Deciding when to destroy mRNA
World-renowned structural biologist and EMBL alumna Elena Conti opens a window into the fascinating world of the life and death of mRNA at the next Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich
Alumni News
After EMBL: Sergiy Avilov
Ukrainian scientist Sergiy Avilov uses the microscopy skills and scientific network he built at EMBL in his current role heading an Imaging Facility
From data management to AI: an interview with Laura Clarke
Experience in data management and coordination has enabled EMBL alumna Laura Clarke to pursue a career in AI development
Filling the skills gap to advance genomic medicine: an interview with Emily Perry
By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible
EMBL scientists elected to EMBO Membership
Three EMBL group leaders and six EMBL alumni were recognised for their contributions to the life sciences
After EMBL: Urtė Neniškytė
An EMBL alumna returned to her native Lithuania, becoming one of the founding group leaders in the Vilnius University-EMBL Partnership Institute, helping to advance genome-editing technologies there
Janet Thornton retires: a pioneer in structural bioinformatics
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments shaping the field of bioinformatics
EMBL in Italy: cutting-edge science from basic to applied research
The annual meeting organised by Italian EMBL alumni was held in Turin on 18-19 May, hosted by the University of Turin and the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO)
After EMBL: Heiko Runz and Laurence Ettwiller
From biking together while at EMBL to assistant professorships at Heidelberg University, two academics formed a union that took them to the United States, into various industry positions and to a life with two young children.
The story of Clustal: democratising sequence alignments
We caught up with 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner Desmond Higgins for a chat about his time at EMBL, his research developing sequence alignment tools, and 20th-century bioinformatics.