Lab Matters The new group leader is setting up the first purely theory-focused research group at EMBL Barcelona. He aims to understand fundamental biological principles using mathematical models and computer simulations, in close collaboration with experimental researchers across EMBL.
2023
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Lab Matters Together with his team, Gergely Papp pushes the frontiers of technology development in the field of structural biology.
2023
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Lab Matters Group Leader Hanh Vu studies ‘immortal’ flatworms that can grow and de-grow to understand better factors that determine organisms’ sizes.
2023
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Lab Matters The new group leader in Barcelona aims to understand how cells behave in health and in disease, and approaches her favourite hobby, cooking, very similarly to her work in the lab.
2022
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Lab Matters Looking to understand microbial predator-prey relationships, EMBL’s newest group leader tackles a molecular ‘arms race’ in his lab.
2022
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Lab Matters After a postdoc at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, Flora Vincent has joined EMBL’s Developmental Biology unit to further explore the world of phytoplankton.
2022
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Lab Matters EMBL’s new archive and records manager, Maria Papanikolaou, explains the dual role she and an additional colleague will have in the Office of Science Information Management.
2022
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Lab Matters 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.
2022
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Lab Matters Fergal Martin discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives
2022
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Lab Matters Peter Harrison discusses the importance of data accessibility and his passion for biodiversity and agricultural genomics.
2022
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Lab Matters Slovenian structural biologist Kristina Djinović-Carugo will join EMBL in July as the new Head of EMBL Grenoble. We spoke to her about her background, research interests, and plans for EMBL Grenoble.
2022
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Lab Matters John Lees joins EMBL-EBI as a Group Leader in Pathogen informatics and modelling.
2022
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Lab Matters Michael Dorrity, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, is studying how the environment influences early life stages in zebrafish.
2022
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Lab Matters Melissa Harrison joins EMBL-EBI as the new Team Leader of Literature Services. We found out more about her plans for open access publishing and Europe PMC.
2022
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Lab Matters Using gene editing and three types of microscopy, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders is deciphering the functions of one of the smallest molecules involved in cell division, motility, and signalling, known as a centriole.
2021
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Lab Matters Tudor Groza joins EMBL-EBI as our new Phenomics Team Lead. We found out from Tudor exactly what this new role will entail
2021
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Lab Matters Svetlana Dodonova is one of EMBL's newest group leaders, leading a team of researchers who will study how genetic material is organised inside cells using structural biology approaches.
2021
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Lab Matters The new team leader at EMBL Hamburg talks about her plans to establish biological X-ray imaging and high-throughput tomography.
2021
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Lab Matters EMBL welcomes Sarah Dyer, the new Non-Vertebrate Genomics Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
2021
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Lab Matters Anna Erzberger, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, will provide unique perspective as a theoretical biological physicist.
2021
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Lab Matters The challenges and opportunities when setting up a global archive for bioimages
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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Lab Matters As one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, Sinem Saka will combine multiple technologies, such as microscopy and single-cell omics, to solve biological puzzles.
2021
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Lab Matters Gautam Dey is fascinated by the evolutionary origins of the nucleus, and is looking forward to making the most of EMBL's infrastructure.
2021
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Lab Matters New group leader Nicoletta Petridou explains her fascination with the complexity of early embryo development, and how the interdisciplinary nature of EMBL will aid her research.
2021
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Lab Matters The EMBL Imaging Centre is scheduled to open in 2021 with Timo Zimmermann as Team Leader for advanced light microscopy technology development and service provision.
2021
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Lab Matters One of EMBL’s newest group leaders, Olivier Duss, will explore how RNA folds into functional structures and how it works with proteins to control a diverse range of activities in the cell.
2021
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Lab Matters New associate group leader at EMBL Hamburg investigates the structure of functional amyloids in bacteria and in human disease
2020
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Lab Matters The new team leader offering services in electron microscopy discusses his hopes and plans for the forthcoming EMBL Imaging Centre
2020
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Lab Matters The Web Development team provides a central source of web design and development for EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). In July, Geetika Malhotra joined the team as their new Head.
2020
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Lab Matters Open Targets welcomes new Informatics Science Director
2020
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Lab Matters The nervous system has fascinated Georgia Rapti ever since her first introduction to biology. Her research group in the Developmental Biology unit will focus on understanding the early biological events involved in the nervous system’s formation.
2020
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Lab Matters Brendan Rouse came to Heidelberg in March as EMBL’s Environmental Officer, tasked with monitoring the organisation’s environmental impact and promoting sustainable practices. Here, he discusses his plans for the new role.
2020
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Lab Matters Bastian Drees is a biophysicist turned librarian, who joined EMBL in January as the new Head of Library. Here, he discusses the changing role of libraries and how they can help scientists organise and share their results.
2020
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Lab Matters EMBL’s new Science and Society Manager shares her plans for fostering multidisciplinary dialogue
2020
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Science New group leader at EMBL Heidelberg employs synthetic chemistry to develop novel tools for biology
2020
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Science New group leader at EMBL Barcelona is investigating how malaria affects the human circulatory system
2020
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Science Kristina Haase brings an engineer’s perspective to vascular disease and regenerative medicine
2020
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Science Exploring the cancer genomics labyrinth
2019
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Science Michael Zimmermann's group will investigate how gut microbes affect the body’s response to drugs.
2019
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Lab Matters Building bonds between academia and industry
2019
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Lab Matters New head of ORD will build and expand the partnerships that help EMBL achieve its ambitions
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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Science New group leader at EMBL Grenoble is investigating the cellular role of melanoma antigens
2019
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Lab Matters Building bridges between scientists and software developers
2018
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Science New head of the Mesoscopic Imaging Facility at EMBL Barcelona will help scientists visualise nature
2018
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Science An engineer’s approach to understanding morphogenesis
2018
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Science New group leader at EMBL Barcelona creates artificial biological systems to study animal development
2018
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Science Which of our genes will be passed on to our children? Simone Köhler wants to find out
2018
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Science New Heidelberg group leader creates tools to help biologists work faster and better
2018
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Science New EMBL-EBI Group Leader will make sense of bioimaging data
2018
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Science The new head of facility at EMBL Hamburg will help users solve protein puzzles
2018
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Science New EMBL group leader explores biophysical properties of chromosomes and other cellular assemblies
2018
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Science EMBL’s new group leader studies how gene expression is controlled
2018
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Science New EMBL group leader investigates the mystery of heritable gene silencing
2018
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Science New group leader studies sea anemones to investigate why some animals regenerate better than others
2018
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Science New group leader based in Grenoble aims to unveil the mechanisms of RNA editing
2017
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Science The Mahamid group studies meso-scale molecular assemblies in intact cells and model organisms at molecular resolution
2017
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Science EMBL’s new group leader based in Hamburg aims to create models of infection cycles
2017
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Science Meet Justin Crocker, EMBL’s new group leader in gene regulation during evolution and development
2017
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Science A new group at EMBL-EBI aims to decipher cell signalling networks
2017
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Science The Iqbal research group hopes to build a 'Google of bacteria' to help better interpret the genome
2017
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Science Meet the head of EMBL's new Barcelona site, James Sharpe
2017
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Science Meet Monterotondo’s new group leader for epigenetic reprogramming and inheritance, Jamie Hackett
2017
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Lab Matters EMBL’s new Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies Monika Lachner leads programmes that help young scientists to flourish
2017
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Science New group leader Wojciech Galej investigates RNA-protein complexes involved in gene expression
2017
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Science Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
2016
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Science New head of Proteomics Core Facility also runs stability proteomics lab
2016
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Science Team leader investigates how the gut microbiome could relate to human diseases
2016
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Science New group leader combines physics and biology to answer the 'hows' of cell movement
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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Lab Matters "We’re open! We’re open to working with everybody, we’re open to new things."
2016
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Lab Matters "There’s nothing nicer than seeing a user leave the facility happy"
2015
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Lab Matters “A structure alone is not so interesting, you need the biology too,” says new NMR-focused group leader
2015
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Lab Matters New group explores why patients with same cancer exhibit unique constellations of genetic mutations.
2015
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Science A mathematician who got ‘sucked in’ to biological problems, meet new team leader Theodore Alexandrov.
2015
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Science New group leader Marco Marcia aims to broaden horizons while mapping molecules.
2015
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Science The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
2014
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Science Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
2014
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