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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Connections The annual meeting organised by Italian EMBL alumni was held in Turin on 18-19 May, hosted by the University of Turin and the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO)
2023
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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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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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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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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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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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EMBL Announcements Former chair of EMBL Council to take office as the next President of the Max Planck Society in June 2023.
2022
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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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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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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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Lab MattersScience & Technology Experiences at EMBL Rome led former group leader to establish his start-up in Italy, developing a new generation of gene therapies.
2022
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EMBL Announcements EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the inaugural Kafatos Lecture to take place in October 2022.
2021
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Science & Technology An alumnus reflects on the reptile database he started in 1996 while at EMBL. The database helps understand biodiversity issues.
2021
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EMBL Announcements A new life sciences lecture series commemorates the legacy of former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos for people around the world.
2021
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Science & Technology EMBL alumnus Kai Simons did early work with Semliki Forest virus membranes, which is now central to a COVID-19 vaccine.
2021
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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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Science & Technology The story of a life-long friendship and a professional partnership that sowed the seeds for a ground-breaking vaccine technology.
2020
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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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EMBL Announcements Committee recognises outstanding contributions of EMBL alumni to science journalism and genome editing
2020
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People & Perspectives Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house
2019
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People & Perspectives Scientists will discuss the challenges ahead for international science at the EMBL in the USA event.
2019
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People & Perspectives EMBL Barcelona will host the 2019 EMBL in Spain event
2019
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People & Perspectives September’s alumni event in Marseille will coincide with a Tara stopover
2019
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People & Perspectives Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years
2019
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EMBL Announcements Bernd-Uwe Jahn, former EMBL Administrative Director, Ministerialrat and Jurist has passed away
2019
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People & Perspectives Frank Gannon discusses the strong links between Australia and EMBL.
2019
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People & Perspectives Dr Cristian D. Magnus discusses LGBTQ+ issues and diversity in science
2019
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EMBL Announcements The life science community is deeply saddened by the death of Suzanne Eaton
2019
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EMBL Announcements EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns
2019
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People & Perspectives The naked mole-rat as a model organism in ageing research
2019
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People & Perspectives Scientists honoured for contributions in cancer immunotherapy and structural biology
2019
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Science & Technology Translating 2D hospital scans into 3D prints is informing patients and aiding surgeons
2018
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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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Connections EMBL alumni Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland receive the 2018 “Volunteer of the Year” award
2018
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Connections Scientists in Finland met to share ideas and discover research opportunities
2018
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Connections EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid
2018
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People & Perspectives Alumni share how joining EMBL’s IT team was a career upgrade
2018
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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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People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Melina Schuh recognised for excellence in science
2018
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People & Perspectives Elisa Izaurralde, EMBL alumna, has passed away
2018
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People & Perspectives Mark Green, EMBL-EBI’s Head of Administration reflects on his time at the institute
2018
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EMBL Announcements EMBL recognises the outstanding work of alumni with the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson Awards
2018
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People & Perspectives “In testimony of my great thankfulness”
2018
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People & Perspectives Among refurbished labs, alumni relive memories and find traces of their time at EMBL
2018
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People & Perspectives EMBL physicist-turned-biologist alumni win 2017 Kendrew and Phillipson awards
2017
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People & Perspectives How a research technician with a master’s degree contributed to Nobel Prize-winning work
2017
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People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space
2017
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People & Perspectives Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away
2017
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People & Perspectives Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment
2017
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People & Perspectives Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth
2017
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People & Perspectives Alumnus Michael Parker talks about his career, research highlights and how EMBL has played a role
2017
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EMBL alumni met in Oxford for an afternoon of science talks and networking
2017
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People & Perspectives The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese
2017
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People & Perspectives The research community mourns the passing of Anna Tramontano
2017
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People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Joep Muijrers talks about making the transition from science into business
2017
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People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Zehra Sayers key driver of the Middle East’s first synchrotron project
2017
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People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
2017
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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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People & Perspectives Ernst Stelzer earns 2016 Lennart Philipson award for advances in light sheet microscopy
2016
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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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People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond is driving forward new ways to explore the proteome
2016
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People & Perspectives Past meets present as Library head Ioanna Ydraiou interviews EMBL’s first librarian
2016
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People & Perspectives "If I have an aim, I’ll find a solution" – meet EMBL alumnus Jochen Wittbrodt
2016
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People & Perspectives Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals
2016
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EMBL Announcements EMBL Alumni Association Board review progress and discuss new initiatives
2016
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Lab Matters 27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer
2016
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Connections Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
2016
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Connections Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni
2016
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People & Perspectives EMBL's ninth administrative director Keith Williamson looks back at 14 years at the Laboratory
2016
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EMBL Announcements EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
2016
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People & Perspectives Meet a driving force behind collaborations with the Slovak Republic, alumnus Jozef Ševčik
2016
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People & Perspectives Gareth Griffiths, new Chair of the Alumni Association, reveals his many perspectives of EMBL
2016
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People & Perspectives Alumna Angela Relogio tells us about her passion for science, communication and mentoring
2016
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People & Perspectives Former Head of EMBL Grenoble passed away on 21 January 2016 at the age of 89
2016
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Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
2015
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Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.
2015
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Lab Matters Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.
2015
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Connections Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.
2015
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Connections Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.
2015
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People & Perspectives EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
2015
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People & Perspectives Andrew Miller, first head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on four decades at the Outstation.
2015
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EMBL Announcements EMBL Alumni Association board meets for the last time in their current constellation.
2015
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EMBL Announcements Results are in for the EMBL Alumni Association board election – the board takes up office in 2016.
2015
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Science & Technology Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.
2015
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People & Perspectives Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome.
2015
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People & Perspectives Alumni Reuben Leberman, Jeremy Smith, Elena Seiradake, and Winfried Weissenhorn share their stories.
2015
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Lab Matters Get ready to vote for your EMBL Alumni Association board.
2015
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Lab Matters Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.
2015
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Lab Matters Alumni in senior positions in industry share career challenges, highlights and EMBL’s continuing role.
2015
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Lab Matters Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.
2015
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Lab Matters EMBL Grenoble celebrates 40 years with a symposium for staff, alumni and facility users on 4–5 June.
2015
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Lab Matters Films by alumnus’ lab shortlisted for 2014 Visualisation Challenge, 'The Vizzies'.
2015
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Lab Matters How the Rosetta Mission’s comet landing led to unexpected destinations for alumna Karin Ranero,
2015
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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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Lab Matters Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
2015
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Lab Matters Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
2014
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Lab Matters Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.
2014
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Lab Matters Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.
2014
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Lab Matters Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.
2014
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Lab Matters Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.
2014
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Lab Matters Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.
2014
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Lab Matters It’s question time for Director General Iain Mattaj in this extract from the alumni reunion magazine.
2014
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Lab Matters Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.
2014
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Lab Matters Alumni Association elections: board member nominations wanted!
2014
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Lab Matters EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.
2014
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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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Lab Matters "Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
2014
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Lab Matters Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria
2014
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Lab Matters EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
2014
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Lab Matters EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
2014
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Lab Matters Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories
2014
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Lab Matters Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research
2014
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Lab Matters New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future
2014
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Lab Matters Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary
2014
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