Creating synergies between EMBL and Stanford’s research communities
The Life Science Alliance is a non-profit inter-institutional alliance between EMBL and Stanford University, uniting world leading researchers from both institutions to advance transformative technologies and accelerate biomedical research.
Yuqi Tan, a postdoc at Stanford, spent three months at EMBL working on her project. Her visit, supported by one of our Exchange Grants, provided valuable opportunities for collaboration. Discover more about her project and the advantages of her time at EMBL here.
Jana is one of our first Bridging Excellence Fellows based in the lab of Gautam Dey at EMBL. She spent one year in Gavin Sherlock's lab at Stanford. Read here about her journey.
Despite the pandemic challenges in launching a new lab, Gautam highlights how the Alliance aids in reconnecting with his academic roots from Stanford University. Welcoming a new Bridging Excellence Fellow, the Dey lab launches the next phase of transatlantic collaborations.
The life science Alliance is excited to present our very first cohort of Bridging Excellence Fellows! Read more about the joint fellowship program and the joint research that Jana and Berni are undertaking as part of their transatlantic experience.
The Life Science Alliance and the MOLIT Institute in Heilbronn presented their first joint event! Attended by over 150 participants, the symposium brought together researchers from across the globe to address the promises and challenges of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
With his joint position as a Senior Scientist in the Genome Biology Unit at EMBL and Professor of Genetics at Stanford, Lars is the primary link between the two institutions. Hear more about the benefits of transatlantic collaborations.
Researchers from Stanford and 3 EMBL sites came together to talk and think about common opportunities and challenges in the field, as well as discuss plans for future collaborations.