{"id":9766,"date":"2017-04-12T23:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=9766"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:38:14","slug":"1704-obituary-konrad-muller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/1704-obituary-konrad-muller\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituary: Konrad M\u00fcller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is with great sadness that we share the news that EMBL alumnus Konrad M\u00fcller passed away on 28 March. Konrad, who is a former head of personnel and administration, worked at EMBL for two decades between 1975\u201395. Konrad\u2019s contributions have helped to shape EMBL as we know it today. Under his leadership at EMBL he drove key projects including the establishment of EMBL\u2019s Kinderhaus, the INTERMEDEX health insurance system for EMBL employees, the creation of the EMBL Staff Association and furthered relations with Germany, the host country of EMBL Heidelberg and Hamburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After leaving EMBL, Konrad went on to head up the European Life Science Organisation before taking on a role as Chairman of the board of trustees of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klaus-tschira-stiftung.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klaus Tschira Foundation<\/a>. Konrad always maintained close connections with EMBL in many forms&nbsp;\u2013 as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.de\/aboutus\/alumni\/about-us\/our-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Association board<\/a> (2003-8), driving philanthropic partnerships and many other activities supporting EMBL and the international life science community. He was a prime mover behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.de\/aboutus\/alumni\/alumni-awards\/01_jka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Kendrew Award<\/a>. This prize is given to EMBL alumni for their accomplishments in research and other fields of activity, in their first few years after leaving EMBL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"vf-blockquote\"><p>EMBL became part of Konrad and he in turn became an unforgettable part of EMBL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthias Hentze, EMBL Director said: \u201cKonrad is a remarkable architect of EMBL as we know it. Without him, EMBL would not have the same \u2018touch and feel\u2019 that it has today, even though he left EMBL more than 20 years ago. Konrad never truly left EMBL, because he cared for it with passion. Without him, there would be no EMBL Advanced Training Centre. But perhaps most importantly, Konrad cared for the people who worked and work at EMBL, irrespective of status and pay grade. He was always willing to help, creatively, unburocratically, with his heart. I will remember him as one of the true forces behind EMBL, and as a wonderful <em>Mensch<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iain Mattaj, EMBL Director-General, said: \u201cKonrad joined EMBL very early after its founding and \u2013 particularly in EMBL Heidelberg where he was based&nbsp;\u2013 he knew everyone by name. He was tremendously social, talking and laughing with everyone he met. If you had a problem, Konrad was always there to listen and usually to find a solution quickly and without fuss. 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