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Alumni Relations

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World Alumni Day 2023

Watch 2023 Alumni Awards Ceremony

Watch World Alumni Hour: TREC Panel Discussion

World Alumni Day takes place annually on EMBL Lab Day in Heidelberg. On Friday 7 July 2023, This hybrid event brought together EMBL and its alumni community worldwide, whilst providing a platform to celebrate this year’s EMBL Alumni Award winners and the impact already being made by EMBL’s TREC expedition as it traverses Europe’s coastline.

10:00-15:00 CEST: EMBL Alumni Association board meeting (closed meeting)

Board members meet to discuss priorities for the coming year.

16:00-17:15 CEST: EMBL Alumni Awards Ceremony (online and in-person in ATC Klaus Tschira Auditorium)

Veli Vural Uslu: John Kendrew Young Scientist Award recipient. Award presented by Helke Hillebrand and Rüdiger Hell.
Desmond Higgins: Lennart Philipson Award recipient. Award presented by Dame Janet Thornton.

Watch Alumni Awards Ceremony

17:30-18:30 CEST: EMBL World Alumni Hour (online and in-person in ATC Klaus Tschira Auditorium)

EMBL alumni and the TREC team conduct a panel discussion and Q&A looking back and ahead, moderated by Coffee with EMBL hosts Angus Lamond and Thomas Vaccari. Guests include Peer Bork, Rainer Pepperkok, Detlev Arendt, Paola Bertucci, Sara Verstraten, Fátima Gebauer and Pavel Tomancak.

Watch World Alumni Hour: Looking back and ahead with Angus Lamond

Watch World Alumni Hour: TREC Panel Discussion

18:30 CEST onwards: Drinks, dinner and music (in person)

Celebrating the community with in-person dinner, drinks and music.

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