Quickfind Institute Guidelines Institute Application Form Scientist Guidelines Scientist Application Form Related links Six Central European scientists awarded EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants HHMI EMBC EMBO/HHMI meeting 2005 EMBO/HHMI meeting 2004

In 2002 the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) joined EMBO in an initiative to support the careers of young scientists in the Czech Republic, Hungry and Poland. The joint programme offers recognition either as an EMBO/HHMI Young Investigator or EMBO/HHMI Scientist.

In addition to the benefits associated with the EMBO Young Investigator Programme the awardees recieve an additional US$26,000 per annum for their 3 year membership in the programme.

EMBO / HHMI Young Investigators

2000

Igor Konieczny
Plasmid DNA Replication
University of Gdansk, Poland

2001

Zdena Palkova
Yeast Colony Development
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

2002

Janusz Bujnicki
Enzyme Evolution
IIMCB, Warsaw, Poland

2003

Andras Malnasi Czismadia
Myosin Kinetics
Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary

2004

Matthias Bochtler
Peptidases, Proteases and Protein Degradation
IIMCB, Warsaw, Poland

EMBO / HHMI Scientists

2002

Laszlo Homolya
ABC Transporters
Semmelweiss University
Budapest, Hungary

Miklos Nyitrai
Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton
University of Pecs, Hungary

2003

Petr Bartunek
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation
Institute of Molecular Genetics
Prague, Czech Republic

Jiri Damborsky
Enzymatic Catalysis of Dehalogenases
Masaryk University
Brno,Czech Republic

Jozsef Mihaly
Cell Polarity, Institute of Genetics
Szeged, Hungary

2004

Attila Mocsai
Signaling in Osteoclasts
Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary

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