19 February  2025
   
  
  
    African scientists awarded the 2024 EMBL-UNESCO residencies share their experience in bioinformatics and virology, emphasising the power of connections and knowledge exchange.
    
    CONNECTIONSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES      
  
    2025
    
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  21 January  2025
   
  
  
    The Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble identified significant differences between the trypanosomal and human nuclear cap-binding complex, a key player in cellular RNA metabolism and a potential target for novel anti-parasitic drugs.
    
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  24 October  2024
   
  
  
    Scientists have discovered how the antiviral protein TRIM25 finds and binds viral RNA to activate an innate immune response.
    
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  30 September  2024
   
  
  
    EMBL-EBI and colleagues from other 11 institutes commit to pathogen data sharing project.
    
          
  
         
        
  1 July  2024
   
  
  
    EMBL and partners announce ‘Amplifying Funds in Infection Biology’ to foster interdisciplinary and collaborative research in infection biology.
    
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  27 March  2024
   
  
  
    The SARS-CoV-2 Data Hubs are a set of tools coupled with infrastructure that support four components: the submission, analysis, presentation and visualisation of SARS-CoV-2 raw read data, and its resulting analyses. What makes Data Hubs attractive is a unique set of features: A new publication in…
    
          
  
    2024
    
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  18 March  2024
   
  
  
    The first EMBL-UNESCO infection biology research fellows share observations after residencies with EMBL researchers.
    
    LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES      
  
    2024
    
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  7 March  2024
   
  
  
    Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria parasite, uses gene conversion to produce genetic diversity in two surface protein genes targeted by the human immune system.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2024
    
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  21 December  2023
   
  
  
    The Kosinski Group at EMBL Hamburg collaborated with other groups in Hamburg to reveal critical steps in Lassa virus ribonucleoparticle assembly and recruitment, and the crucial role played by RNA in in the Lassa virus life cycle.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2023
    
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  26 October  2023
   
  
  
    Jan Kosinski, Julia Mahamid, and Georg Zeller have received grants to enable ambitious projects aimed at mapping the cellular protein synthesis machinery in context and understanding complex host-microbiome interactions, respectively.
    
    EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS      
  
    2023
    
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  10 July  2023
   
  
  
    This single-celled organism the size of a dust particle is capable of causing deadly tropical diseases in both humans and livestock –Trypanosoma brucei, in an image by Luciano Dolce from EMBL.
    
    LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2023
    
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  7 July  2023
   
  
  
    A collaboration between EMBL Grenoble and EBRIS scientists led to the characterisation of a new compound with promising activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2023
    
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  5 July  2023
   
  
  
    Enabling researchers worldwide to share and analyse pathogen data generated across the world
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2023
    
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  3 March  2023
   
  
  
    EMBL’s French site was highlighted in a short film presenting its expertise in structural biology research and services.
    
    CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS      
  
    2023
    
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  20 December  2022
   
  
  
    The first  cohort study linking data across categories was recently added on the Pathogens Portal Cohort Browser and is also accessible from the BioSamples browser. This pilot study comes from Erasmus Medical Centre through the ReCoDID project, one of the COVID-19 Data Platform supporting…
    
          
  
    2022
    
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  1 December  2022
   
  
  
    Recent studies supported by EMBL Grenoble’s expertise in structural biology research and scientific services have identified Altiratinib as a potential drug to stop toxoplasmosis infection and opened up treatment options against malaria.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2022
    
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  1 August  2022
   
  
  
    Machine learning has helped researchers uncover new insights into how bacteria infect host cells.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2022
    
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  22 July  2022
   
  
  
    Jan Kosinski, Group Leader at EMBL Hamburg and one of the co-chairs of the Infection Biology theme in EMBL’s new programme, chats about how this theme will support his work and help establish new collaborations.
    
    LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES      
  
    2022
    
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  7 June  2022
   
  
  
    Pascale Cossart, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the biology of Listeria, brings four decades of expertise in intracellular bacterial parasitism to EMBL as a visiting scientist.
    
    LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES      
  
    2022
    
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  30 March  2022
   
  
  
    John Lees joins EMBL-EBI as a Group Leader in Pathogen informatics and modelling.
    
    LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES      
  
    2022
    
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  23 March  2022
   
  
  
    Zamin Iqbal and his team are working with researchers all over the globe to help put a stop to Tuberculosis
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2022
    
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  4 March  2022
   
  
  
    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.
    
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  22 December  2021
   
  
  
    The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between EMBL and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB) a year ago has already catalysed new grants for joint research projects related to cancer and infection biology, thereby deepening collaborative activities.
    
    CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS      
  
    2021
    
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  20 December  2021
   
  
  
    Using cryo-EM and structural biology techniques, EMBL researchers have shown how two proteins of Legionella pneumophila interact. This finding sheds light on a mechanism critical to the infection process and could lead to the development of new drugs to treat pneumonia.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  2 December  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL structural biology is part of an international collaboration addressing zoonotic disease caused by Lassa virus.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  15 October  2021
   
  
  
    The Graham and Crump groups at the University of Cambridge and the Svergun Group at EMBL Hamburg have discovered a mechanism by which the herpes simplex virus takes control of the molecular machinery of human cells. Their work reveals how a dedicated viral protein hijacks key host proteins, forcing…
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  7 October  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL will host a conference to look at the state of the pandemic, lessons learned, and ways to improve pandemic preparedness. Here’s a sneak peek into what promises to be another interesting and informative EMBL conference.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  22 September  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL and Helmholtz Association have signed a memorandum of understanding. The expanded collaboration of both institutions will focus on research related to health.
    
    CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS      
  
    2021
    
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  7 July  2021
   
  
  
    Research in the Typas group uncovers new details of the strategies Salmonella uses to survive in infected cells.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  25 June  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL Hamburg’s Wilmanns and Kosinski groups have determined the detailed structure of a bacterial protein complex critical for tuberculosis infection.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  1 June  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL and the Swedish Science for Life Laboratory sign agreement to advance science together.
    
    CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS      
  
    2021
    
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  25 May  2021
   
  
  
    The Bernabeu Group aims to increase our knowledge of cerebral malaria, using in vitro engineered networks of human blood vessels and brain cells.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  21 May  2021
   
  
  
    EMBL scientists support research on malaria by providing freely available data resources and using innovative experimental approaches. Our Course and Conference Office facilitates the exchange of knowledge in the field by hosting the annual BioMalPar conference.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2021
    
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  2 December  2020
   
  
  
    Members of the EMBL community are working to improve our understanding of the parasites that cause malaria and sleeping sickness
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  10 November  2020
   
  
  
    To help understand cerebral malaria the Bernabeu group has created in vitro engineered networks of human blood vessels.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  13 October  2020
   
  
  
    A group of scientists led by EMBL Hamburg’s Christian Löw provide insights into the molecular structure of proteins involved in the gliding movements through which the parasites causing malaria and toxoplasmosis invade human cells.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  17 July  2020
   
  
  
    European collaboration receives funding to explore risks and impact of future infectious disease outbreaks.
    
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  8 July  2020
   
  
  
    The virtual EMBL Conference ‘SARS-CoV-2: Towards a New Era in Infection Research’ explored the importance of fundamental research, collaboration, and data science in containing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and discussed opportunities to improve our response to pandemics in the future.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  17 June  2020
   
  
  
    While global research on coronaviruses has shed light on the function of many SARS-CoV-2 proteins, the role of some crucial components remains unknown. Researchers at EMBL Grenoble will use a range of structural biology methods to try to solve some of the puzzles of the molecular mechanics of…
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  15 June  2020
   
  
  
    The emergence of previously unknown pathogens, such as the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raises many questions. To explore these questions in an international scientific forum, EMBL will host the virtual conference ‘SARS-CoV-2: Towards a New Era in Infection Research’ on 3 July. Invited…
    
    EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS      
  
    2020
    
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  27 May  2020
   
  
  
    EMBL and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) restart the activities of the Joint Structural Biology Group in Grenoble to support coronavirus-related projects. A new initiative will allow users to be granted access to the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL and to a…
    
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  5 May  2020
   
  
  
    By re-opening the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL Grenoble, EMBL is supporting structural biology projects to respond to the health threats posed by coronaviruses.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  30 April  2020
   
  
  
    The Marquez Team has restarted operations at the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL Grenoble. The team has developed a fully automated protein-to-structure pipeline, which can be operated remotely and provides virtual access to the facilities.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  29 April  2020
   
  
  
    The infectious disease commonly known as flu is caused by the influenza virus. It spreads around the world in seasonal outbreaks, causing millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Stephen Cusack, Head of EMBL Grenoble, has been studying different aspects of the influenza…
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  28 April  2020
   
  
  
    Scientists at EMBL Hamburg and Karolinska Institutet Stockholm aim to find synthetic antibodies – known as nanobodies – that bind a surface protein of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nanobodies could prevent the virus from entering human cells and causing COVID-19.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2020
    
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  22 July  2019
   
  
  
    SidJ enforces a unique modification on human proteins and helps legionella grow.
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2019
    
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  22 November  2017
   
  
  
    Insights into the reproduction of Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes reveal rapid and broad activity
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2017
    
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  11 April  2017
   
  
  
    EMBL scientists add crucial knowledge to understanding of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2017
    
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  6 March  2017
   
  
  
    Reconstructing T-cell development in high resolution
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2017
    
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  23 November  2016
   
  
  
    Parasite’s method of rewiring our immune response leads to novel tool for drug tests
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2016
    
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  24 March  2016
   
  
  
    How an EMBL team is making and sharing tools to explore tuberculosis protein structures
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2016
    
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  3 March  2016
   
  
  
    First detailed atlas of start points for genes expression in malaria-causing parasite
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2016
    
    sciencescience-technology    
   
         
        
  1 October  2009
   
  
  
    For many years, the mosquitoes that transmit malaria to humans were seen as public enemies, and campaigns to eradicate the disease focused on eliminating the mosquitoes. But, as a study published today in Science shows, the mosquitoes can also be our allies in the fight against this common foe,…
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2009
    
    sciencescience-technology    
   
         
        
  5 April  2006
    
  
    Today the network of excellence for Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite (BioMalPar), will bring together the world’s elite in the field of Malaria research at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. At the second annual BioMalPar conference, organised jointly…
    
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  21 December  2005
    
  
    Researchers at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in India and a unit of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in France have made a key discovery about a molecule that helps the malaria parasite infect human cells. India is one of the countries…
    
    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY      
  
    2005
    
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