30 September 2025
A new collaborative study from EMBL Rome scientists reveals a father’s preconception environment can leave subtle, but detectable, molecular footprints in embryos, able to shape development and long-term offspring health.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
15 May 2023
The work and excellence of EMBL researchers have been recognised with multiple awards and honours during the past six months. Here are some of the awardees.
EMBLetc
15 May 2023
Scientists at EMBL Rome are developing new paradigms to study the impact of diverse environmental factors on reproduction in mammals and disease risk in their progeny.
EMBLetc
31 January 2023
EMBL Rome group leader Jamie Hackett receives EUR 2 million for the ModLogic project, aimed at understanding how chromatin modifications impact gene activity.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS
2023
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8 April 2022
Recent studies from the Hackett group at EMBL Rome have revealed new insights on the mechanism regulating transmission of non-genetic information during embryonic development, and inspired a scientific illustration
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
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2 July 2020
A study conducted by the Hackett group at EMBL Rome has identified key factors controlling the complex system of gene regulation during early embryo development, shedding new light on the mechanisms behind these events and on their evolutionary implications. Their findings are published in Nature…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
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25 June 2020
EMBL scientists develop a new molecular tool to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. This tool is able to cause targeted epigenetic modifications of specific genes in specific cell populations. They will use it in mice to target airway cells that express the ACE2 protein – the receptor that…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
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16 October 2018
How embryonic stem cells develop into the germ line
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
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5 May 2017
Meet Monterotondo’s new group leader for epigenetic reprogramming and inheritance, Jamie Hackett
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2017
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25 April 2017
EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
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