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1 March 2024 Photographs of two male scientists in round insets against a decorative background

2024 EMBL Alumni Award recipients announced

EMBL Announcements Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research and leadership capabilities in the fields of evolutionary cell biology and molecular medicine.

2024

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7 December 2023 Against blue and green background are two faux polaroids, one of an older man holding a coffee cup and the other a man in glasses

Navigating success: an EMBL alumni mentorship story

Lab Matters A recent success story of the Alumni Mentorship Programme is that of Luis Pedro Coelho, a Portuguese former postdoctoral fellow in the Bork Group, and his mentor Frank Gannon, former EMBO Director and EMBL Group Leader and Senior Scientist.

2023

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27 November 2023 A man and a woman looking at the camera, parts of a restaurant are visible in the background.

Exploring the universe: Roel Wijnaendts

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Roel Wijnaendts looks back at a long career in academic research and entrepreneurship that has left an indelible mark in the fields of instrumentation and optics.

2023

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7 November 2023

EMBL in Spain: Molecules to Ecosystems

Connections EMBL in Spain 2023 was held in Bilbao on Friday 9 October, hosted at the Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE).

2023

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18 October 2023 Female scientist looks directly at the camera, wearing blue jacket and white top

EMBL’s second Kafatos Lecture this Friday

EMBL Announcements Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the 2023 annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.

2023

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24 August 2023 Set against a blue background, an illustration of a small paper shredder seemingly works at shredding mRNA, often in the form of origami shapes that float nearby.

Deciding when to destroy mRNA

Science & Technology Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the next annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.

2023

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22 August 2023 Polaroid style shot of Sergiy Avilov, mentioning the years he was at EMBL

After EMBL: Sergiy Avilov

People & Perspectives Ukrainian scientist Sergiy Avilov uses the microscopy skills and scientific network he built at EMBL in his current role heading the Imaging Facility at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics.

2023

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28 June 2023 Female scientist in white lab coat enjoying camaraderie of colleagues.

After EMBL: Urtė Neniškytė

People & Perspectives EMBL Rome alumna Urtė Neniškytė returned to her native Lithuania, helping establish the Vilnius University-EMBL Partnership Institute and advance genome-editing technologies there.

2023

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25 May 2023 Close-up photo of a mother and father with their two young daughters

After EMBL: Heiko Runz and Laurence Ettwiller

People & Perspectives From biking together while at EMBL to assistant professorships at Heidelberg University, two academics soon formed a union that took them to the United States., into various industry positions, and now to a life with two young children.

2023

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17 April 2023 Photo of EMBL alumni in current lab in Spain

After EMBL: Thomas Graf

People & Perspectives Alumnus Thomas Graf reflects on his time at EMBL, offering an update on his whereabouts and advice for young scientists.

2023

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29 March 2023 Photographs of two male scientists in circular insets against a decorative background

EMBL Alumni Awards Announced for 2023

Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.

2023

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16 December 2022 Group of around hundred people looking at the camera

EMBL in Spain: from EvoDevo to Tissues

More than a hundred scientists from across Spain and Europe met at the Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD) for the 2022 “EMBL in Spain” event.

2022

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3 October 2022 A conference banner in green and blue, including the original signature of Fotis Kafatos

Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public

EMBL´s Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public. The 2022 lecture will be delivered by EMBL alumnus and distinguished developmental geneticist Denis Duboule and will focus on ‘Evolution and Embryonic Development: The Complex Story of our Dual Origins’.

2022

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8 June 2022 Two female scientists shown against a green background

2022 EMBL Alumni Awards Winners announced

EMBL Announcements Two former EMBL staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research in the fields of brain evolution and cancer.

2022

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1 June 2022

EMBL in Italy event held at GSK Vaccines in Siena

Connections The GSK Vaccines site in Siena hosted the annual EMBL in Italy event. The hybrid meeting brought together industry leaders, representatives from biotech start-ups, data scientists, and researchers from academia.

2022

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2 March 2022 woman stands in front of computer in workplace

Academia, industry, or somewhere else?

Lab Matters New study: EMBL PhDs and postdocs develop skills that make them highly employable in roles that drive research and innovation in academia, industry, and other sectors.

2022

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13 November 2021 close-up of 3 birds

EMBL alum takes DNA sequencing to the field

Science & Technology EMBL alum Lara Urban has developed mobile DNA approaches to monitor impacts upon biodiversity in remote areas of New Zealand and elsewhere.

2021

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5 November 2021 A headshot photo of Ken Holmes from July 2021

Ken Holmes

People & Perspectives Ken Holmes, outstanding pioneer of structural biology and founder of EMBL´s Hamburg site, died on 2 November 2021 at the age of 87.

2021

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9 September 2021 Portrait of former EMBL Director General Iain Mattaj

German Cross of Merit for former EMBL Director General

EMBL Announcements Former EMBL Director General Professor Iain Mattaj was awarded the German Cross of Merit (‘Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland’) at a ceremony held at EMBL Heidelberg on 9 September 2021.

2021

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4 August 2021 Head shot of male scientist

Supporting EMBL and fundamental research

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond reflects on the process of translating the importance of fundamental research – to EMBL and wider society.

2021

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3 August 2021 illustration of health care providers around a big heart

All heart

Science & Technology A community of scientists is looking at the estimated three billion heart muscle cells in a human heart to better understand heart disease.

2021

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13 July 2021 From right to left, Ilaria Piazza and Ken Holmes’ portraits are side by side in circles on a greenish background

EMBL Alumni Awards 2021

People & Perspectives EMBL alumni Ilaria Piazza and Ken Holmes have been recognised for their outstanding contributions, and will receive their awards as part of the celebrations for EMBL World Alumni Day.

2021

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8 July 2021 Two men stand outside in front of a building, holding a document and looking at it.

A hidden medal

People & Perspectives We all like a story about rediscovering treasures, right? Well, that’s just what happened recently at EMBL Grenoble!

2021

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5 May 2021 Woman sits at desk in office setting

After the lecture: Zehra Sayers

People & Perspectives Zehra Sayers explains what makes the SESAME synchrotron special, why we should not fear failure, and why curiosity is her biggest driver.

2021

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11 March 2021 Man in black t-shirt and jeans wearing glasses sits in front of two computer screens.

From mRNA researcher to BioNTech manager

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Pawel Masiewicz has transferred skills and experience gained at EMBL to oversee starting materials for mRNA vaccine development.

2021

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4 September 2020 Portrait picture of Erin Tranfield, member of the EMBL Alumni Association Board, against a blue-green background.

Supporting the alumni community

People & Perspectives Erin Tranfield recently joined the EMBL Alumni Association Board as one of 15 newly elected members. Here, she talks about her new role on the board and reflects on how a life-changing event made her refocus her perspective on work and life.

2020

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30 October 2019

Fallingwater filled with mice

People & Perspectives Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house

2019

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10 October 2019 Lars Steinmetz and Georgios Skiniotis

EMBL in the USA: future facing

People & Perspectives Scientists will discuss the challenges ahead for international science at the EMBL in the USA event.

2019

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26 August 2019

From rodents to roadsters

People & Perspectives Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years

2019

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12 August 2019

Obituary: Bernd-Uwe Jahn

EMBL Announcements Bernd-Uwe Jahn, former EMBL Administrative Director, Ministerialrat and Jurist has passed away

2019

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29 July 2019 Dr Cristian D. Magnus

The challenge of diversity

People & Perspectives Dr Cristian D. Magnus discusses LGBTQ+ issues and diversity in science

2019

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12 July 2019 Suzanne Eaton, former EMBL staff scientist from 1993–2001. PHOTO: EMBL

In remembrance of Suzanne Eaton

EMBL Announcements The life science community is deeply saddened by the death of Suzanne Eaton

2019

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5 July 2019 Picture of a fern gametophyte

Fun with fern photography

EMBL Announcements EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns

2019

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5 July 2019 Alessandro Ori in the lab

Decoding ageing

People & Perspectives The naked mole-rat as a model organism in ageing research

2019

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21 February 2019 Tanmay Bharat and Patrick Baeuerle, winners of the EMBL's 2019 alumni awards

2019 alumni awards

People & Perspectives Scientists honoured for contributions in cancer immunotherapy and structural biology

2019

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9 October 2018 Wendy Bickmore. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete

EMBL in the UK: Wendy Bickmore

People & Perspectives Meet Wendy Bickmore, Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit, who spoke at the EMBL in the UK event

2018

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8 October 2018 Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland at the CASE awards.

Excellent alumni

Connections EMBL alumni Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland receive the 2018 “Volunteer of the Year” award

2018

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4 October 2018 Lola Ledesma. PHOTO: Jose Antonio Pérez/CBMSO

EMBL in Spain: Lola Ledesma

Connections EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid

2018

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27 June 2018 PHOTO: Photolab/EMBL

Powering up

People & Perspectives Alumni share how joining EMBL’s IT team was a career upgrade

2018

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19 June 2018 Kristina Havas-Cavalletti

EMBL in Italy: Kristina Havas-Cavalletti

People & Perspectives More than 80 attendees gathered at the EMBL in Italy event at the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Milan

2018

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14 May 2018 EMBL alumna Elisa Izaurralde.

Obituary: Elisa Izaurralde

People & Perspectives Elisa Izaurralde, EMBL alumna, has passed away

2018

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14 December 2017 Philipp Keller’s work imaged the early development of a zebrafish embryo using light sheet microscopy

A physical revolution

People & Perspectives EMBL physicist-turned-biologist alumni win 2017 Kendrew and Phillipson awards

2017

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23 November 2017 Floating approximately 400 km above the Earth, the International Space Station provides a platform for scientific research in space.

Science in space

People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space

2017

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21 November 2017 Fotis was EMBL's third Director-General. PHOTO: EMBL

Obituary: Fotis Kafatos

People & Perspectives Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away

2017

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16 November 2017 Photo of Jacques Dubochet giving a talk

A curious case of serendipity

People & Perspectives Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment

2017

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25 October 2017 Midnight at Aurora Basin North in Antarctica. PHOTO: Simon Sheldon

Science from ice

People & Perspectives Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth

2017

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8 May 2017

Obituary: Riccardo Cortese

People & Perspectives The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese

2017

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6 March 2017

Pathways: Life science investment

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Joep Muijrers talks about making the transition from science into business

2017

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28 February 2017

SESAME: a light in the desert

People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Zehra Sayers key driver of the Middle East’s first synchrotron project

2017

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23 February 2017

Building labs with flies

People & Perspectives Flies can do a lot for science, inside and outside the lab. EMBL alumna Isabel Palacios explains how

2017

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24 November 2016 SPIM image of Medaka juveniles. Photo: EMBL/Philipp Keller

Thinking in 3D

People & Perspectives Ernst Stelzer earns 2016 Lennart Philipson award for advances in light sheet microscopy

2016

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24 November 2016

Chromatin cartographer

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Jop Kind reflects on the questions that led him to this year’s John Kendrew Award

2016

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21 September 2016

Powering proteomics progress

People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond is driving forward new ways to explore the proteome

2016

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20 September 2016 Inauguration of the Szilárd Library in the late 1970s, led by John Kendrew (right). PHOTO: EMBL

Szilárd Library: An open book

People & Perspectives Past meets present as Library head Ioanna Ydraiou interviews EMBL’s first librarian

2016

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30 August 2016

Swimming against the tide

People & Perspectives "If I have an aim, I’ll find a solution" – meet EMBL alumnus Jochen Wittbrodt

2016

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30 August 2016

Pathways: Community management

People & Perspectives Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals

2016

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24 June 2016

Bork lab peers gather

Lab Matters 27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer

2016

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27 May 2016 Italy-based alumni gathered for the ‘EMBL in Italy’ event on 27 May to learn about the focus of researchers at EMBL’s Monterotondo site. PHOTO: EMBL/Isabelle Kling

Italian interconnections

Connections Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni

2016

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23 May 2016 UK-based EMBL alumni gather at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in May 2016. PHOTO: Robert Slowley

Making business in Britain

Connections Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni

2016

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21 April 2016 Keith Williamson retires after 14 years at EMBL. PHOTO: EMBL/Udo Ringeisen

Admin ability

People & Perspectives EMBL's ninth administrative director Keith Williamson looks back at 14 years at the Laboratory

2016

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21 April 2016 Both the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson Awards consist of a gold medal and a cash prize of €5,000, presented in recognition of the very special work of alumni. PHOTO: EMBL Photolab

Alumni awards

EMBL Announcements EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.

2016

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21 April 2016 Jozef Ševcik at the X13 beamline at the DORIS ring in Hamburg. PHOTO: Rostislav Skrabana

Slovakian synergies

People & Perspectives Meet a driving force behind collaborations with the Slovak Republic, alumnus Jozef Ševčik

2016

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21 April 2016 New Chair of the EMBL Alumni Association Gareth Griffiths. Photo: EMBL/Mehrnoosh Rayner

Close association

People & Perspectives Gareth Griffiths, new Chair of the Alumni Association, reveals his many perspectives of EMBL

2016

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14 April 2016

Taking science to new dimensions

People & Perspectives Alumna Angela Relogio tells us about her passion for science, communication and mentoring

2016

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28 January 2016 Bernard Jacrot in the late 1960s. IMAGE: ILL

Obituary: Bernard Jacrot

People & Perspectives Former Head of EMBL Grenoble passed away on 21 January 2016 at the age of 89

2016

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6 November 2015 EMBL staff, alumni and their networks gather for the first Swiss chapter meeting. PHOTO: EMBL/Mehrnoosh rayner

Alumni meet in Switzerland

Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.

2015

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23 October 2015 EMBL Benelux alumni event involved speakers and participants from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. PHOTO: EMBL/Mehrnoosh Rayner

Alumni meet in Belgium

Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.

2015

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13 September 2015 A mosaic of portraits of former and present lab members. IMAGE: Pavel Tomancak

Ephrussi reunion: face-to-face

Lab Matters Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.

2015

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11 September 2015

Driving science in Denmark

Connections Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.

2015

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7 September 2015 The 6th EMBO Meeting took place at the ICC in Birmingham from the 5–8 September, and there were plenty of ways for participants to network. PHOTO: Martyn Hicks

Uniting alumni at The EMBO Meeting

Connections Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.

2015

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24 August 2015

Celebrating excellence

People & Perspectives EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.

2015

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24 August 2015

Molecular momentum

People & Perspectives Andrew Miller, first head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on four decades at the Outstation.

2015

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24 August 2015

Alumni board meeting

EMBL Announcements EMBL Alumni Association board meets for the last time in their current constellation.

2015

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24 August 2015 Twelve members make up the EMBL Alumni Association board, taking up office in 2016

New board from 2016

EMBL Announcements Results are in for the EMBL Alumni Association board election – the board takes up office in 2016.

2015

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24 August 2015 Fay Christodoulou, together with EMBL’s Vladimir Benes and Miroculus’ João Pereira de Lima

Decoding disease

Science & Technology Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.

2015

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24 August 2015

Stick out your tongue!

People & Perspectives Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome.

2015

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24 August 2015

EMBL Grenoble: Alumni stories

People & Perspectives Alumni Reuben Leberman, Jeremy Smith, Elena Seiradake, and Winfried Weissenhorn share their stories.

2015

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30 April 2015

Who gets your vote?

Lab Matters Get ready to vote for your EMBL Alumni Association board.

2015

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29 April 2015 Riccardo Cortese, former head of the Genome Biology Unit

Inside industry: Part I

Lab Matters Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.

2015

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29 April 2015

Inside industry: Part II

Lab Matters Alumni in senior positions in industry share career challenges, highlights and EMBL’s continuing role.

2015

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15 April 2015

Curiosity created the ‘Bubome

Lab Matters Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.

2015

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26 January 2015 A starchy snapshot from The Hungry Microbiome movie. IMAGE: CHRISTOPHER HAMMANG/CSIRO

Lights, camera, action

Lab Matters Films by alumnus’ lab shortlisted for 2014 Visualisation Challenge, 'The Vizzies'.

2015

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26 January 2015

It all started with muscle…

Lab Matters Ken Holmes, one of the visionaries behind EMBL and EMBL Hamburg, looks back to where it all began.

2015

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23 January 2015

Turn out the light

Lab Matters Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

2015

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19 December 2014

EMBL, its alumni and Greece

Lab Matters Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

2014

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18 December 2014

Alumni awards

Lab Matters Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.

2014

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5 December 2014

Four decades at EMBL

Lab Matters Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.

2014

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19 November 2014

For food – back to EMBL

Lab Matters Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.

2014

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19 November 2014

The complex life of a young PI

Lab Matters Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.

2014

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11 November 2014

Polish connections

Lab Matters Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.

2014

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17 October 2014

Successes, challenges and the future

Lab Matters It’s question time for Director General Iain Mattaj in this extract from the alumni reunion magazine.

2014

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17 October 2014

Pathways: Science meets arts

Lab Matters Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.

2014

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17 October 2014

Nominate board members!

Lab Matters Alumni Association elections: board member nominations wanted!

2014

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17 October 2014

Witness to history

Lab Matters EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.

2014

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15 September 2014

Obituary: Stephen Fuller

Lab Matters Stephen Fuller, from 1981–2000 an EMBL postdoc, group leader then Head of Unit, died on 25 August.

2014

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31 July 2014 Speakers, session chairs and special guests from Austria and abroad, with past and present links to EMBO and EMBL, unite at EMBanniversary celebration. PHOTO: CeMM

EMBanniversary AUSTRIA

Lab Matters Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria

2014

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8 July 2014 Head of EMBL Monterotondo, Philip Avner, makes a toast.

Buon Compleanno!

Lab Matters EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces

2014

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1 July 2014

Pathways: Science writing

Lab Matters Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories

2014

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1 July 2014

Resourceful alumni

Lab Matters Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research

2014

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1 July 2014

For the record

Lab Matters New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future

2014

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1 July 2014 Alumna Siyi Zhang celebrates completing a 12.4K race in San Francisco

Getting shirty

Lab Matters Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary

2014

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