The importance and limitations of organoids
People & Perspectives Cell biologist Hans Clevers will discuss organoids as 'avatars' for human organs in research and medicine at the 2024 Kafatos lecture.
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Hans Clevers to deliver 2024 Kafatos Lecture on pioneering organoid research
EMBL Announcements On Friday 4 October 2024 at 18:00 CEST, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam will host the 2024 Kafatos Lecture, delivered by renowned scientist Hans Clevers.
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12 moments of philanthropy: #8 Suzanne Eaton Playground
Connections After Suzanne Eaton’s death, family and friends raised funds for a Kinderhaus playground, providing a joyous way to remember her.
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Merging passion, collaboration, and serendipity
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Thibaut Brunet, recipient of the 2024 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, shares his scientific journey – from a childhood passion for nature to the discovery of a new species of choanoflagellate.
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12 moments of philanthropy: #7 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award
Connections Since 2011, Roland Specker has sponsored the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, which both supports early-career scientists while also honouring EMBL’s first director general.
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12 moments of philanthropy: #6 ‘Summer in Science’
Connections At EMBL Rome, an immersive youth training programme is dedicated to, but also inspired by, alumnus Riccardo Cortese, thanks to private donors.
2024
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Looking back: EMBL in the 1970s and 1980s
Lab Matters A special Coffee with EMBL session celebrated EMBL’s 50th anniversary by inviting alumni to reflect on the organisation’s first two decades.
2024
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Stephen Cusack: what I’ve learned
People & Perspectives Stephen Cusack, world-renowned structural biologist and former Head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on his early influences, his achievements, and the lessons he’s learned as he embarks on his next adventure
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Toby Gibson: what I’ve learned
People & Perspectives Toby Gibson reflects on 38 years at EMBL, the scientific tools he built along the way, and the state of science today.
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12 moments of philanthropy: #3 Environmental Research Initiative
ConnectionsLab Matters The Environmental Research Initiative is a community effort of donations empowering EMBL scientists to solve global environmental challenges through molecular biology.
2024
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2024 EMBL Alumni Award recipients announced
EMBL Announcements Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research and leadership capabilities in the fields of evolutionary cell biology and molecular medicine.
2024
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Anne Ephrussi: what I’ve learned
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives After 32 years at EMBL – leading a developmental biology research group and later simultaneously serving as EMBL’s Dean for its PhD programme, Anne Ephrussi has retired, ready to start her life’s next chapter.
2024
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Navigating success: an EMBL alumni mentorship story
Lab Matters A recent success story of the Alumni Mentorship Programme is that of Luis Pedro Coelho, a Portuguese former postdoctoral fellow in the Bork Group, and his mentor Frank Gannon, former EMBO Director and EMBL Group Leader and Senior Scientist.
2023
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Exploring the universe: Roel Wijnaendts
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Roel Wijnaendts looks back at a long career in academic research and entrepreneurship that has left an indelible mark in the fields of instrumentation and optics.
2023
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Advocating for a generalist approach to science and life
EMBLetc Sara Fahs, who did her PhD from EMBL Heidelberg and is one of the newest members of the EMBL alumni association board, writes about key insights from her journey in science and her work on medicinal chemistry, during a career spanning academia and industry.
2023
Impact of access to imaging technologies on scientific achievements
EMBLetc Baubak Bajoghli, Director of Austrian Bioimaging/CMI, discusses his passion for imaging and his work straddling basic and applied research in biology.
2023
EMBL in Spain: Molecules to Ecosystems
Connections EMBL in Spain 2023 was held in Bilbao on Friday 9 October, hosted at the Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE).
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EMBL’s second Kafatos Lecture this Friday
EMBL Announcements Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the 2023 annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.
2023
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Deciding when to destroy mRNA
Science & Technology Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the next annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.
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After EMBL: Sergiy Avilov
People & Perspectives Ukrainian scientist Sergiy Avilov uses the microscopy skills and scientific network he built at EMBL in his current role heading the Imaging Facility at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics.
2023
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From data management to AI: an interview with Laura Clarke
People & Perspectives Experience in data management and coordination has enabled EMBL alumna Laura Clarke to pursue a career in AI development.
2023
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Filling the skills gap to advance genomic medicine: an interview with Emily Perry
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible.
2023
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From academia to industry: exploring new career paths
Lab Matters EMBL organised a five-day summer school to help PhD students and postdocs learn more about research and development (R&D) related industry career roles.
2023
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EMBL scientists elected to EMBO Membership
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Three EMBL group leaders and six EMBL alumni were recognised for their contributions to the life sciences.
2023
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After EMBL: Urtė Neniškytė
People & Perspectives EMBL Rome alumna Urtė Neniškytė returned to her native Lithuania, helping establish the Vilnius University-EMBL Partnership Institute and advance genome-editing technologies there.
2023
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EMBL in Italy: cutting-edge science from basic to applied research
Connections 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)
2023
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After EMBL: Heiko Runz and Laurence Ettwiller
People & Perspectives From biking together while at EMBL to assistant professorships at Heidelberg University, two academics soon formed a union that took them to the United States., into various industry positions, and now to a life with two young children.
2023
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Celebrating 100 issues of EMBLetc.
EMBLetc First published in 1999 as a black-and-white printed newsletter for EMBL staff and alumni, EMBLetc. has undergone many transformations in its 24 years of existence.
2023
A trip down memory lane
EMBLetc EMBLetc., the online magazine of Europe’s life sciences laboratory, celebrates its 24th birthday with its 100th issue. We took a walk through the past issues of this dynamic publication, and here are 10 recurring themes that emerged.
2023
Merging science and theatre
EMBLetc Veli Vural Uslu, winner of the 2023 John Kendrew award, chats about his journey in science and his adventures in science communication. Uslu is the writer, director, and organiser of various science-themed theatre plays, and the founder of TAP (The Awesome Potatoes) Science Theater Heidelberg.
2023
The story of Clustal: democratising sequence alignments
EMBLetc Desmond Higgins, 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner, discusses his time at EMBL and his research developing sequence alignment tools.
2023
EMBL alumni: Alex Almeida on the unchartered gut microbiome and becoming a principal investigator
People & Perspectives As a postdoc Alex Almeida used bioinformatics to push the boundaries of what we know about the gut microbiome. Here, Almeida explains how his time at EMBL-EBI generated new research avenues, and how the skills and connections from his postdoc prepared him for leading his own research group at the…
2023
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After EMBL: Thomas Graf
People & Perspectives Alumnus Thomas Graf reflects on his time at EMBL, offering an update on his whereabouts and advice for young scientists.
2023
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EMBL Alumni Awards Announced for 2023
Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.
2023
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Genomic science to support conservation efforts: an interview with Lara Urban
Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
2023
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Biology meets engineering
Lab MattersScience & Technology Physicists, engineers and robotics experts work together in EMBL Hamburg’s Instrumentation Team to design instruments that support structural biology research. The team has finished a transfer robot that facilitates automated handling of protein crystals with care and precision. This will help…
2023
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EMBL in Spain: from EvoDevo to Tissues
More than a hundred scientists from across Spain and Europe met at the Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD) for the 2022 “EMBL in Spain” event.
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New chair of EMBL Council
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL alumnus and eminent molecular biologist Peter B. Becker has been named the next chair of EMBL’s Council as of January 2023.
2022
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Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public
EMBL´s Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public. The 2022 lecture will be delivered by EMBL alumnus and distinguished developmental geneticist Denis Duboule and will focus on ‘Evolution and Embryonic Development: The Complex Story of our Dual Origins’.
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AlphaFold developers and EMBL alumnus among Breakthrough Prize recipients
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Cell biologist Anthony Hyman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were announced among 25 Breakthrough Prize recipients
2022
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Summer in Science – life in a research lab
Lab Matters 20 secondary school students from all over Italy participated in the fourth edition of Summer in Science at EMBL Rome.
2022
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Three EMBL scientists elected as EMBO Members
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Cornelius Gross, Miki Ebisuya and Nassos Typas join EMBO, the prestigious organisation for the life sciences.
2022
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Patrick Cramer elected as next President of the Max Planck Society
EMBL Announcements Former chair of EMBL Council to take office as the next President of the Max Planck Society in June 2023.
2022
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2022 EMBL Alumni Awards Winners announced
EMBL Announcements Two former EMBL staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research in the fields of brain evolution and cancer.
2022
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EMBL in Italy event held at GSK Vaccines in Siena
Connections The GSK Vaccines site in Siena hosted the annual EMBL in Italy event. The hybrid meeting brought together industry leaders, representatives from biotech start-ups, data scientists, and researchers from academia.
2022
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“Summer in Science” is back! A full immersion in science for high school students
Lab Matters After a two-year break, the summer school organised by Adamas Scienza and EMBL in collaboration with CNR is back. It will take place at the International Research Campus of Monterotondo (Rome) from 13 to 24 June 2022.
2022
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Academia, industry, or somewhere else?
Lab Matters New study: EMBL PhDs and postdocs develop skills that make them highly employable in roles that drive research and innovation in academia, industry, and other sectors.
2022
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Investing in Italy by translating EMBL expertise to the market
Lab MattersScience & Technology Experiences at EMBL Rome led former group leader to establish his start-up in Italy, developing a new generation of gene therapies.
2022
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Denis Duboule to deliver inaugural Kafatos Lecture
EMBL Announcements EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the inaugural Kafatos Lecture to take place in October 2022.
2021
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Addressing the biodiversity crisis with 12,000 reptiles – or one database
Science & Technology An alumnus reflects on the reptile database he started in 1996 while at EMBL. The database helps understand biodiversity issues.
2021
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Newly-launched Kafatos Lectures to bring groundbreaking science to the public
EMBL Announcements A new life sciences lecture series commemorates the legacy of former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos for people around the world.
2021
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EMBL alum takes DNA sequencing to the field
Science & Technology EMBL alum Lara Urban has developed mobile DNA approaches to monitor impacts upon biodiversity in remote areas of New Zealand and elsewhere.
2021
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Ken Holmes
People & Perspectives Ken Holmes, outstanding pioneer of structural biology and founder of EMBL´s Hamburg site, died on 2 November 2021 at the age of 87.
2021
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German Cross of Merit for former EMBL Director General
EMBL Announcements Former EMBL Director General Professor Iain Mattaj was awarded the German Cross of Merit (‘Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland’) at a ceremony held at EMBL Heidelberg on 9 September 2021.
2021
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Supporting EMBL and fundamental research
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond reflects on the process of translating the importance of fundamental research – to EMBL and wider society.
2021
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All heart
Science & Technology A community of scientists is looking at the estimated three billion heart muscle cells in a human heart to better understand heart disease.
2021
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EMBL Alumni Awards 2021
People & Perspectives EMBL alumni Ilaria Piazza and Ken Holmes have been recognised for their outstanding contributions, and will receive their awards as part of the celebrations for EMBL World Alumni Day.
2021
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A hidden medal
People & Perspectives We all like a story about rediscovering treasures, right? Well, that’s just what happened recently at EMBL Grenoble!
2021
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Molecular biology stepping up to solve environmental challenges
Lab Matters EMBL’s EU Green Week event showcased various ways molecular biology research can help solve environmental challenges.
2021
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After the lecture: Zehra Sayers
People & Perspectives Zehra Sayers explains what makes the SESAME synchrotron special, why we should not fear failure, and why curiosity is her biggest driver.
2021
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Uniting strengths to expand research
ConnectionsLab Matters The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of their collaboration to include areas of mutual interest and in the context of EMBL’s 2022-2026 Programme “Molecules to Ecosystems”.
2021
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Coronavirus vaccine uses EMBL’s earliest virus research
Science & Technology EMBL alumnus Kai Simons did early work with Semliki Forest virus membranes, which is now central to a COVID-19 vaccine.
2021
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From mRNA researcher to BioNTech manager
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Pawel Masiewicz has transferred skills and experience gained at EMBL to oversee starting materials for mRNA vaccine development.
2021
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Coding between the vines
Lab Matters EMBL Teen Maria-Theresa Licka shares how female scientists guided & inspired her to develop an app to ID vine disease.
2021
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How EMBL alumni created a groundbreaking vaccine technology
Science & Technology The story of a life-long friendship and a professional partnership that sowed the seeds for a ground-breaking vaccine technology.
2020
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Tackling tropical diseases
Science & Technology Members of the EMBL community are working to improve our understanding of the parasites that cause malaria and sleeping sickness
2020
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Boosting the life sciences through alumni networks
Connections EMBL’s network of alumni plays a vital role in advancing the life sciences globally. EMBL provides research, services, and infrastructure that help former staff to do this effectively. For several years EMBL has been discovering more avenues to help the life sciences across Europe. A key part of…
2020
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Supporting the alumni community
People & Perspectives Erin Tranfield recently joined the EMBL Alumni Association Board as one of 15 newly elected members. Here, she talks about her new role on the board and reflects on how a life-changing event made her refocus her perspective on work and life.
2020
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The history of EMBL in many voices
Lab Matters Stories from EMBL’s past are captured via the EMBL Archive’s Oral Histories programme
2020
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2020 EMBL Alumni Award winners announced
EMBL Announcements Committee recognises outstanding contributions of EMBL alumni to science journalism and genome editing
2020
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Careers after EMBL
Lab Matters For many students in the life sciences, finishing a PhD marks a professional crossroads
2019
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Fallingwater filled with mice
People & Perspectives Nadia Rosenthal describes how she built EMBL Rome’s mouse house
2019
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EMBL in the USA: future facing
People & Perspectives Scientists will discuss the challenges ahead for international science at the EMBL in the USA event.
2019
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EMBL in Spain: a wide vision of science
People & Perspectives EMBL Barcelona will host the 2019 EMBL in Spain event
2019
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EMBL and Tara: Marseille
EMBL Announcements From 27–30 September, Tara will be docked in the port of Marseille, France’s second largest city.
2019
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EMBL in France: where science meets the sea
People & Perspectives September’s alumni event in Marseille will coincide with a Tara stopover
2019
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From rodents to roadsters
People & Perspectives Klaus Rajewsky recalls the pioneering spirit of EMBL Rome’s first years
2019
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Obituary: Bernd-Uwe Jahn
EMBL Announcements Bernd-Uwe Jahn, former EMBL Administrative Director, Ministerialrat and Jurist has passed away
2019
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EMBL in Australia: a strong alumni network
People & Perspectives Frank Gannon discusses the strong links between Australia and EMBL.
2019
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The challenge of diversity
People & Perspectives Dr Cristian D. Magnus discusses LGBTQ+ issues and diversity in science
2019
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In remembrance of Suzanne Eaton
EMBL Announcements The life science community is deeply saddened by the death of Suzanne Eaton
2019
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Fun with fern photography
EMBL Announcements EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns
2019
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Decoding ageing
People & Perspectives The naked mole-rat as a model organism in ageing research
2019
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Colourful yeast
Lab Matters Most of us love brewer’s yeast, or at least the food that it’s helped us to produce since ancient times. Without Saccharomyces cerevisiae (its Latin name) we couldn’t enjoy wine, beer or most types of bread. Besides its role in food production, S. cerevisiae is also an important model…
2019
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2019 alumni awards
People & Perspectives Scientists honoured for contributions in cancer immunotherapy and structural biology
2019
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Translating blue-sky research into the clinic
Lab MattersScience & Technology What does it take to create a vaccine or improve cancer therapies?
2018
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Communities building collections
Lab Matters The EMBL Archive is open for business!
2018
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In the flesh: translating 2D scans into 3D prints
Science & Technology Translating 2D hospital scans into 3D prints is informing patients and aiding surgeons
2018
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EMBL in the UK: Wendy Bickmore
People & Perspectives Meet Wendy Bickmore, Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit, who spoke at the EMBL in the UK event
2018
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Excellent alumni
Connections EMBL alumni Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland receive the 2018 “Volunteer of the Year” award
2018
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EMBL in Finland: Marja Makarow
Connections Scientists in Finland met to share ideas and discover research opportunities
2018
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EMBL in Spain: Lola Ledesma
Connections EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid
2018
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Celebrating science
Lab Matters The EMBL community, past and present, gather for special events around Lab Day 2018
2018
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Powering up
People & Perspectives Alumni share how joining EMBL’s IT team was a career upgrade
2018
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EMBL in Italy: Kristina Havas-Cavalletti
People & Perspectives More than 80 attendees gathered at the EMBL in Italy event at the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Milan
2018
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EMBL in six objects
Lab Matters A history of EMBL in six objects from the EMBL Archive
2018
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Melina Schuh receives EMBO Gold Medal
People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Melina Schuh recognised for excellence in science
2018
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Obituary: Elisa Izaurralde
People & Perspectives Elisa Izaurralde, EMBL alumna, has passed away
2018
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Ocean origins
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL alumna, Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez, on how her research and career evolved after searching the seas
2018
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20 years of building teams and sites
People & Perspectives Mark Green, EMBL-EBI’s Head of Administration reflects on his time at the institute
2018
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Kendrew and Philipson Awards Winners 2018
EMBL Announcements EMBL recognises the outstanding work of alumni with the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson Awards
2018
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Jacques Dubochet donates Nobel medal to EMBL
People & Perspectives “In testimony of my great thankfulness”
2018
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EMBL PhD students reunite 20 years on
People & Perspectives Among refurbished labs, alumni relive memories and find traces of their time at EMBL
2018
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A physical revolution
People & Perspectives EMBL physicist-turned-biologist alumni win 2017 Kendrew and Phillipson awards
2017
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Science in space
People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space
2017
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Obituary: Fotis Kafatos
People & Perspectives Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away
2017
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A curious case of serendipity
People & Perspectives Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment
2017
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Aid for Labs – Scientists helping each other
Lab Matters Aid for Labs is an EMBL-based charity aiming to provide scientific equipment to researchers in need
2017
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Science at sea
A talent for organisation has taken EMBL’s Steffi Kandels-Lewis across the globe
2017
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Science from ice
People & Perspectives Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth
2017
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Fighting disease with structural biology
People & Perspectives Alumnus Michael Parker talks about his career, research highlights and how EMBL has played a role
2017
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Alumni meeting in Oxford
EMBL alumni met in Oxford for an afternoon of science talks and networking
2017
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Obituary: Riccardo Cortese
People & Perspectives The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese
2017
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Obituary: Konrad Müller
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Konrad Müller has sadly passed away
2017
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In remembrance of Anna Tramontano
People & Perspectives The research community mourns the passing of Anna Tramontano
2017
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Pathways: Life science investment
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Joep Muijrers talks about making the transition from science into business
2017
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SESAME: a light in the desert
People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Zehra Sayers key driver of the Middle East’s first synchrotron project
2017
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Building bioinformatics capacity in Africa
People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
2017
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Building labs with flies
People & Perspectives Flies can do a lot for science, inside and outside the lab. EMBL alumna Isabel Palacios explains how
2017
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Reflections by Sir John Kendrew
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives In this interview from the EMBL Archive, Sir John Kendrew reflects on his time leading 'the Lab'.
2017
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Degrees of excellence
Lab Matters Helke Hillebrand on leaving EMBL after 9 years as Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies
2017
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Design for life
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL’s Petra Riedinger retires after 40 years producing posters, graphics, artwork and more
2016
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What would it take to regrow an arm?
Science & Technology Exploring what it would take to regrow a lost limb, and what we might learn along the way
2016
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Thinking in 3D
People & Perspectives Ernst Stelzer earns 2016 Lennart Philipson award for advances in light sheet microscopy
2016
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Chromatin cartographer
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Jop Kind reflects on the questions that led him to this year’s John Kendrew Award
2016
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Powering proteomics progress
People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Angus Lamond is driving forward new ways to explore the proteome
2016
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Szilárd Library: An open book
People & Perspectives Past meets present as Library head Ioanna Ydraiou interviews EMBL’s first librarian
2016
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New drug candidate unleashed for TB
Science & Technology EMBL researchers help to design a lead compound active against four different pathogens
2016
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Opinion: A journey from bench to clinical trials
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Andrés Palencia on the design of compounds that may help fight drug-resistant TB and more
2016
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Gene editing 3.0
Science & Technology Emmanuelle Charpentier sheds light on how CRISPR–Cas9 went from side project to global revolution
2016
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Swimming against the tide
People & Perspectives "If I have an aim, I’ll find a solution" – meet EMBL alumnus Jochen Wittbrodt
2016
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Fundraising dimensions
Connections Alumnus and entrepreneur Marc Zabeau speaks at inaugural Life Science Funders and Foundations event
2016
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Pathways: Community management
People & Perspectives Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals
2016
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EMBL Alumni Association Board update
EMBL Announcements EMBL Alumni Association Board review progress and discuss new initiatives
2016
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Bork lab peers gather
Lab Matters 27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer
2016
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Italian interconnections
Connections Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
2016
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Making business in Britain
Connections Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni
2016
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Admin ability
People & Perspectives EMBL's ninth administrative director Keith Williamson looks back at 14 years at the Laboratory
2016
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Alumni awards
EMBL Announcements EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
2016
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Slovakian synergies
People & Perspectives Meet a driving force behind collaborations with the Slovak Republic, alumnus Jozef Ševčik
2016
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Close association
People & Perspectives Gareth Griffiths, new Chair of the Alumni Association, reveals his many perspectives of EMBL
2016
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Taking science to new dimensions
People & Perspectives Alumna Angela Relogio tells us about her passion for science, communication and mentoring
2016
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Obituary: Bernard Jacrot
People & Perspectives Former Head of EMBL Grenoble passed away on 21 January 2016 at the age of 89
2016
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Welcome: Malte Paulsen
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives "There’s nothing nicer than seeing a user leave the facility happy"
2015
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Digitally human: texting life ahead
Lab Matters Giuseppe Testa reflects on the myriad intersections of our digital and biological lives.
2015
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Alumni meet in Switzerland
Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
2015
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Alumni meet in Belgium
Connections Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.
2015
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Ages apart
Science & Technology Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
2015
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Ephrussi reunion: face-to-face
Lab Matters Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.
2015
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Driving science in Denmark
Connections Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.
2015
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Uniting alumni at The EMBO Meeting
Connections Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.
2015
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Celebrating excellence
People & Perspectives EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
2015
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Molecular momentum
People & Perspectives Andrew Miller, first head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on four decades at the Outstation.
2015
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Alumni board meeting
EMBL Announcements EMBL Alumni Association board meets for the last time in their current constellation.
2015
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New board from 2016
EMBL Announcements Results are in for the EMBL Alumni Association board election – the board takes up office in 2016.
2015
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Cellular synergy
People & Perspectives Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.
2015
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Decoding disease
Science & Technology Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.
2015
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Stick out your tongue!
People & Perspectives Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome.
2015
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EMBL Grenoble: Alumni stories
People & Perspectives Alumni Reuben Leberman, Jeremy Smith, Elena Seiradake, and Winfried Weissenhorn share their stories.
2015
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Life is but a DREAM
Science & Technology Crowd sourcing initiative to predict effects of toxic compounds: results of 2013 DREAM Challenge.
2015
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Political science
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Alumnus Damian Brunner revisits EMBL in a very special capacity, as Swiss delegate on EMBL’s Council.
2015
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Iron regulators join war on pathogens
Science & Technology Iron regulatory proteins play important role in combatting infection, protecting against Salmonella.
2015
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Janet Thornton steps down
Lab Matters Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
2015
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From mountains to molecules
Staff, alumni, partners and more meet at EMBL Grenoble to celebrate Outstation's 40th anniversary.
2015
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Who gets your vote?
Lab Matters Get ready to vote for your EMBL Alumni Association board.
2015
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History in the making
Lab Matters EMBL’s new Archivist will help chronicle the twists and turns, ups and downs of life at the Lab.
2015
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Inside industry: Part I
Lab Matters Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.
2015
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Inside industry: Part II
Lab Matters Alumni in senior positions in industry share career challenges, highlights and EMBL’s continuing role.
2015
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Curiosity created the ‘Bubome
Lab Matters Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.
2015
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Team spirit in the genome
Go Team Genome! New method reveals genetic teamwork in drosophila genome.
2015
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Grenoble anniversary symposium: join us!
Lab Matters EMBL Grenoble celebrates 40 years with a symposium for staff, alumni and facility users on 4–5 June.
2015
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The battle for iron
New way mice starve pathogens raises alternative approach to treatments for anaemia of chronic disease
2015
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Lights, camera, action
Lab Matters Films by alumnus’ lab shortlisted for 2014 Visualisation Challenge, 'The Vizzies'.
2015
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Pathways & Branches: Out of the darkness
Lab Matters How the Rosetta Mission’s comet landing led to unexpected destinations for alumna Karin Ranero,
2015
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It all started with muscle…
Lab Matters Ken Holmes, one of the visionaries behind EMBL and EMBL Hamburg, looks back to where it all began.
2015
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Turn out the light
Lab Matters Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
2015
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EMBL, its alumni and Greece
Lab Matters Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
2014
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Alumni awards
Lab Matters Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.
2014
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Lighting the way
EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
2014
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Four decades at EMBL
Lab Matters Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.
2014
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For food – back to EMBL
Lab Matters Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.
2014
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The complex life of a young PI
Lab Matters Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.
2014
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Polish connections
Lab Matters Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.
2014
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Same pieces, different picture
Science & Technology Unprecedented detail on HIV structure continues virus’ string of surprises.
2014
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Breaking boundaries
Science & Technology How Nobel-winning work by alumnus Stefan Hell shapes and inspires current EMBL scientists' research.
2014
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Successes, challenges and the future
Lab Matters It’s question time for Director General Iain Mattaj in this extract from the alumni reunion magazine.
2014
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A toast to EMBL
German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.
2014
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Pathways: Science meets arts
Lab Matters Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.
2014
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Nominate board members!
Lab Matters Alumni Association elections: board member nominations wanted!
2014
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Witness to history
Lab Matters EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.
2014
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Hamburg anniversary symposium: Preview
An interview with keynote speaker Michael Rossmann.
2014
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Celebrating 40 years of leading life science
Lab Matters "Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
2014
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EMBanniversary AUSTRIA
Lab Matters Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria
2014
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Celebrating 20 years of bioinformatics
Lab Matters EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
2014
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Buon Compleanno!
Lab Matters EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
2014
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Pathways: Science writing
Lab Matters Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories
2014
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Forty things that make EMBL – Part 2
Lab Matters As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
2014
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Resourceful alumni
Lab Matters Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research
2014
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For the record
Lab Matters New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future
2014
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Getting shirty
Lab Matters Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary
2014
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