{"id":71,"date":"2014-06-10T13:38:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T11:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.embl.de\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2020-09-03T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T11:49:21","slug":"us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>EMBLetc.<\/em> is the news website of the <a title=\"EMBL.de\" href=\"http:\/\/www.embl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)<\/a>, where you can read the latest about our research, get a glimpse of life in the lab, follow the pursuits of our staff after they move on and become alumni, keep\u00a0up with innovative endeavours in training and get the inside scoop on conferences and other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For a monthly round-up of the hottest stories, <a title=\"eNewsletter signup\" href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/d\/3441E432C7F87746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up&nbsp;to our eNewsletter &gt;<\/a><\/li><li>Want to hold <em>EMBLetc.<\/em> in your hands? We have a <a title=\"EMBLetc archive\" href=\"http:\/\/www.embl.de\/aboutus\/communication_outreach\/publications\/newsletter\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quarterly print magazine &gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About EMBL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL is Europe\u2019s flagship laboratory for the life sciences, with more than 80 independent groups covering the spectrum of molecular&nbsp;biology. EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary \u2013 its 1600 employees, from many nations, operate across six sites: the main laboratory in Heidelberg, and sites in Barcelona; Grenoble; Hamburg; Hinxton, near Cambridge (the European Bioinformatics Institute), and Monterotondo, near&nbsp;Rome. 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