We are EMBL: Simone Vegh on coordinating funding for large infrastructure programmes
As a Major Initiatives Programme Manager, Simone Vegh works closely with EMBL-EBI’s funders to transform the institute’s technical infrastructure.
2026
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Welcome: Alex Picchianti
EMBL-EBI’s new Head of Infrastructure Services brings experience from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and more to support the institute’s growing data needs.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2026
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Careers in conversation: connecting academia and industry
Sixteen leading life science and IT companies, all-new livestreamed presentations, and an informative career panel: EMBL Industry Day continues to grow and evolve in its second year.
CONNECTIONS2025
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New online career-planning resources for life science researchers
EMBL Fellows’ Career Service launches new online resources for early- career researchers at EMBL and beyond, aimed at providing comprehensive career guidance.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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Academia meets Industry: merging worlds through science
EMBL’s first Industry Day offered EMBL scientists a unique opportunity to network with several leading life science companies.
CONNECTIONS2024
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Nurturing computational excellence: the unique research culture at EMBL-EBI
EMBL-EBI’s Deputy Head of Research Virginie Uhlmann delves into the institute’s unique research landscape and the essential qualities for effective leadership in this field
2023
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We are EMBL: Sabrina Krueger on being a skill development guide
Sabrina Krueger, scientist-turned-training officer, shares her approach to this role and the need to be ‘true to yourself’.
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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We are EMBL: Adriana Castillo Caballero on multicultural science and creativity
Adriana Castillo Caballero talks about her curiosity-driven career, the importance of the people in her life, and her dreams for the future
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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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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Insights into scientific careers
As the career landscape continues to change for PhDs and postdocs, the EMBL Fellows’ Career Service offers webinars that present professional options in and beyond academia.
LAB MATTERS2022
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A postdoc conference spotlighted in tweets
EMBL hosted a futuristic infection biology conference, but it offered even more: an opportunity for postdocs to share their work and network towards future research homes.
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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Welcome: Tudor Groza
Tudor Groza joins EMBL-EBI as our new Phenomics Team Lead. We found out from Tudor exactly what this new role will entail
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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The human genome, data sharing, and drug discovery: a career profile with Ian Dunham
Ian Dunham walks us through his career so far including working on the human genome project, seeing his work on the cover of Nature and his current role as Director of Open Targets.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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Welcome: Sarah Dyer
EMBL welcomes Sarah Dyer, the new Non-Vertebrate Genomics Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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EMBL Fellows’ Career Service celebrates first birthday
As the EMBL Fellows' Career Service program reaches a milestone, it reflects on its first year and looks forward to ways to improve its offerings to EMBL postdocs and predocs.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2020
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Arrivederci Phil!
As he enters retirement, Head of EMBL Rome Phil Avner reflects on his scientific career and memories from his time as Head of EMBL’s site in Italy
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
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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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EMBL Fellows’ Career Service launched
EMBL career advisors discuss the new portfolio of activities
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
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EIPOD4: 2019 applications are open
EIPOD4 will prepare researchers for the increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific career paths
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
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Welcome: Jessica Vamathevan
Building bonds between academia and industry
LAB MATTERS2019
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Welcome: Santiago Rompani
New EMBL group leader explores what neurobiology can teach us about what it means to be human
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Edith Heard starts as Director General of EMBL
On January 1 2019, Edith Heard takes up the position of EMBL’s Director General
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & 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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Science in industry
EMBL postdocs discover industry-led research opportunities at the Corporate Summer School
LAB MATTERS2018
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Welcome: Sarah Butcher
Building bridges between scientists and software developers
LAB MATTERS2018
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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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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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Open call for detector and imaging tech projects
The ATTRACT initiative, of which EMBL is a partner, has launched an open call for seed funding
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2018
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Welcome: Vikas Trivedi
An engineer’s approach to understanding morphogenesis
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Welcome: Miki Ebisuya
New group leader at EMBL Barcelona creates artificial biological systems to study animal development
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Powering up
Alumni share how joining EMBL’s IT team was a career upgrade
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Welcome: Simone Köhler
Which of our genes will be passed on to our children? Simone Köhler wants to find out
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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Welcome: Anna Kreshuk
New Heidelberg group leader creates tools to help biologists work faster and better
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Being an IT support engineer: go everywhere, know everyone
For Vasiliki Karyoti, troubleshooting and problem-solving take on a greater meaning at EMBL
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Welcome: Eva Kowalinski
New group leader based in Grenoble aims to unveil the mechanisms of RNA editing
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Welcome, Andrew Leach
Q&A with EMBL-EBI's Head of Chemical Biology data services
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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Welcome: Justin Crocker
Meet Justin Crocker, EMBL’s new group leader in gene regulation during evolution and development
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Welcome: Evangelia Petsalaki
A new group at EMBL-EBI aims to decipher cell signalling networks
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Welcome: Zamin Iqbal
The Iqbal research group hopes to build a 'Google of bacteria' to help better interpret the genome
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Bioinformatics in Latin America
EMBL-EBI supports bioinformatics training and capacity in Latin America
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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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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Review: Lab Girl
Hope Jahren’s autobiography educates and delights
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Welcome to EMBL: Robert Prevedel
Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Opinion: Dealing with the imposter in me
Rosemary Wilson talks about imposter syndrome and how to handle it
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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EMBL at NatureJobs careers fair
EMBL recently attended the Naturejobs Career Expo, advising scientists about their career options
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
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Welcome to EMBL: Mikhail Savitski
New head of Proteomics Core Facility also runs stability proteomics lab
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Postdocs of EMBL
Turning the spotlight on the diverse universe of EMBL’s 200-strong postdoc community
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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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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Welcome: Georg Zeller
Team leader investigates how the gut microbiome could relate to human diseases
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Just try!
German students visit EMBL-EBI on a tour to explore a new culture and different career paths
LAB MATTERS2016
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Welcome: Alba Diz-Muñoz
New group leader combines physics and biology to answer the 'hows' of cell movement
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Behind the scenes: Audiovisual
Meet the secret timekeepers of EMBL events: AV technicians Sean Nightingale and Jan Abda
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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Supporting science at sea
Dozens of postdocs boosted their careers with a voyage aboard the Tara Oceans research schooner
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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Welcome: Hiroki Asari
Why does a cookie look different depending on how hungry you are? Neuroscientist Asari wants to find out
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Leading the way for gender equality
Award acknowledges leadership in gender equality on the Wellcome Genome Campus
LAB MATTERS2016
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The search for EMBL’s next Director-General
Iain Mattaj talks about the search for his successor
LAB MATTERS2016
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Welcome: Kim Remans
"We’re open! We’re open to working with everybody, we’re open to new things."
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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Behind the scenes: Event poster design
Designer Aditya Kusuma Jati reveals what makes a good event poster.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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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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Walking the talk in HR
Roland Block, EMBL's Head of HR, on emphasising the ‘human’ in human resources.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Q&A: Biophysics
What does a physicist do in a biology lab?
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Pathways: Open letter to young scientists
Sybrand van der Zwaag gives his five top tips for young researchers thinking about their next move.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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EMBL in pictures
A snapshot of the many activities and events that took place in the world of EMBL this Autumn.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Building a career in bioinformatics
Annual EMBL-EBI Open Day showcases bioinformatics services, training and career opportunities.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Welcome: Janosch Hennig
“A structure alone is not so interesting, you need the biology too,” says new NMR-focused group leader
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Transitions
Janet Thornton reflects on her time as Director of one of Europe’s fastest growing research institutes.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Welcome: Theodore Alexandrov
A mathematician who got ‘sucked in’ to biological problems, meet new team leader Theodore Alexandrov.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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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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Pathways: In the prime of life
Karin Sasaki is helping bridge the gap between quantitative and life science at EMBL.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Supporting women in science
Wellcome Genome Campus gives first Best Practice Award for Supporting Women in Science.
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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Welcome: Marco Marcia
New group leader Marco Marcia aims to broaden horizons while mapping molecules.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Welcome: Kyung-Min Noh
The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
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Welcome: Judith Zaugg
Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
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Pathways: Science writing
Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories
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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