Lab Matters Scientists from EMBL and its French academic partners gathered at EMBL Rome for a workshop to foster collaboration and advance research in neuroscience.
2023
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Lab Matters EMBL Rome group leader Jamie Hackett receives EUR 2 million for the ModLogic project, aimed at understanding how chromatin modifications impact gene activity.
2023
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Lab Matters 20 secondary school students from all over Italy participated in the fourth edition of Summer in Science at EMBL Rome.
2022
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Lab Matters The GEEF facility at EMBL Rome supports scientists worldwide with scientific expertise and state-of-the-art gene editing technologies.
2022
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Lab Matters Cornelius Gross, Miki Ebisuya and Nassos Typas join EMBO, the prestigious organisation for the life sciences.
2022
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Lab Matters EMBL and IIT scientists met in person at EMBL Rome to strengthen their collaboration and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange
2022
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Alumni 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 EMBL and the Sapienza University of Rome confirm their reciprocal interest in intensifying collaborations and launch new opportunities for exchange of expertise
2022
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Science 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
2022
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Lab Matters 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.
2022
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Alumni, Lab Matters, Technology and innovation 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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Lab Matters A technology around since the ‘60s, flow cytometry has increasing applications. New leadership at EMBL’s flow cytometry facilities is looking to ease use, expand training, and encourage more collaboration.
2021
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Research highlights, Science EMBL scientists have found evidence of an unexpected role for retinal cells in pre-processing visual information; their results provide potential opportunity for future prosthetic visual aids.
2021
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Lab Matters EMBL is conducting an Impact Assessment of our experimental services to understand the value these services have for our external user community. If you have accessed EMBL experimental services at one or more of our facilities to support the conduct of your research, we would like to hear from you.
2021
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Picture of the week At EMBL, we have many dream teams – groups of individuals who support each other, innovate, and work together. One of those dream teams bridges two core facilities at EMBL Rome.
2021
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Events EMBL’s most recent Science and Society seminar explored how best to harness big data to address multi-faceted issues of a pandemic.
2021
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Lab Matters 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”.
2021
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Lab Matters The new group leader at EMBL Rome will study how embryos can inherit non-genetic information from their parents that causes stable and heritable effects
2021
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Picture of the week EMBL’s site in Monterotondo has recently been blessed with blue skies and sunshine, leading to trees blooming early on campus.
2021
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Lab Matters EMBL and CNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific cooperation. The agreement will foster collaborative projects and integrate them within the European and global scientific landscape.
2021
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Alumni 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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Science Researchers in the Gross group at EMBL Rome have investigated the mechanism behind defensive behaviour in mice. They have identified a specific area of the brain that encodes both spatial and threat cues to drive location-specific defensive responses.
2020
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Lab Matters Research facilities play a crucial role in the advancement of science by supporting scientists with specialised expertise and state-of-the-art equipment. The Microscopy Facility at EMBL Rome exemplifies this role by making a wide variety of light microscopy technologies available to its researchers…
2020
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Lab Matters 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
2020
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Science 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…
2020
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Science To study how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells, the Gene Editing and Embryology Facility (GEEF) at EMBL Rome will generate mice that express a human version of a protein called ACE2. The mouse line will be shared with preclinical research collaborators carrying out vaccine and antibody trials, and with the…
2020
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Science 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…
2020
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Science Scientists at EMBL Rome unveil the mechanism behind the most studied epigenetic modification.
2020
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Picture of the week Morgan Oatley and her colleagues in Christophe Lancrin’s group investigated how haematopoietic stem cells emerge from the endothelium in developing mouse embryos.
2020
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Science Exploring the diverse routes by which EMBL scientists are driving forward neurobiology
2019
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Picture of the week Traditionally, we talk about having five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. In reality, our bodies are capable of much more. Sitting right under our skin are a variety of sensory neurons, which are specialised in detecting light touch, pain, temperature, itch or the body’s position.…
2019
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Alumni Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house
2019
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Events Highlights from the Tara stopovers in Rome, Marseille, and Barcelona
2019
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Events The next stop on Tara’s journey will be at the mouth of the Tiber
2019
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Alumni Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years
2019
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Events Friends old and new mark the occasion in style
2019
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Science What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at EMBL
2019
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Lab Matters EIPOD4 will prepare researchers for the increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific career paths
2019
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Lab Matters Overwhelmed as a biologist getting to grips with computer programming? EMBLers are here to help!
2019
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Science New EMBL group leader explores what neurobiology can teach us about what it means to be human
2019
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Lab Matters On January 1 2019, Edith Heard takes up the position of EMBL’s Director General
2019
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Science EMBL researchers have found a way to stop itch with light in mice
2018
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Science How embryonic stem cells develop into the germ line
2018
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Events EMBL Rome opens its labs for students to get their first real taste of science
2018
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Lab Matters Discover how EMBLers across all sites share their passion for science
2018
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Alumni 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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Science Scientists at EMBL Rome develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
2018
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Science For the first time, EMBL Rome researchers have captured microglia nibbling on brain synapses on film.
2018
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Science EMBL scientists discover how blood vessel cells become blood stem cells during embryonic development
2018
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Lab Matters Discover the past lives and journeys that brought people to EMBL
2018
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Science New EMBL group leader investigates the mystery of heritable gene silencing
2018
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Lab Matters A look back at some of the most read stories on EMBL’s news website this year
2017
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Lab Matters EMBLers across all sites share how their curiosity about the world shapes their everyday life
2017
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Lab Matters School student Andrea Totaro and EMBL group leader Christophe Lancrin reflect
2017
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Lab Matters EMBL’s unit in Italy changes name to better reflect new research focuses and highlight its location
2017
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Science EMBL’s Cornelius Gross wants to understand fear responses and the brain circuitry that governs them
2017
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Science EMBL’s Hiroki Asari investigates how our internal state can change the way our eyes work
2017
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Lab Matters People across EMBL’s sites reflect on the ways they perceive their world
2017
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Science Meet Monterotondo’s new group leader for epigenetic reprogramming and inheritance, Jamie Hackett
2017
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Science EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus
2017
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Lab Matters Call for applications for school students to join ‘Summer in Science’ in Monterotondo
2017
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Lab Matters EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
2017
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Science EMBL scientists find out how the prefrontal cortex puts a break on instinctive behaviours
2017
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Science Research on the effect of nerve cell stiffness on sensitivity to touch could lead to new painkillers
2016
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Science Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
2016
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Lab Matters Turning the spotlight on the diverse universe of EMBL’s 200-strong postdoc community
2016
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Alumni Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
2016
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Science A perfect match: behaviourist Takefumi Kikusui visits the Gross group to explore animal attraction
2016
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Science Why does a cookie look different depending on how hungry you are? Neuroscientist Asari wants to find out
2016
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Science Neural mechanisms in mouse brains indicate that we actively forget as we learn
2016
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Events With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
2015
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Lab Matters Compelling short stories that shine light on the life and work of EMBL staff.
2015
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Events Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.
2015
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Lab Matters Maria Kamber, who heads the mouse facility, ensures “dignity, compassion and respect” for her charges.
2015
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Lab Matters EI3POD: flagship interdisciplinary postdoc programme opens its doors to academia and industry.
2015
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Lab Matters EMBL’s new open access policy aims to make EMBL research widely and freely accessible.
2015
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Events EMBL Insight Lecture – Why do we do what we do? – now available to view online.
2015
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Science From using light to control brain activity to illuminating fruit fly development and mice’s sense of touch
2015
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Science Unprecedented detail in images of mouse neurons thanks to new SNAP-tagging microscopy technique.
2014
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Science Growth factor IGF-1 boosts natural defence against type-1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis
2014
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Alumni "Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
2014
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Alumni EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
2014
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Lab Matters As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
2014
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Lab Matters School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
2014
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Lab Matters As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
2014
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Lab Matters Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
2014
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Science In many people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, different parts of the brain don’t talk to each other very well. Scientists have now identified, for the first time, a way in which this decreased functional connectivity can come about. In a study published online today…
2014
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Science Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of the developing brain: cells called microglia prune the connections between neurons, shaping how the brain is wired, scientists at the European…
2011
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Science Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine…
2010
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Science Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study published today in Circulation Research, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)…
2009
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Science For scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, what seemed like a disappointing result turned out to be an important discovery. Their findings, published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provide…
2009
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Lab Matters Mice are one of biology’s most important model organisms, because 98% of their genes and many of their traits and diseases are similar to ours. Researchers at the Mouse Biology Unit of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) take advantage of these similarities and use mice to study…
2009
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