Cambridge, USA, 12 December 2012 2013 John Kendrew Award Winner Katharina Ribbeck - former joint postdoc from the Mattaj and Ellenberg labs, now Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - was unanimously chosen as the 2013 recipient of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award. more
Monterotondo, 23 November 2012 20th EMBL Alumni Association Board Meeting Over 50 staff and local alumni joined the EMBL Alumni Association board at EMBL Monterotondo to get to know each other, see what's new in their work and how the two communities can support one another. This was an event organised in combination with the 20th Alumni Association board meeting. more
Monterotondo, 22 November 2012 Patricia Rodriguez-Tomé Patricia Rodriguez-Tomé, one of EMBL-EBI’s first recruits in 1994, tells us of the data services of her group at the CRS4 in Sardinia, headed by EMBL-EBI's first Director, Paolo Zanella. more
Buenos Aires, 5 November 2012 EMBL in Argentina EMBL alumni organise a three-day symposium in Argentina dedicated to EMBL and advanced molecular biology. Speakers included EMBL Director General, Iain Mattaj, and six further faculty members from EMBL Heidelberg, Grenoble and Monterotondo. more
Nice, 25 September 2012 Matthias Mann Matthias Mann tells us of his first big risk examining proteins with his own methods back in the EMBL days... more
Nice, 24 September 2012 EMBL staff, alumni and friends get-together at The EMBO Meeting 50 EMBL and EMBO staff and alumni caught up with one another at a session dedicated to them at The EMBO Meeting in Nice, where EMBL local alumni talked about life and science in Nice. more
London, 21 September 2012 Alan Sawyer EMBL alumnus Alan Sawyer talks about 23 years’ life and science at EMBL, his latest venture Paratopes Ltd. in London, and living on the Grand Union Canal. more
Cambridge, 20 September 2012 UK-based EMBL alumni reconnect at The Punter UK resident EMBL alumni gathered at The Punter, one of Cambridge’s cosiest pubs, for a relaxed evening of reconnection and networking. The mix included alumni established in academic and industry careers, from the University of Cambridge and Sanger Institute, to three now at GlaxoSmithKline (shown in photo). more
Heidelberg, 20 July 2012 EMBL Team runs against cancer The EMBL Team won the category "most rounds completed" at the NCT run on Friday 20th July, organised by former EMBL Resource Development Manager, Jörg Fleckenstein. more
Kaub, Germany, 13 July 2012 Hentze Group Alumni Retreat Over 40 Hentze lab staff and alumni spent the weekend at the third Hentze Alumni Retreat to present their latest work and explore areas for support and collaboration. more
Mount Kenya, 9 July 2012 Taking the EMBL flag to new heights Former EMBL predoc, Jacqueline Mermoud, flew the EMBL flag over the second highest mountain in Africa, raising over €600 amongst her EMBL friends for the EMBL Alumni Association Fund. more
Heidelberg, 7 July 2012 Alumni and staff get together before the Summer party Over 50 alumni and staff attended the pre-Summer party event on Saturday 7th July to see what and who's new at EMBL and beyond. See who came to this and to the EMBL Summer party. more
EMBL Heidelberg, 5 July 2012 John Kendrew Award Ceremony and Alumni board meeting Alumni Association board members planned their meeting to coincide with the John Kendrew Award Ceremony, giving both staff and alumni the opportunity to meet at a buzzing EMBL Lab Day. more
Dilofo, Greece, 30 June 2012 Alumni meeting - Greece EMBL alumni in Greece met to exchange latest research, hear about EMBL infrastructure access projects such as P-CUBE and BioStruct-X, and to discuss how to reinforce relations between life scientists in Greece and EMBL. more
Dublin, Ireland, 18 June 2012 Alumni meeting - Ireland Alumni in Ireland met with EMBL Director General and the EMBL Irish Council delegate in Dublin - the City of Science 2012 - to discuss the role of EMBL and its alumni in supporting science in Ireland. more
Madrid, Spain, 8 June 2012 Alumni meeting - Spain Alumni in Spain met with EMBL Director General, as well as representatives from the Spanish Ministry and the EU´s R&D Framework Programme to discuss funding, networking and the possibility of influencing science policy in Spain at a national and European level. more
Alumni web, 7 June 2012 Putting EMBL alumni on the Google map Ever wondered where EMBL exports its alumni? Which cities and institutes are attracting most alumni? Even wanted to help recover the lost in the Bermuda triangle - look no further - "come in and find out"! more
Heidelberg, 6 June 2012 EMBL exports to Greece Alumni in Greece spread the word to get young scientists access to training and facilities at EMBL. more
New Zealand's North Island, 5 June 2012 Chris Creevey visits Mount Doom Former EMBL Bork Group postdoc, Chris Creevey, shares his research location - famous for starring as "Mount Doom" in the Lord of the Rings movies. more
Heidelberg, 1 May 2012 Send us your photos We're looking for your inspiring photos of life and work outside EMBL for the etcetera newsletter. more
Luxembourg, 1 March 2012 EMBL exports to Luxembourg In the five years since Luxembourg became an EMBL member state, exchange of scientists and science has gathered pace more
Heidelberg, 15 January 2012 Alumni survey - excellent food for thought 837 alumni told us what they thought and wanted! more
EMBL Grenoble, 3 January 2012 2012 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award Gáspár Jékely and Simone Weyand win the 2012 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award more