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“Let’s not wait until memories have faded and papers be discarded at the end of a career before deciding to save our heritage.” Scientists involved in the molecular biology revolution are aware of the transforming power of their discipline for society and history. Yet, the obsessive…
In 1980 Sven Hovmöller was a postdoc in EMBL Heidelberg’s Structural and Computational Biology Unit. His lifelong interest in China meant he was thrilled to meet another postdoc, Yun Li, who joined the unit from the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry. Thirty years later, Sven – now professor…
Exchange and networking are key tenets of science, as cell biologist and imaging specialist Caroline Medioni discovered when she spent six months at EMBL Heidelberg in Anne Ephrussi’s group honing a system to image axon growth within intact fly brains. Caroline’s team leader, Florence Besse, of…
Fifteen EMBL alumni working in Greece gathered for their fourth annual meeting in the picturesque villages of Aspraggeloi and Dilofo on 26-27 June 2010. Along with 13 family members and ten postdocs from their research groups, the alumni enjoyed a sunny weekend discussing life and science in…
New lab, land and non-stop BBQ weather Valerie Hilgers graduated on Lab Day, 11 June 2010, but unlike most, who walked from the lab or travelled from an Outstation to collect their awards, Valerie flew 13 hours from Singapore! In 2007, when Steve Cohen moved to Singapore to direct the Temasek Life…
In the world of science, recognition often comes quietly but leaves a lasting impact. Such is the case of Preben Morth, who was honored with the 2010 John Kendrew award on 11 June 2010. The award, presented by his former group leader, Paul Tucker, and orchestrated by Niovi Santama, Deputy Vice…
American Joe Sanger, the first Humboldt Fellow to work at EMBL in 1979-80, remembers his first meeting with former EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics group leader Brigitte Jockusch (1978-81), that resulted in a fantastic year at EMBL, and a lifetime of friendship and collaborations. Together with his…
EMBL alumni travel all over the world when they leave, but Martin Senger found himself a more unusual new home than most – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Martin, how did you end up in Saudi Arabia? After leaving EMBL, where I was a scientist in Graham…
The first ever EMBL local chapter meeting in Ireland was hosted by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) on 24 February and attracted alumni from academia, industry and government alike. Former EMBO Director Frank Gannon, EMBL Director General Iain Mattaj and EMBL group leaders Eileen Furlong and…
The first EMBL Irish chapter meeting on 24 February 2010 offered an ideal opportunity to catch up with its host, former EMBO Director, Frank Gannon about his work at SFI “The major challenge facing SFI – the main scientific funding agency in Ireland – is the collapse of the…