EMBL: Predoc, Briggs Group, Structural and Computational Biology, 2008-2013.
2019: Group Leader, University of Oxford, UK.

“As a structural biologist, I am honoured to be selected for the John Kendrew Award. I admire all the past winners, and am delighted to be in this group of outstanding scientists. EMBL has been a big part of my scientific development, and indeed in the development of my entire field of research (cryo-EM). I look forward to going back in July to meet everyone at EMBL.”

Announcement of winner: February 2019

EMBL: Predoc, Brazma Group, EMBL-EBI, 2006-2010.
2018: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

“Receiving the John Kendrew Award is a great honour for me, and I am humbled to be joining the ranks of the previous recipients. None of this would have been possible without the many people who influenced my career at EMBL and Harvard Medical School, in particular, my past and present mentors. To me, the John Kendrew Award is not only a recognition of my achievements. I also consider it an acknowledgment of the importance of my field—visualisation of biomedical data—which was in its infancy when I started my PhD at the EMBL-EBI in 2006.”

Announcement of winner: March 2018

EMBL: Predoc, Stelzer group, Cell Biology and Biophysics, 2005-2010.
2017: Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA.

“I am very grateful to receive the John Kendrew Award from the institute I owe so much to. The entire EMBL framework, from its exceptional graduate program and collaborative scientific environment to the outstanding researchers I worked with, was instrumental in my training as a scientist and preparing me to be an independent investigator. I am thus happy to see that EMBL has served as an inspiration for other research institutes, including my current home, the Janelia Research Campus.”

Announcement of winner: March 2017

EMBL: Predoc, Akhtar group, Genome Biology, 2002-2008.
2016: Group Leader, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

“I am deeply honored to be awarded the 2016 John Kendrew Award and find my name among this select group of excellent scientists. I can’t wait to be back at the EMBL for the award ceremony and re-experience the buzzing atmosphere of this magical institute.  The innovative and out-of-the-box approach to science at the EMBL really shaped me as a scientist and was hugely important en route towards independence.”

Announcement of winner: January 2016

EMBL: Predoc, Conti Group, Structural and Computational Biology, 2002-2007.
2014: Assistant Professor, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

“I am very honoured to be receiving this award, not least because of my structural biology background. I am thankful for the recognition at this early stage in my independent career. The award really highlights why basic research matters – even seemingly obscure discoveries, such as our work on the molecular mechanism of the bacterial CRISPR systems, can have a major impact not only on other scientists’ research but also lead to new applications in biotechnology and biomedicine.”

Announcement of winner: December 2013

EMBL: Predoc, Weiss Team, EMBL Hamburg, 2003-2007
2012: Research Associate, Imperial College London and Diamond Light Source, Oxford, United Kingdom.

“It’s a great honour to be selected for this award in particular because John Kendrew was one of the pioneers in crystallography.”

Announcement of co-winners: January 2012

EMBL: Postdoc, Gross Group, EMBL Monterotondo, 2004-2006
2011: Group Leader, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

“This recognition is a great encouragement for me to continue fostering the development of more science communication projects with more scientists. It would be nice to see the whole science community take the communication of science as their responsibility, shared with teachers and journalists. It has also inspired me to foster international collaborations in science communication between Argentina and Europe.”

Announcement of winner: January 2011

EMBL: Predoc, Tucker Group, EMBL Hamburg, 2001-2005
2010: Assistant Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark

“I am incredibly proud to have received this award. John Kendrew was one of the founding fathers of protein crystallography, and to have received an award that carries his name will always stand out as an absolute highlight of my career.”

Announcement of winner and award ceremony: June 2010

EMBL: Predoc, Cohen Group, Developmental Biology, 2001-2006
2009: Postdoc, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY, USA

“Fostering interactions between the scientific community and alumni is extremely valuable. While this is very established in the US, similar attempts in Europe are rare. The interaction I had at EMBL on the day of the award ceremony was fantastic and I will clearly benefit from reestablishing old bonds with scientists there. I very much hope that this prize will become a tradition at EMBL.”

Announcement of winner 2009

EMBL: Predoc, Bouwmeester and Cohen Groups, Developmental Biology, 1998-2002
2008: Society in Science-Branco Weiss Research Fellow, BIOS (London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

“The John Kendrew award shows that unusual and rare research interests and approaches at the intersection between science and society are appreciated and valued. Since winning the award, I’m regularly invited to give lectures at courses and conferences, asked to present my research and to teach innovative, transdisciplinary courses. Also, the number of papers and grant proposals that I am requested to review has increased.”

Announcement of winner: October 2007