{"id":5060,"date":"2015-08-24T12:50:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T10:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2024-04-19T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T13:19:50","slug":"1508-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/1508-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards &#038; Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\">Director of EMBL-EBI <span class=\"s1\"><b>Ewan Birney<\/b><\/span> and group leader <span class=\"s1\"><b>Sarah Teichmann<\/b><\/span> have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/news\/press-releases\/academy-of-medical-sciences-elects-birney-and-teichmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences<\/a> in recognition of their excellence in research and innovative application of scientific knowledge. The Academy of Medical Sciences is an independent organisation that campaigns to ensure advances in medical science are translated into benefits for patients, and its 1169 Fellows are the UK\u2019s leading medical scientists. The 48 new Fellows \u2013 17 of whom are women \u2013 were formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on 1 July 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Group leaders <span class=\"s1\"><b>Detlev Arendt<\/b><\/span> and <span class=\"s1\"><b>John Briggs<\/b><\/span> have both been named in EMBO\u2019s list of new members, among 58 \u201coutstanding researchers\u201d elected for their contributions to life science research. In total, EMBO membership now comprises more than 1700 life scientists in the international scientific community, whose input has helped to promote excellence in life sciences since 1964. EMBO Members serve on selection committees for EMBO programmes, mentor young scientists, and provide suggestions and feedback on the organisation\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Stephen Cusack<\/b><\/span>, head of EMBL Grenoble, has been <a href=\"http:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/1505-cusack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society<\/a>. Founded in the 1660s, The Royal Society is the national academy of science in the UK, and is a fellowship of many of the world\u2019s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine. There are currently some 1600 fellows, including around 80 Nobel Laureates.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">As winner of an <a href=\"http:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/1506-embo-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EMBO Gold Medal<\/a>, <span class=\"s1\"><b>Sarah Teichmann<\/b><\/span> will receive a hand-crafted medal and a bursary of 10 000 Euros. 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