Rolf Apweiler: what I’ve learned
From student helper to EMBL-EBI Director, Rolf Apweiler has shaped the journey of EMBL and bioinformatics for over four decades.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Where ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is more than a fairy tale
Better than the original fairy tale, Kendrew awardee Irma Querques’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ story offers potential for new therapeutics.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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After EMBL: Umlaut.bio and its potential role in drug development
An EMBL alumnus’ work with tRNA, along with support from EMBLEM, has led to a start-up, Umlaut.bio, that is positioned to aid drug development.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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The brain’s extraordinary internal GPS
Nobel Laureate May-Britt Moser shares her thoughts on her science, its intrinsic rewards, and what she’ll be talking about in a few weeks at EMBL’s 2025 Kafatos Lecture.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Claire O’Donovan: what I’ve learned
Claire O'Donovan, biocurator and Metabolomics team leader at EMBL-EBI shares lessons from her career and life.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Nobel laureate and neuroscientist May-Britt Moser to deliver 2025 Kafatos Lecture
Nobel laureate and neuroscientist May-Britt Moser will discuss how the brain’s grid cells enable navigation and spatial memory at the 2025 Kafatos Lecture.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2025
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From the biochemistry of thoughts to the complexity of protein networks
Lennart Philipson Award recipient Giulio Superti-Furga discusses the scientific achievements he's most proud of, the importance of entrepreneurship, and why he had his personal genome sequenced.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Celebrating 25 years of EMBL Rome
EMBL Rome celebrates its 25th anniversary this year – some impressions of the symposium and party organised for staff and alumni to mark this special occasion.
LAB MATTERS2024
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The importance and limitations of organoids
Cell biologist Hans Clevers will discuss organoids as 'avatars' for human organs in research and medicine at the 2024 Kafatos lecture.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Alvis Brazma: what I’ve learned
EMBL-EBI alumnus Alvis Brazma reflects on how mathematics and mountaineering have shaped his life and why keeping things simple in bioinformatics is key.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Hans Clevers to deliver 2024 Kafatos Lecture on pioneering organoid research
On Friday 4 October 2024 at 18:00 CEST, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam will host the 2024 Kafatos Lecture, delivered by renowned scientist Hans Clevers.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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Suzanne Eaton Playground offers important tribute
After Suzanne Eaton’s death, family and friends raised funds for a Kinderhaus playground, providing a joyous way to remember her.
CONNECTIONS2024
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Merging passion, collaboration, and serendipity
EMBL alumnus Thibaut Brunet, recipient of the 2024 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, shares his scientific journey – from a childhood passion for nature to the discovery of a new species of choanoflagellate.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Recognising promising researchers with John Kendrew Young Scientist Award
Since 2011, Roland Specker has sponsored the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, which both supports early-career scientists while also honouring EMBL’s first director general.
CONNECTIONS2024
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‘Summer in Science’ provides unique training for high school science students
At EMBL Rome, an immersive youth training programme is dedicated to, but also inspired by, alumnus Riccardo Cortese, thanks to private donors.
CONNECTIONS2024
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Looking back: EMBL in the 1970s and 1980s
A special Coffee with EMBL session celebrated EMBL’s 50th anniversary by inviting alumni to reflect on the organisation’s first two decades.
LAB MATTERS2024
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Stephen Cusack: what I’ve learned
Stephen Cusack, world-renowned structural biologist and former Head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on his early influences, his achievements, and the lessons he’s learned as he embarks on his next adventure
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Toby Gibson: what I’ve learned
Toby Gibson reflects on 38 years at EMBL, the scientific tools he built along the way, and the state of science today.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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The Environmental Research Initiative enabling important new research at EMBL
The Environmental Research Initiative is a community effort of donations empowering EMBL scientists to solve global environmental challenges through molecular biology.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2024
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2024 EMBL Alumni Award recipients announced
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.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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Anne Ephrussi: what I’ve learned
After 32 years at EMBL – leading a developmental biology research group and later simultaneously serving as EMBL’s Dean for its PhD programme, Anne Ephrussi has retired, ready to start her life’s next chapter.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Navigating success: an EMBL alumni mentorship story
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.
LAB MATTERS2023
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Exploring the universe: Roel Wijnaendts
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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Advocating for a generalist approach to science and life
Sara Fahs, who did her PhD from EMBL Heidelberg and is one of the newest members of the EMBL alumni association board, writes about key insights from her journey in science and her work on medicinal chemistry, during a career spanning academia and industry.
EMBLetc2023
Impact of access to imaging technologies on scientific achievements
Baubak Bajoghli, Director of Austrian Bioimaging/CMI, discusses his passion for imaging and his work straddling basic and applied research in biology.
EMBLetc2023
EMBL in Spain: Molecules to Ecosystems
EMBL in Spain 2023 was held in Bilbao on Friday 9 October, hosted at the Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE).
CONNECTIONS2023
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EMBL’s second Kafatos Lecture this Friday
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.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2023
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Deciding when to destroy mRNA
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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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After EMBL: Sergiy Avilov
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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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EMBL alumni: Laura Clarke on the importance of data management
Experience in data management and coordination has enabled EMBL alumna Laura Clarke to pursue a career in AI development.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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EMBL alumni: Emily Perry on filling the skills gap to advance genomic medicine
By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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From academia to industry: exploring new career paths
EMBL organised a five-day summer school to help PhD students and postdocs learn more about research and development (R&D) related industry career roles.
LAB MATTERS2023
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EMBL scientists elected to EMBO Membership
Three EMBL group leaders and six EMBL alumni were recognised for their contributions to the life sciences.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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After EMBL: Urtė Neniškytė
EMBL Rome alumna Urtė Neniškytė returned to her native Lithuania, helping establish the Vilnius University-EMBL Partnership Institute and advance genome-editing technologies there.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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EMBL in Italy: cutting-edge science from basic to applied research
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)
CONNECTIONS2023
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After EMBL: Heiko Runz and Laurence Ettwiller
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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Celebrating 100 issues of EMBLetc.
First published in 1999 as a black-and-white printed newsletter for EMBL staff and alumni, EMBLetc. has undergone many transformations in its 24 years of existence.
EMBLetc2023
A trip down memory lane
EMBLetc., the online magazine of Europe’s life sciences laboratory, celebrates its 24th birthday with its 100th issue. We took a walk through the past issues of this dynamic publication, and here are 10 recurring themes that emerged.
EMBLetc2023
Merging science and theatre
Veli Vural Uslu, winner of the 2023 John Kendrew award, chats about his journey in science and his adventures in science communication. Uslu is the writer, director, and organiser of various science-themed theatre plays, and the founder of TAP (The Awesome Potatoes) Science Theater Heidelberg.
EMBLetc2023
The story of Clustal: democratising sequence alignments
Desmond Higgins, 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner, discusses his time at EMBL and his research developing sequence alignment tools.
EMBLetc2023
EMBL alumni: Alex Almeida on the unchartered gut microbiome and becoming a principal investigator
As a postdoc Alex Almeida used bioinformatics to push the boundaries of what we know about the gut microbiome. Here, Almeida explains how his time at EMBL-EBI generated new research avenues, and how the skills and connections from his postdoc prepared him for leading his own research group at the…
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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After EMBL: Thomas Graf
Alumnus Thomas Graf reflects on his time at EMBL, offering an update on his whereabouts and advice for young scientists.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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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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EMBL alumni: Lara Urban on how genomic science supports conservation efforts
Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
2023
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Biology meets engineering
Physicists, engineers and robotics experts work together in EMBL Hamburg’s Instrumentation Team to design instruments that support structural biology research. The team has finished a transfer robot that facilitates automated handling of protein crystals with care and precision. This will help…
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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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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New chair of EMBL Council
EMBL alumnus and eminent molecular biologist Peter B. Becker has been named the next chair of EMBL’s Council as of January 2023.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
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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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AlphaFold developers and EMBL alumnus among Breakthrough Prize recipients
Cell biologist Anthony Hyman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were announced among 25 Breakthrough Prize recipients
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
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Summer in Science – life in a research lab
20 secondary school students from all over Italy participated in the fourth edition of Summer in Science at EMBL Rome.
LAB MATTERS2022
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Three EMBL scientists elected as EMBO Members
Cornelius Gross, Miki Ebisuya and Nassos Typas join EMBO, the prestigious organisation for the life sciences.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
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Patrick Cramer elected as next President of the Max Planck Society
Former chair of EMBL Council to take office as the next President of the Max Planck Society in June 2023.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2022
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2022 EMBL Alumni Awards Winners announced
Two former EMBL staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research in the fields of brain evolution and cancer.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2022
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EMBL in Italy event held at GSK Vaccines in Siena
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.
CONNECTIONS2022
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“Summer in Science” is back! A full immersion in science for high school students
After a two-year break, the summer school organised by Adamas Scienza and EMBL in collaboration with CNR is back. It will take place at the International Research Campus of Monterotondo (Rome) from 13 to 24 June 2022.
LAB MATTERS2022
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Academia, industry, or somewhere else?
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.
LAB MATTERS2022
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Investing in Italy by translating EMBL expertise to the market
Experiences at EMBL Rome led former group leader to establish his start-up in Italy, developing a new generation of gene therapies.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Denis Duboule to deliver inaugural Kafatos Lecture
EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the inaugural Kafatos Lecture to take place in October 2022.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2021
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Addressing the biodiversity crisis with 12,000 reptiles – or one database
An alumnus reflects on the reptile database he started in 1996 while at EMBL. The database helps understand biodiversity issues.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Newly-launched Kafatos Lectures to bring groundbreaking science to the public
A new life sciences lecture series commemorates the legacy of former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos for people around the world.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2021
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EMBL alum takes DNA sequencing to the field
EMBL alum Lara Urban has developed mobile DNA approaches to monitor impacts upon biodiversity in remote areas of New Zealand and elsewhere.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Ken Holmes
Ken Holmes, outstanding pioneer of structural biology and founder of EMBL´s Hamburg site, died on 2 November 2021 at the age of 87.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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German Cross of Merit for former EMBL Director General
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.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2021
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Supporting EMBL and fundamental research
EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond reflects on the process of translating the importance of fundamental research – to EMBL and wider society.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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All heart
A community of scientists is looking at the estimated three billion heart muscle cells in a human heart to better understand heart disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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EMBL Alumni Awards 2021
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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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A hidden medal
We all like a story about rediscovering treasures, right? Well, that’s just what happened recently at EMBL Grenoble!
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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Molecular biology stepping up to solve environmental challenges
EMBL’s EU Green Week event showcased various ways molecular biology research can help solve environmental challenges.
LAB MATTERS2021
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After the lecture: Zehra Sayers
Zehra Sayers explains what makes the SESAME synchrotron special, why we should not fear failure, and why curiosity is her biggest driver.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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Uniting strengths to expand research
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of their collaboration to include areas of mutual interest and in the context of EMBL’s 2022-2026 Programme “Molecules to Ecosystems”.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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Coronavirus vaccine uses EMBL’s earliest virus research
EMBL alumnus Kai Simons did early work with Semliki Forest virus membranes, which is now central to a COVID-19 vaccine.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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From mRNA researcher to BioNTech manager
EMBL alumnus Pawel Masiewicz has transferred skills and experience gained at EMBL to oversee starting materials for mRNA vaccine development.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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Coding between the vines
EMBL Teen Maria-Theresa Licka shares how female scientists guided & inspired her to develop an app to ID vine disease.
LAB MATTERS2021
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How EMBL alumni created a groundbreaking vaccine technology
The story of a life-long friendship and a professional partnership that sowed the seeds for a ground-breaking vaccine technology.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Tackling tropical diseases
Members of the EMBL community are working to improve our understanding of the parasites that cause malaria and sleeping sickness
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Boosting the life sciences through alumni networks
EMBL’s network of alumni plays a vital role in advancing the life sciences globally. EMBL provides research, services, and infrastructure that help former staff to do this effectively. For several years EMBL has been discovering more avenues to help the life sciences across Europe. A key part of…
CONNECTIONS2020
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Supporting the alumni community
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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
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The history of EMBL in many voices
Stories from EMBL’s past are captured via the EMBL Archive’s Oral Histories programme
LAB MATTERS2020
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2020 EMBL Alumni Award winners announced
Committee recognises outstanding contributions of EMBL alumni to science journalism and genome editing
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2020
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Careers after EMBL
For many students in the life sciences, finishing a PhD marks a professional crossroads
LAB MATTERS2019
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Fallingwater filled with mice
Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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EMBL in the USA: future facing
Scientists will discuss the challenges ahead for international science at the EMBL in the USA event.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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EMBL in Spain: a wide vision of science
EMBL Barcelona will host the 2019 EMBL in Spain event
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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EMBL and Tara: Marseille
From 27–30 September, Tara will be docked in the port of Marseille, France’s second largest city.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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EMBL in France: where science meets the sea
September’s alumni event in Marseille will coincide with a Tara stopover
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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From rodents to roadsters
Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Obituary: Bernd-Uwe Jahn
Bernd-Uwe Jahn, former EMBL Administrative Director, Ministerialrat and Jurist has passed away
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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EMBL in Australia: a strong alumni network
Frank Gannon discusses the strong links between Australia and EMBL.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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The challenge of diversity
Dr Cristian D. Magnus discusses LGBTQ+ issues and diversity in science
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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In remembrance of Suzanne Eaton
The life science community is deeply saddened by the death of Suzanne Eaton
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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Fun with fern photography
EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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Decoding ageing
The naked mole-rat as a model organism in ageing research
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Colourful yeast
Most of us love brewer’s yeast, or at least the food that it’s helped us to produce since ancient times. Without Saccharomyces cerevisiae (its Latin name) we couldn’t enjoy wine, beer or most types of bread. Besides its role in food production, S. cerevisiae is also an important model…
LAB MATTERS2019
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2019 alumni awards
Scientists honoured for contributions in cancer immunotherapy and structural biology
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Translating blue-sky research into the clinic
What does it take to create a vaccine or improve cancer therapies?
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Communities building collections
The EMBL Archive is open for business!
LAB MATTERS2018
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In the flesh: translating 2D scans into 3D prints
Translating 2D hospital scans into 3D prints is informing patients and aiding surgeons
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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EMBL in the UK: Wendy Bickmore
Meet Wendy Bickmore, Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit, who spoke at the EMBL in the UK event
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Excellent alumni
EMBL alumni Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland receive the 2018 “Volunteer of the Year” award
CONNECTIONS2018
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EMBL in Finland: Marja Makarow
Scientists in Finland met to share ideas and discover research opportunities
CONNECTIONS2018
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EMBL in Spain: Lola Ledesma
EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid
CONNECTIONS2018
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Celebrating science
The EMBL community, past and present, gather for special events around Lab Day 2018
LAB MATTERS2018
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Powering up
Alumni share how joining EMBL’s IT team was a career upgrade
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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EMBL in Italy: Kristina Havas-Cavalletti
More than 80 attendees gathered at the EMBL in Italy event at the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Milan
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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EMBL in six objects
A history of EMBL in six objects from the EMBL Archive
LAB MATTERS2018
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Melina Schuh receives EMBO Gold Medal
EMBL alumna Melina Schuh recognised for excellence in science
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Obituary: Elisa Izaurralde
Elisa Izaurralde, EMBL alumna, has passed away
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Ocean origins
EMBL alumna, Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez, on how her research and career evolved after searching the seas
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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20 years of building teams and sites
Mark Green, EMBL-EBI’s Head of Administration reflects on his time at the institute
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Kendrew and Philipson Awards Winners 2018
EMBL recognises the outstanding work of alumni with the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson Awards
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2018
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Jacques Dubochet donates Nobel medal to EMBL
“In testimony of my great thankfulness”
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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EMBL PhD students reunite 20 years on
Among refurbished labs, alumni relive memories and find traces of their time at EMBL
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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A physical revolution
EMBL physicist-turned-biologist alumni win 2017 Kendrew and Phillipson awards
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Science in space
EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Obituary: Fotis Kafatos
Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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A curious case of serendipity
Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Aid for Labs – Scientists helping each other
Aid for Labs is an EMBL-based charity aiming to provide scientific equipment to researchers in need
LAB MATTERS2017
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Science at sea
A talent for organisation has taken EMBL’s Steffi Kandels-Lewis across the globe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Science from ice
Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Fighting disease with structural biology
Alumnus Michael Parker talks about his career, research highlights and how EMBL has played a role
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Alumni meeting in Oxford
EMBL alumni met in Oxford for an afternoon of science talks and networking
2017
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Obituary: Riccardo Cortese
The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Obituary: Konrad Müller
EMBL alumnus Konrad Müller has sadly passed away
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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In remembrance of Anna Tramontano
The research community mourns the passing of Anna Tramontano
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Pathways: Life science investment
EMBL alumnus Joep Muijrers talks about making the transition from science into business
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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SESAME: a light in the desert
EMBL alumna Zehra Sayers key driver of the Middle East’s first synchrotron project
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Building bioinformatics capacity in Africa
EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Building labs with flies
Flies can do a lot for science, inside and outside the lab. EMBL alumna Isabel Palacios explains how
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Reflections by Sir John Kendrew
In this interview from the EMBL Archive, Sir John Kendrew reflects on his time leading 'the Lab'.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Degrees of excellence
Helke Hillebrand on leaving EMBL after 9 years as Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies
LAB MATTERS2017
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Design for life
EMBL’s Petra Riedinger retires after 40 years producing posters, graphics, artwork and more
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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What would it take to regrow an arm?
Exploring what it would take to regrow a lost limb, and what we might learn along the way
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Thinking in 3D
Ernst Stelzer earns 2016 Lennart Philipson award for advances in light sheet microscopy
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Chromatin cartographer
EMBL alumnus Jop Kind reflects on the questions that led him to this year’s John Kendrew Award
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Powering proteomics progress
EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond is driving forward new ways to explore the proteome
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Szilárd Library: An open book
Past meets present as Library head Ioanna Ydraiou interviews EMBL’s first librarian
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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New drug candidate unleashed for TB
EMBL researchers help to design a lead compound active against four different pathogens
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Opinion: A journey from bench to clinical trials
Andrés Palencia on the design of compounds that may help fight drug-resistant TB and more
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Gene editing 3.0
Emmanuelle Charpentier sheds light on how CRISPR–Cas9 went from side project to global revolution
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Swimming against the tide
"If I have an aim, I’ll find a solution" – meet EMBL alumnus Jochen Wittbrodt
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Fundraising dimensions
Alumnus and entrepreneur Marc Zabeau speaks at inaugural Life Science Funders and Foundations event
CONNECTIONS2016
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Pathways: Community management
Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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EMBL Alumni Association Board update
EMBL Alumni Association Board review progress and discuss new initiatives
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2016
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Bork lab peers gather
27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer
LAB MATTERS2016
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Italian interconnections
Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
CONNECTIONS2016
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Making business in Britain
Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni
CONNECTIONS2016
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Admin ability
EMBL's ninth administrative director Keith Williamson looks back at 14 years at the Laboratory
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Alumni awards
EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2016
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Slovakian synergies
Meet a driving force behind collaborations with the Slovak Republic, alumnus Jozef Ševčik
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Close association
Gareth Griffiths, new Chair of the Alumni Association, reveals his many perspectives of EMBL
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Taking science to new dimensions
Alumna Angela Relogio tells us about her passion for science, communication and mentoring
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Obituary: Bernard Jacrot
Former Head of EMBL Grenoble passed away on 21 January 2016 at the age of 89
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Welcome: Malte Paulsen
"There’s nothing nicer than seeing a user leave the facility happy"
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Digitally human: texting life ahead
Giuseppe Testa reflects on the myriad intersections of our digital and biological lives.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Alumni meet in Switzerland
Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Alumni meet in Belgium
Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Ages apart
Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Ephrussi reunion: face-to-face
Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Driving science in Denmark
Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Uniting alumni at The EMBO Meeting
Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Celebrating excellence
EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Molecular momentum
Andrew Miller, first head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on four decades at the Outstation.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Alumni board meeting
EMBL Alumni Association board meets for the last time in their current constellation.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2015
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New board from 2016
Results are in for the EMBL Alumni Association board election – the board takes up office in 2016.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2015
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Cellular synergy
Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Decoding disease
Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Stick out your tongue!
Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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EMBL Grenoble: Alumni stories
Alumni Reuben Leberman, Jeremy Smith, Elena Seiradake, and Winfried Weissenhorn share their stories.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Life is but a DREAM
Crowd sourcing initiative to predict effects of toxic compounds: results of 2013 DREAM Challenge.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Political science
Alumnus Damian Brunner revisits EMBL in a very special capacity, as Swiss delegate on EMBL’s Council.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Iron regulators join war on pathogens
Iron regulatory proteins play important role in combatting infection, protecting against Salmonella.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Janet Thornton steps down
Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS2015
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From mountains to molecules
Staff, alumni, partners and more meet at EMBL Grenoble to celebrate Outstation's 40th anniversary.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Who gets your vote?
Get ready to vote for your EMBL Alumni Association board.
LAB MATTERS2015
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History in the making
EMBL’s new Archivist will help chronicle the twists and turns, ups and downs of life at the Lab.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Inside industry: Part I
Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Inside industry: Part II
Alumni in senior positions in industry share career challenges, highlights and EMBL’s continuing role.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Curiosity created the ‘Bubome
Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Team spirit in the genome
Go Team Genome! New method reveals genetic teamwork in drosophila genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Grenoble anniversary symposium: join us!
EMBL Grenoble celebrates 40 years with a symposium for staff, alumni and facility users on 4–5 June.
LAB MATTERS2015
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The battle for iron
New way mice starve pathogens raises alternative approach to treatments for anaemia of chronic disease
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Lights, camera, action
Films by alumnus’ lab shortlisted for 2014 Visualisation Challenge, 'The Vizzies'.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Pathways & Branches: Out of the darkness
How the Rosetta Mission’s comet landing led to unexpected destinations for alumna Karin Ranero,
LAB MATTERS2015
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It all started with muscle…
Ken Holmes, one of the visionaries behind EMBL and EMBL Hamburg, looks back to where it all began.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Turn out the light
Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
LAB MATTERS2015
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EMBL, its alumni and Greece
Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Alumni awards
Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Lighting the way
EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
CONNECTIONS2014
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Four decades at EMBL
Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.
LAB MATTERS2014
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For food – back to EMBL
Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.
LAB MATTERS2014
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The complex life of a young PI
Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Polish connections
Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Same pieces, different picture
Unprecedented detail on HIV structure continues virus’ string of surprises.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Breaking boundaries
How Nobel-winning work by alumnus Stefan Hell shapes and inspires current EMBL scientists' research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Successes, challenges and the future
It’s question time for Director General Iain Mattaj in this extract from the alumni reunion magazine.
LAB MATTERS2014
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A toast to EMBL
German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Pathways: Science meets arts
Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Nominate board members!
Alumni Association elections: board member nominations wanted!
LAB MATTERS2014
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Witness to history
EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Hamburg anniversary symposium: Preview
An interview with keynote speaker Michael Rossmann.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Celebrating 40 years of leading life science
"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
LAB MATTERS2014
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EMBanniversary AUSTRIA
Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria
LAB MATTERS2014
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Celebrating 20 years of bioinformatics
EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
LAB MATTERS2014
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Buon Compleanno!
EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
LAB MATTERS2014
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Pathways: Science writing
Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Forty things that make EMBL – Part 2
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
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Resourceful alumni
Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research
LAB MATTERS2014
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For the record
New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future
LAB MATTERS2014
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Getting shirty
Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary
LAB MATTERS2014
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