16 August 2023
Lab Matters
Emerald Perlas, Head of the Histology Facility, talks about his experience in supporting multidisciplinary research at EMBL Rome and keeping up with technological advances.
26 July 2023
Lab Matters
The first EMBO Practical Course on imaging-based spatial-omics was organised at EMBL Rome to explore the latest techniques to visualise RNA transcripts and proteins in their native tissues.
28 June 2023
Alumni
EMBL Rome alumna Urtė Neniškytė returned to her native Lithuania, helping establish the Vilnius University-EMBL Partnership Institute and advance genome-editing technologies there.
13 June 2023
Lab Matters
Adriana Castillo Caballero talks about her curiosity-driven career, the importance of the people in her life, and her dreams for the future
31 May 2023
Lab Matters
EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
30 May 2023
Alumni
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)
16 May 2023
Lab Matters
Timothy Shayers talks about his role in overseeing the renovation works at EMBL Rome, his past experiences around the world, and his personal passions.
15 May 2023
EMBLetc
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.
30 March 2023
Lab Matters
Interim head of EMBL Rome Cornelius Gross has been awarded an Advanced grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project TERRITORY, aimed at investigating the neural basis of territorial aggression and fear.
23 March 2023
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.
31 January 2023
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.
12 September 2022
Lab Matters
20 secondary school students from all over Italy participated in the fourth edition of Summer in Science at EMBL Rome.
15 July 2022
Lab Matters
The GEEF facility at EMBL Rome supports scientists worldwide with scientific expertise and state-of-the-art gene editing technologies.
6 July 2022
Lab Matters
Cornelius Gross, Miki Ebisuya and Nassos Typas join EMBO, the prestigious organisation for the life sciences.
8 June 2022
Lab Matters
EMBL and IIT scientists met in person at EMBL Rome to strengthen their collaboration and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange
1 June 2022
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.
12 April 2022
Lab Matters
EMBL and the Sapienza University of Rome confirm their reciprocal interest in intensifying collaborations and launch new opportunities for exchange of expertise
8 April 2022
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
25 March 2022
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.
8 February 2022
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.
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22 October 2021
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.
17 September 2021
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.
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8 June 2021
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.
8 June 2021
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.
20 May 2021
Events
EMBL’s most recent Science and Society seminar explored how best to harness big data to address multi-faceted issues of a pandemic.
28 April 2021
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”.
30 March 2021
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
16 March 2021
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.
29 January 2021
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.
21 December 2020
Alumni
The story of a life-long friendship and a professional partnership that sowed the seeds for a ground-breaking vaccine technology.
28 October 2020
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.
8 October 2020
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…
7 August 2020
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
2 July 2020
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…
29 June 2020
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…
25 June 2020
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…
11 June 2020
Science
Scientists at EMBL Rome unveil the mechanism behind the most studied epigenetic modification.
4 February 2020
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.
29 November 2019
Science
Exploring the diverse routes by which EMBL scientists are driving forward neurobiology
5 November 2019
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.…
30 October 2019
Alumni
Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house
28 October 2019
Events
Highlights from the Tara stopovers in Rome, Marseille, and Barcelona
12 September 2019
Events
The next stop on Tara’s journey will be at the mouth of the Tiber
26 August 2019
Alumni
Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years
18 July 2019
Events
Friends old and new mark the occasion in style
9 July 2019
Science
What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at EMBL
28 June 2019
Lab Matters
EIPOD4 will prepare researchers for the increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific career paths
7 June 2019
Lab Matters
Overwhelmed as a biologist getting to grips with computer programming? EMBLers are here to help!
18 March 2019
Science
New EMBL group leader explores what neurobiology can teach us about what it means to be human
2 January 2019
Lab Matters
On January 1 2019, Edith Heard takes up the position of EMBL’s Director General
17 December 2018
Science
EMBL researchers have found a way to stop itch with light in mice
16 October 2018
Science
How embryonic stem cells develop into the germ line
7 August 2018
Events
EMBL Rome opens its labs for students to get their first real taste of science
2 August 2018
Lab Matters
Discover how EMBLers across all sites share their passion for science
19 June 2018
Alumni
More than 80 attendees gathered at the EMBL in Italy event at the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Milan
24 April 2018
Science
Scientists at EMBL Rome develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
26 March 2018
Science
For the first time, EMBL Rome researchers have captured microglia nibbling on brain synapses on film.
20 March 2018
Science
EMBL scientists discover how blood vessel cells become blood stem cells during embryonic development
23 February 2018
Lab Matters
Discover the past lives and journeys that brought people to EMBL
15 January 2018
Science
New EMBL group leader investigates the mystery of heritable gene silencing
21 December 2017
Lab Matters
A look back at some of the most read stories on EMBL’s news website this year
29 November 2017
Lab Matters
EMBLers across all sites share how their curiosity about the world shapes their everyday life
26 July 2017
Lab Matters
School student Andrea Totaro and EMBL group leader Christophe Lancrin reflect
11 July 2017
Lab Matters
EMBL’s unit in Italy changes name to better reflect new research focuses and highlight its location
13 June 2017
Science
EMBL’s Cornelius Gross wants to understand fear responses and the brain circuitry that governs them
31 May 2017
Science
EMBL’s Hiroki Asari investigates how our internal state can change the way our eyes work
24 May 2017
Lab Matters
People across EMBL’s sites reflect on the ways they perceive their world
5 May 2017
Science
Meet Monterotondo’s new group leader for epigenetic reprogramming and inheritance, Jamie Hackett
25 April 2017
Science
EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus
11 April 2017
Lab Matters
Call for applications for school students to join ‘Summer in Science’ in Monterotondo
7 April 2017
Lab Matters
EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
9 January 2017
Science
EMBL scientists find out how the prefrontal cortex puts a break on instinctive behaviours
13 December 2016
Science
Research on the effect of nerve cell stiffness on sensitivity to touch could lead to new painkillers
27 October 2016
Science
Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
30 August 2016
Lab Matters
Turning the spotlight on the diverse universe of EMBL’s 200-strong postdoc community
27 May 2016
Alumni
Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
9 May 2016
Science
A perfect match: behaviourist Takefumi Kikusui visits the Gross group to explore animal attraction
7 April 2016
Science
Why does a cookie look different depending on how hungry you are? Neuroscientist Asari wants to find out
18 March 2016
Science
Neural mechanisms in mouse brains indicate that we actively forget as we learn
17 December 2015
Events
With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
25 November 2015
Lab Matters
Compelling short stories that shine light on the life and work of EMBL staff.
24 August 2015
Events
Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.
24 August 2015
Lab Matters
Maria Kamber, who heads the mouse facility, ensures “dignity, compassion and respect” for her charges.
13 July 2015
Lab Matters
EI3POD: flagship interdisciplinary postdoc programme opens its doors to academia and industry.
15 June 2015
Lab Matters
EMBL’s new open access policy aims to make EMBL research widely and freely accessible.
16 February 2015
Events
EMBL Insight Lecture – Why do we do what we do? – now available to view online.
26 January 2015
Science
From using light to control brain activity to illuminating fruit fly development and mice’s sense of touch
9 December 2014
Science
Unprecedented detail in images of mouse neurons thanks to new SNAP-tagging microscopy technique.
22 October 2014
Science
Growth factor IGF-1 boosts natural defence against type-1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis
31 July 2014
Alumni
"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
8 July 2014
Alumni
EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
2 February 2014
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…
21 July 2011
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…
25 August 2010
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…
10 December 2009
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)…
21 September 2009
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…
22 June 2009
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…
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