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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…
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…
The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg becomes EMBL's 20th member state
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Former EMBL predoc Silke Pichler does a juggling act with her roles as full-time cadre athlete in the Austrian national team, employee of the Austrian Triathlon Federation and Research Associate in the Department of Genetics at Cambridge University, UK. Silke, who studied in the Cell Biology Unit…
EMBL alumni in Germany, from former predocs to Unit Coordinators, met in Heidelberg during the Summer Party on 14 July to discuss their science and career paths after leaving EMBL. This, the first German Local Chapter Meeting, provided staff and alumni the opportunity to share tips on life after…
Australia to become an associate member