Additional Turkish life scientist to receive 2010 EMBO Installation Grant
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 14 December 2010 – EMBO is pleased to announce that an additional life scientist, Volkan Seyrantepe, will also receive an EMBO Installation Grant for 2010, assisting him to establish his research group at the Izmir Institute of Technology in Turkey. This scientist will receive funding similar to the previous six awardees announced last week. Volkan Seyrantepe is moving to Izmir from the University of Montreal in Canada to research biological functions of mammalian sialidases using mouse models.
EMBO Installation Grants are awarded annually to scientists who set up independent research labs in selected member states of the EMBC. To find out more about the programme go to: www.embo.org/programmes/installation-grants
EMBO-led delegation of European researchers to meet with Indian scientists and academic leaders
Inauguration of EMBO Global Exchange in India – a programme that promotes scientific collaboration and circulation of researchers across borders
BANGALORE, India, 10 December 2010 – A seven-member delegation of European life scientists led by Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt, former Chair of the EMBO Council, will visit nine academic institutes across India during six days of meetings, from 3 to 8 January, in Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune....more
EMBO Installation Grants help six scientists set up in Europe
Young group leaders awarded with three years of funding & support
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 6 December 2010 – Six life science researchers will receive the 2010 EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to relocate and set up their research groups in the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Turkey. These scientists are the fifth group of awardees since the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) introduced the scheme in 2006...more
EMBO enhances peer review of four molecular life science journals
Transparent editorial process at The EMBO Journal to be introduced at EMBO reports, Molecular Systems Biology and EMBO Molecular Medicine
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 1 December 2010 – A transparent editorial process will be implemented across all four molecular life science journals published by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)....more
Twenty-one group leaders join network of EMBO Young Investigators
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 23 November 2010 – Today, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced the selection of 21 of Europe's most talented young researchers as 2010 beneficiaries of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme...more
EMBO recognizes 63 researchers for advances in life sciences
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 27 October 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the recognition of outstanding research contributions by 63 life scientists from 14 countries. The researchers are awarded the life-long honour of EMBO membership, joining almost 1500 of the world's leading molecular biologists....more
Elizabeth Blackburn & Frans de Waal to MEET THE PRESS in Barcelona
- The EMBO Meeting 2010
- Advancing the life sciences
- Key themes include evolution of animal forms, systems biology & functional genomics, and signalling in development
- Exclusive MEET THE PRESS events on Sunday 5 September
BARCELONA, Spain, 31 August 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Blackburn and Frans de Waal as keynote and special lecturers at The EMBO Meeting 2010 which opens in Barcelona this Saturday 4 September and continues until Tuesday 7 September....more
Align EU policy with global imperatives to halt ʻperfect stormʼ
Scientists at ESOF 2010 present solutions to ensure future food security
• Integrated international and multidisciplinary response required for sustainable intensification of global agriculture
• European agricultural policy must reconcile with global imperatives
• Biological research vital for locally adapted landraces & high-yield crops
o No technology should be ruled out without full consideration
o Plant breeding in the hands of farmers promotes biodiversity
• Press briefing: Saturday 3 July, 14:30 to 15:00 CET, Lingotto Conference Centre, Torino
TORINO, Italy, 3 July 2010 – Renowned researchers advise urgent international response to increase crop production to feed the worldʼs predicted population of nine billion people in the year 2050....more
EMBO Gold Medal 2010 recognizes Jason W. Chin
Synthetic biologist pioneered genetic code reprogramming
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 10 May 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the award of the EMBO Gold Medal 2010 to Jason W. Chin from the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC-LMB)....more
Call for Abstracts and Registration for The EMBO Meeting 2010
- 4 to 7 September, Palau de Congressos, Barcelona
- More than 120 leading researchers deliver a diverse scientific programme
- Key themes include evolution of animal forms, systems biology & functional genomics, and signalling in development
- 15 May deadline: abstract submission AND discounted early registration
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 12 April 2010 – More than 120 leading researchers from across the molecular life sciences will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2010 – the second annual life sciences conference to be organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and held in Barcelona from 4 - 7 September 2010....more
2010 FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award honours Ingrid Grummt
Outstanding geneticist and committed mentor
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 10 February 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announced Ingrid Grummt from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany, as the winner of the 2010 FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award. Ingrid Grummt has made important contributions to the field of transcriptional regulation in cells throughout her career. ...more
