computer scientists to build multi-scale computer simulations of a paradigm of organogenesis \u2013 mammalian limb development.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/torres-sanchez\/\">\n                    Torres-Sanchez Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Computational modelling of multicellular systems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Torres-S\u00e1nchez group employs methods from theoretical physics and computational engineering to develop mathematical models and computer simulations that help identify the physical principles guiding the self-organisation and shaping of tissues.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"EBI\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"EBI\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/research\">\n        EMBL-EBI Hinxton \u2013 Bioinformatics        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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 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Our major focus is on the identification and analysis of adhesive proteins of the bacterial cell surface.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/research\/birney\/\">\n                    Birney Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Intraspecies variation in medaka fish and humans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Birney group applies novel AI methodologies to gain new insights into molecular, cellular and organismal biology, in particular methods which leverage genetic or genomic information.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/research\/lees\/\">\n                    Lees Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Pathogen informatics and modelling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our group develops bioinformatic and mathematical modelling approaches to use sequencing data to better control pathogen threats. In particular, we study genome evolution, transmission, and the effects of vaccines and antimicrobial resistance in bacterial populations.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/teams\/genome-analysis\/\">\n                    Clark Team                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Services for animal agriculture, aquaculture and biodiversity genomics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The team develops the regulatory components, core infrastructure and web applications for the Ensembl project, a world-renowned genome browser. It also focuses on services to support animal agriculture, aquaculture and biodiversity genomics.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"GR\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"GR\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/grenoble\/\">\n        EMBL Grenoble &#8211; Structural Biology        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/anton\/\">\n                    Anton Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Cellular structural biology of host-pathogen interactions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Anton group investigates the role of proteins of the innate immune system at the host-pathogen interface using&nbsp;<em>in situ<\/em>&nbsp;cryo electron microscopy approaches.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/bhogaraju\/\">\n                    Bhogaraju Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Structural biology of ubiquitin signalling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bhogaraju group uses structural and cell biology-based approaches to study ubiquitination pathways in normal physiology and disease.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/wollweber\/\">\n                    Wollweber Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Multi-scale imaging for evolutionary cell biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wollweber group develops and applies multi-scale imaging methods \u2013 such as cryo-electron tomography and expansion microscopy \u2013 to decipher the cell biology of non-model organisms and understand the evolution of complex life.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"HA\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"HA\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/structural-biology-hamburg\/\">\n        EMBL Hamburg &#8211; Structural Biology        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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 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developments.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/osterman\/\">\n                    Osterman Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Metabolism-driven immunity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Osterman Group investigates bacterial defense and phage counter-defense strategies to discover new enzymes, metabolites, and pathways linking metabolism and immunity across the tree of life.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"CBB\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"CBB\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/cell-biology-biophysics\/\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Cell Biology and Biophysics        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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 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paradigms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/prevedel\/\">\n                    Prevedel Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Advanced optical techniques for deep tissue microscopy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prevedel group develops new optical techniques for investigating dynamic cellular processes deep inside tissue&nbsp;<em>in vivo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/schwab\/\">\n                    Schwab Team                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Volume correlative light and electron microscopy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schwab team is developing tools for the 3D correlation of data generated by multiple imaging modalities, such as fluorescence microscopy, X-ray imaging, and electron microscopy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/quail\/\">\n                    Quail Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Principles of genome self-organisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quail group investigates the physical and biochemical principles of genome self-organisation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/zimmermann-timo\/\">\n                    T. Zimmermann Team                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Advanced Light Microscopy technology development and service provision<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimmermann team will act as an essential connection of biological researchers to the latest and not yet commercialised LM instrument and method developments coming out of EMBL and external development groups. Additionally, the group will work on the development of original methods and technologies in super-resolution microscopy and in cryo-fluorescence microscopy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"DB\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"DB\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/developmental-biology\/\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Developmental Biology        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/aulehla\/\">\n                    Aulehla Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Timing in embryonic development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aulehla group studies the role of timing during development, in particular how signalling dynamics and oscillations control spatiotemporal pattern formation as an embryo develops.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/petridou\/\">\n                    Petridou Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Critical points and transitions in embryo development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Petridou group aims to understand how complexity arises during early embryo development by focusing on the emergence and function of collective tissue properties. To do so, we combine diverse disciplines, including comparative embryology, biophysics, statistical mechanics, and quantitative and synthetic biology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/van-gestel\/\">\n                    Van Gestel Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Evolution of microbial life cycles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes display astonishing forms of primitive development, affecting how cells organise themselves into simple collectives that propagate in both space and time. The van Gestel group studies how microbial development evolves in the context of predation, a major ecological driver of evolutionary innovation, using a combination of microfluidics, functional genomics and high-content expression libraries.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/vincent\/\">\n                    Vincent Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Symbiosis in marine unicellular eukaryotes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vincent group explores the diversity and impact of marine microbial interactions across different biological scales, with a focus on symbiosis within unicellular eukaryotes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"DR\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"DR\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/directors-research\/\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Directors&#039; Research        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/hyman\/\">\n                    Hyman Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Biomolecular condensates in cell biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hyman lab studies biomolecular condensates and their roles in the organisation of the cell.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"GB\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"GB\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/genome-biology\/\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Genome Biology        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/embl.org\/groups\/furlong\">\n                    Furlong Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Genome regulation and chromatin topology during embryonic development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Furlong group dissects fundamental principles of genome regulation and how that drives cell fate decisions during development, focusing on organisational and functional properties of the genome.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/huber\/\">\n                    Huber Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Quantitative biology and statistics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huber group develops statistical methods for modern biotechnologies, applies them to biological discovery, and translates them into reusable tools.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/koeppel\/\">\n                    Koeppel Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Engineering structural variation to understand human genome function<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We develop scalable genome-editing technologies to generate, genotype, and phenotype thousands of designed structural variants. Our goal is to map sequence dispensability, decode noncoding genome architecture, and lay the foundation for minimal mammalian genomes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/krebs\/\">\n                    Krebs Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Decoding gene regulation using single-molecule genomics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Krebs group combines single-cell and single-molecule genomics with large-scale genome engineering to understand fundamental mechanisms for controlling gene expression.<br><br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/stegle\/\">\n                    Stegle Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Statistical genomics and systems genetics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stegle group develops and applies statistical and machine learning methods for deciphering molecular variation across individuals, space, and time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--is-link vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--secondary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-box__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/zimmermann-kogadeeva\/\">\n                    Zimmermann-Kogadeeva Group                <\/a>\n                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">Multi-omics-based modelling of microbial ecosystems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimmermann-Kogadeeva group combines computational modelling and multi-omics data integration to investigate how microbes adapt to their surroundings and how metabolic adaptations of individual bacteria shape the functional outcome of microbial communities and their interactions with the environment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"MSB\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"MSB\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/research\/units\/structural-and-computational-biology\/\">\n        EMBL Heidelberg \u2013 Molecular Systems Biology Unit        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-box 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