EMBL's site in Italy is a centre for research in Epigenetics and Neurobiology
EMBL Rome was established in 1999 to apply EMBL’s approach to research to the study of mammalian physiology and genetics. Today, research at the site focuses on the interdisciplinary investigation of epigenetics and neurobiology: EMBL Rome connects under one roof experts studying the control of gene expression with those examining sensory processing and behavioural control. The common theme explored in numerous projects across the site is how changes in gene expression and brain plasticity enable organisms to adapt to their environment.
The interdisciplinary focus and relatively small size of the Unit foster a special atmosphere that exemplifies the founding principles of EMBL as a dynamic, open and collaborative environment where new scientific ideas are born and shaped. In addition to research, the institute operates a set of core facilities supporting internal and external researchers to establish and deliver cutting-edge tools and technologies.
Researchers at EMBL Rome take advantage of close links with EMBL’s sites in Germany, France, Spain and the UK. These include collaborations with data science experts at EMBL-EBI in Hinxton, with structural biologists at EMBL Hamburg and EMBL Grenoble, and a wide range of molecular biologists and technology experts at EMBL Heidelberg and EMBL Barcelona that host a series of complementary core facilities in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and imaging.
Visual systems neuroscience
Mechanisms of embryonic gene regulation
Epigenetic gene silencing in mammals
Neural control of instinctive behaviour
Epigenetic mechanisms and intergenerational inheritance
Hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells during development
Visual circuits in the thalamus
Advanced optical techniques for deep tissue microscopy
Analysing data to unravel biological complexity
Understanding how cells work and how they are organised
How single cells give rise to complex organisms
Understanding the causes of disease to find new treatments
How assemblies of cells develop, work, and heal
Learn about work and life at EMBL’s Epigenetics and Neurobiology research unit in Italy on our blog.
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Kristina Havas-Cavalletti One thing which particularly intrigues me from my work at EMBL is the role of fat molecules, or lipids, in the dormant tumour cell population. We’ve been developing methods to study proteins which interact with lipid droplets in these cells. We also want to better understand the interplay between lipid droplets and mitochondria – the cell’s energy powerhouses.
Ilaria Ferlenghi In the summer of 1999, Ilaria Ferlenghi sat at a microscope, staring intensely at the greyscale image swimming into and out of focus on screen. She was inside the microscopy facility at EMBL’s Heidelberg site, using one of two cryo-electron microscopes. Within the blur, she was searching for a glimpse of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) – a virus for which south-west Germany is particularly renowned.
Riccardo Cortese Riccardo created opportunities, and the number of people that benefitted from them is countless. He was a teacher for all those that crossed his path, in the best tradition of a real “Professor” of science and life. The regret for those that knew him is that most of us did not have a chance to say: “We love you”.
Key dates in EMBL Rome's History
EMBL Rome uses external housing facilities in the Monterotondo area or in Rome to temporarily host invited speakers, guests and new employees.
EMBL Rome's campus in Monterotondo is situated in the northeast of Rome.
Pascale Beudin
Email: admin@embl.it
Phone: +39 06900 91402
Fax: +39 0690091406
EMBL Rome
Adriano Buzzati-Traverso Campus
Via Ramarini 32
00015 Monterotondo (RM)
Italy
Rossana De Lorenzi
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