{"id":79997,"date":"2026-06-30T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?post_type=awards&#038;p=79997"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:03:01","slug":"wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership","status":"publish","type":"awards","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership","title":{"rendered":"Wojciech Galej elected to EMBO membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wojciech Galej, EMBL Grenoble Group Leader, was elected as a new member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in recognition of his outstanding achievements and research excellence in the life sciences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The structural biologist joined EMBL in 2016 to set up a research group focusing on pre-mRNA splicing, a crucial step in gene expression. During this process, a protein complex known as the spliceosome edits out numerous RNA sequences (called introns) that are not needed for making new proteins. Dysfunction of this molecular machine can lead to genetic diseases. In 2020, Galej received<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/erc-grants-2020\/\"> an ERC Starting Grant<\/a> to study the minor spliceosome \u2013 a specialised spliceosome variant, which removes a rare but important class of introns from our genetic information. More recently, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/two-embl-scientists-awarded-erc-consolidator-grants\/\">obtained an ERC Consolidator Grant<\/a> to study splicing regulation in the native cellular context using cutting-edge structural biology methodologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside a new cohort of 71 researchers, he is joining a network of more than 2,200 leading life scientists in Europe and beyond. Elected members of EMBO support the organisation\u2019s programme and activities, shaping the future of European science and fostering stronger research networks across the continent and globally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am truly honoured to receive this recognition. EMBO is a unique organisation that has long played a pivotal role in promoting fundamental research and shaping the global scientific landscape,\u201d said Galej. \u201cI look forward to contributing to the EMBO community through my research, collaborations, and other activities that support scientific excellence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EMBL Group Leader will be moving his lab to the International Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) in Warsaw, Poland, this autumn.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s nominations also include the following EMBL alumni: Brian Burke,\u00a0 A*STAR Skin Research Labs, Singapore; Arshad Desai, University of California San Diego; Roderic Guig\u00f3, Centre for Genomic Regulation and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona; Virginie Hamel, University of Geneva; Karen Oegema, University of California San Diego and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; Elena Seiradake, University of Oxford; Maria Tosches, Columbia University; Jaak Vilo, University of Tartu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embo.org\/press-releases\/seventy-one-leading-scientists-elected-to-the-embo-membership\/\">EMBO press release<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/galej\/\">Galej group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EMBL Grenoble group leader joins this network in recognition of his significant achievements in the field of structural biology research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":79995,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[203,485,37,3628,35],"award-type":[17599],"award-unit":[17651],"award-site":[17603],"class_list":["post-79997","awards","type-awards","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-embo","tag-galej","tag-grenoble","tag-splicing","tag-structural-biology","award-type-award","award-unit-structural-biology-gr","award-site-grenoble"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wojciech Galej elected to EMBO membership | EMBL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The EMBL Grenoble group leader joins this network in recognition of his significant achievements in the field of structural biology research.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wojciech Galej elected to EMBO membership | EMBL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The EMBL Grenoble group leader joins this network in recognition of his significant achievements in the field of structural biology research.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EMBL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/embl.org\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-30T12:03:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wojciech-Galej_EMBO_1000x600.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@embl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/\",\"name\":\"Wojciech Galej elected to EMBO membership | EMBL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wojciech-Galej_EMBO_1000x600.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-30T12:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-30T12:03:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"The EMBL Grenoble group leader joins this network in recognition of his significant achievements in the field of structural biology research.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/awards-honours\/wojciech-galej-elected-to-embo-membership\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wojciech-Galej_EMBO_1000x600.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wojciech-Galej_EMBO_1000x600.jpeg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"EMBL group leader Wojciech Galej has been elected as an EMBO member. 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