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Alumni Relations

Connecting, engaging and nurturing EMBLs global community of current and former scientists, technicians, communicators and administrators

The EMBL Alumni Relations programme is built to advance EMBL and the relevance of life science research in the scientific community and society at large, by fostering connections between the laboratory, its member states, current EMBL staff, EMBL alumni, and the public.

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2008 John Kendrew Award recipients

On EMBL Lab Day on 10 June 2008, former Executive Director of EMBO, John Tooze, presented the Alumni Association John Kendrew Young Scientist Award to the first winners, Antonio Giraldez and Giovanni Frazzetto. Read more about their selection.


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2nd Local Chapter meeting in Greece, Dilofo

The second Dilofo meeting of EMBL alumni living and working in Greece took place from Saturday 31st May – Sunday 1st June 2008. Twelve alumni and members of their families (26 people altogether) plus thirteen graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from the groups of several alumni enjoyed a…


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Australia: a warm welcome down under

You might be hearing ‘g’day’ and ‘strewth’ in the corridors a bit more often from now on, as Australia officially begins the first ever associate membership to EMBL’s international community. The country has become a central player in molecular biology in recent…


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EMBL Alumni board meeting

The EMBL Alumni Association board held their biannual meeting at EMBL Heidelberg on 25 February 2008. One of the major topics was the upcoming board elections. On behalf of EMBL, Matthias Hentze thanked those members stepping down, in particular treasurer Albert Stegmüller. The Board welcomed…


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From Sweden to EMBL … and back

A Swedish postdoc came to EMBL in 2004. Three years later he returned home with a new love. This is his story… It’s thanks to the Alumni Association Swedish Postdoctoral Fellowship that Johan Ledin came to EMBL in 2004, after completing his PhD at Uppsala University. Funded by the…



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Alumni Day at the EMBL-EBI

After the ceremony to mark the opening of the new site extension, EMBL-EBI hosted an on-campus symposium for all EMBL alumni and EBI staff. The event attracted 116 participants and was a great opportunity to meet friends and enjoy an excellent programme of talks by EMBL-EBI’s directors,…


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2007 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award

The EMBL Alumni Association Board is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural John Kendrew Young Scientist Award. The extremely high standard of applications for this award made the task of selecting a single winner at the Alumni Association Board meeting on 23rd October 2007 extremely…


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3rd Iberian Local Chapter Meeting in Derido, Spain

On 7 September the EMBL alumni from the Iberian Chapter celebrated their third meeting at the CIC bioGUNE in Bilbao. The day started with a welcome by CIC bioGUNE director José M. Mato, followed by presentations by Angel Nebreda and José Luis de la Pompa. After a visit to the laboratories of the…


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Local Chapter at the ELSO Meeting in Dresden

Thanks to the efforts of ELSO Secretary General and EMBL Alumni Association Board member Konrad Müller, EMBL staff and alumni enjoyed a get-together at the ELSO meeting in Dresden on September 2, following on from the first such event in 2005. The occasion was very well-attended, attracting alumni…

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