Barcelona, Grenoble, Heidelberg, 1 December 2020 Tackling tropical diseases EMBL Group Leaders Maria Bernabeu and Eva Kowalinski, and EMBL alumnus Freddy Frischknecht are working on tropical diseases which cause 700,000 deaths every year. more

Heidelberg, 30 November 2020 Boosting the life sciences through alumni networks From 8–9 October 2020, EMBL and CASE organised the first summit specifically supporting advancement professionals working in life science institutes. more

Heidelberg, 30 November 2020 5,000th Alumni member Harvard Medical School PhD student Dmitry Richter explains how EMBL shaped his career, and shares his hopes for the future. more

Heidelberg, 30 November 2020 2020: EMBL alumni impact At the end of an extraordinary year, we reflect on how alumni have given back, and look ahead to new initiatives coming in 2021. more

Heidelberg, 7 October 2020 Edith Heard previews EMBL’s future directions EMBL Director General Edith Heard gave alumni around the world an insight into EMBL’s future directions as they celebrated EMBL World Alumni Day 2020 in July online. more

General, 4 September 2020 Supporting the alumni community 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. more

General, 17 July 2020 EMBL alumni tackling environmental challenges we are proud to showcase EMBL alumni whose work contributes towards know-how that can help answer some of the current environmental challenges. more

Heidelberg, 24 April 2020 Coffee with EMBL 150 alumni from 35 countries across every continent gathered online for the first Coffee with EMBL on Friday 24 April 2020. more

General, 11 April 2020 Pandemic responses from alumni At this challenging and unprecedented time, EMBL is proud that members throughout its community are finding creative and impactful ways to support global efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, alumni describe what they’ve been doing to aid research efforts and government responses where they are. more

Barcelona, 7 April 2020 How EMBL can support its alumni: an interview with Fátima Gebauer Earlier this year, we surveyed the alumni community, asking how EMBL can best help you. We spoke to EMBL Alumni Association Board Chair Fátima Gebauer about how we will address the needs laid out by our alumni. more