Janet Thornton retires: a pioneer in structural bioinformatics
EMBLetc In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments in shaping the field of bioinformatics.
2023
Organisations should embrace open science faster – interview with Prof. Dame Janet Thornton
Lab Matters, Perspectives Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
2022
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Linking genetics and age-related diseases
Science Researchers have used human medical and genetic data from UK Biobank to investigate the genetics of age-related diseases
2021
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Allyship and support: an interview with Janet Thornton
Lab Matters Professor Dame Janet Thornton discusses work–life balance, the support she has received during her career, and how organisations can help staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Solving the protein structure puzzle
Science How artificial intelligence can help us solve the mysteries of the protein universe
2020
science
Understanding molecular mechanisms of ageing
Science Understanding how ageing works at a molecular level
2019
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Janet Thornton steps down
Lab Matters Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
2015
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Celebrating 20 years of bioinformatics
Alumni EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
2014
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UK invests £75 million in European research infrastructure to support knowledge-based economy
Lab Matters The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) warmly welcome today’s announcement from the UK Government of a £75 million commitment from the Department for Business, Innovation…
2011
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Five countries and EMBL sign Memorandum of Understanding to make ELIXIR a reality
Lab Matters Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe’s emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as five countries plus the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR. The…
2011
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BBSRC and EMBL-EBI welcome UK funds earmarked for major bioscience data infrastructure project
Lab Matters The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK’s Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR – the European Life-science…
2011
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Variations on the genetic theme
Science Just like members of an orchestra are active at different times although playing the same piece of music, every cell in our body contains the same genetic sequence but expresses this differently to give rise to cells and tissues with specialised properties. By integrating gene expression data from…
2010
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Open access drug discovery database launches with half a million compounds
Science ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new…
2010
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UK leads European research programme with £10M investment in bioscience data handling capacity
Lab Matters BBSRC has awarded funding to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), based at Hinxton near Cambridge, to permit a dramatic increase in the institute’s data storage and handling capacity. The funding is the first step in developing the existing…
2009
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