Meet Claudia: She’s our Iceland-enthusiast, always greets you with a smile on her face, and helps hundreds of people come to EMBL as a scientific visitor each year! Claudia is always up for helping others improve their German, is an avid tea-lover, and has a lot of EMBL visitor pen pals who she has been keeping up with over the years. Her office is full of thank you greeting cards and she is always booked for lunch dates – so make sure you block a slot in her calendar before others beat you to it!

At EMBL since:  May 2015

Number of visitors she has supported since she started:  3036

What’s your favourite place in Heidelberg?  

My favorite place in Heidelberg is the Marktplatz in Neuenheim.

What do you like most about your job?  

The best thing about my job is meeting open-minded people from all over the world! 

If you weren’t running the Scientific Visitor Programme, what would you do?    

I would probably still be a freelance interpreter and sit in a booth doing simultaneous interpreting from French and Spanish into German.

What is on your bucket list? 

See the aurora borealis live and trek the Inca Trail Route up to Machu Picchu.

What is your favorite recipe?    

Swabian Spätzle with lentils.

What is your favorite band?

Coldplay – seeing Chris Martin on stage is unequalled!

Are there upcoming fellowship opportunities you would like us to know about?

We have very recently announced the EMBL-UNESCO Residency in Infection Biology Research for female researchers from Africa, and watch out for the Sabbatical Visitor Fellowships to come in spring 2023!

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If you are interested in coming to EMBL as a visitor, please have a look at our Scientific Visitor Programme.