EMBL Rome
EMBL’s site in Italy is a centre for research in Epigenetics and Neurobiology
2026 – Jennifer Chen joins EMBL Rome
2026 – MoU renewal signed with the Italian Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
2026 – ERC Proof of Concept Grant awarded to Jamie Hackett
2025 – Fabio Petroni joins EMBL Rome
2024 – Microscopy and Histology facilities merge into the Light Imaging Facility (LIF); Gene editing and Viral engineering facilities merge into the Gene Editing and Virus Facility (GEVF)
2023 – Refurbishment works start
2023 – ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Cornelius Gross
2023 – ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Jamie Hackett
2022 – New Host Site Agreement signed with the Government of the Italian Republic
2022 – Cornelius Gross elected as EMBO member
2022 – MoU renewal signed with Sapienza University
2021 – Scientific Agreement signed with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
2021 – MoU signed with the Italian Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
2021 – Ana Boskovic joins EMBL Rome
2020 – Cornelius Gross takes over as interim Head of Unit
2019 – Tara Mission Microplastics ocean schooner stopover in Rome
2018 – Santiago Rompani joins EMBL Rome
2018 – Refurbishment of the campus canteen
2017 – First annual ‘Summer in Science’ programme launched with Adamas Scienza
2017 – Mouse Biology Unit becomes Epigenetics & Neurobiology Unit; EMBL Monterotondo becomes EMBL Rome
2017 – Signature of CNR-EMBL agreement for the refurbishment of EMBL premises in Monterotondo
2017 – Mathieu Boulard joins EMBL Rome
2016 – Jamie Hackett joins EMBL Rome
2016 – Hiroki Asari joins EMBL Rome
2014 – Launch of EMBL-Sapienza seminars in Neurobiology & Epigenetics
2013 – ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Cornelius Gross
2013 – ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Donal O'Carroll
2012 – ERC Starting Grant awarded to Rocio Sotillo
2012 – Phil Avner takes over as Head of Unit
2010 – Establishment of the Microscopy Facility (since 2024 part of LIF)
2007 – Establishment of the Histology Service (since 2024 part of LIF)
2004 – Gene Expression Core Facility founded (renamed as Genetic and Viral Engineering Facility – GAVEF; since 2024 part of GEVF)
2003 – Establishment of the animal facility (renamed as Laboratory Animal Resources - LAR)
2002 – Transgenic Facility Founded (renamed as Gene Editing and Embryology Facility – GEEF; since 2024 part of GEVF)
2001 – Nadia Rosenthal takes over as Coordinator of the Mouse Biology Programme
1999 – Host site agreement signed with the Italian Republic establishing EMBL site in Italy
1997 – Founding of EMBL Monterotondo Mouse Biology Programme
1996 – Klaus Rajewsky takes up the post of Programme Coordinator
1994 – EMBL Council and Director General Fotis Kafatos commit to establishing a Mouse Biology Programme in Monterotondo, with four research groups
