EMBL's headquarters and main laboratory site supports research, services, advanced training, and technology development
It is home to: the Director General’s Office and Council Secretariat; five research units; scientific services and core facilities; the EMBL International Centre for Advanced Training (EICAT), and; central administration and support functions.
Professor Jan Korbel is the Interim Head of EMBL Heidelberg. He is supported by the EMBL Heidelberg Director’s Office.
Scientists in this unit use multidisciplinary approaches to investigate the molecular and biophysical mechanisms that enable cells to function.
Research in the Developmental Biology Unit is focused on understanding the origin, development, and evolution of organisms and their communities.
The Directors' research unit covers thematically distinct research groups, headed by EMBL and EMBO leadership.
The Genome biology unit uses and develops cutting-edge methods to study how the information in our genome is regulated, processed, and utilised, and how its alteration leads to disease.
The Molecular Systems Biology Unit investigates molecular structure, organization and function at a systematic level in and across cells.
Research at EMBL is supported by the development of enabling technologies that are made available to the scientific community in its Core facilities, 10 of which are located at EMBL Heidelberg. Core facilities provide practical tools and expert advice for life scientists.
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Find out moreAnalysing data to unravel biological complexity
Understanding how cells work and how they are organised
Developing new drugs and tools to understand the chemistry of life
How single cells give rise to complex organisms
Understanding the causes of disease to find new treatments
How cells interpret the DNA code to carry out biological functions
Cutting edge technology, zooming into life at the tiniest scales
Mathematical analysis is crucial to the data-rich science of biology
Enabling technology for a host of experimental methods
Understanding life in the context of its environment
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Speaker(s): USA, Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology, Timothy Mitchison
Host: Thomas Quail
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Speaker(s): Poland, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Selvita, Anna Świerk | Germany, Recruiter Innovation Unit at Boehringer-Ingelheim, Holger Fuhrmann | UK, Director of Genome Analytics at EIT Oxford (Pathogen Program), Nils Kölling
Host: EMBL Fellows' Skills and Career Development
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Speaker(s): Austria, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna, Julius Brennecke
Host: Antonio Biancolella
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EditWerden Sie Teil unseres internationalen Food-Services-Teams am EMBL Campus in Heidelberg!Für unser Team suchen wir eine engagierte Servicekraft (m/w/d) mit Erfahrung im Catering, die Freude daran hat, exzellenten Service in einem internationalen Umfeld zu bieten.Unsere EMBL Food Services am EMBL Cam...
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EditEMBL is a world leader in scientific research and at the forefront in the development of cutting-edge technologies. Research at EMBL is supported by the development of enabling technologies that are made available to the scientific community in its core facilities, ten of which are currently located...
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EditOur Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) consist of several organizational units providing service to EMBLinvestigators.Working under supervision, you will be involved in the daily care, welfare checks and general husbandry of different mostly aquatic species and their environment. You will perform bas...
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EditYour roleThe Microscopy Specialist contributes to the delivery and continuous advancement of the EMBL Imaging Centre by providing specalist expertise in super-resolution cryo-light microscopy (Cryo-LM) technologies for cryo-correleative light and electron microscopy (Cryo-CLEM) and related imaging w...
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EditEMBL Hotel ISG and Guest Houses provide accommodation for scientists and visitors to EMBL Heidelberg.
EMBL Heidelberg is a 10-15 minute drive from Heidelberg's city centre and main station. During conferences EMBL arranges frequent bus transfers between EMBL and various stops around Heidelberg.
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With support from more than 30 countries, laboratories at six sites across Europe and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is a powerhouse of biological expertise. EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg, and was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.
EMBL currently employs more than 1800 people in Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg, Heidelberg, EMBL-EBI Hinxton (near Cambridge), and Rome.
Publishing hundreds of research articles and hosting dozens of conferences every year, EMBL is driving visionary fundamental research and training Europe’s future scientific talent.
