Creating organoids to study kidney physiology
Stem cell researcher Yun Xia describes her research path as “straightforward”.
From plant evolution to agronomy
Born and raised in a large city in Taiwan, Cheng-Ruei Lee had only a few opportunities to be in contact with nature as a child, but he soon got fascinated by the staggering diversity of life on Earth.
EMBO around the world
We catch up on some of the recent global activities EMBO has carried out together with Associate Member States India and Singapore and cooperation partners in Chile and Taiwan.
Nine life scientists become EMBO Global Investigators
EMBO congratulates nine life scientists on their selection as EMBO Global Investigators. They form the second cohort of the Global Investigator Network that was launched in 2019 and will start their four-year tenure in January 2021. The new Global Investigators will receive financial support for several networking, collaboration and training activities.
Meeting of minds: From basic science to treatments
Meet EMBO Young Investigator Debojyoti Chakraborty
Meeting of minds: Modelling the brain
Meet EMBO Young Investigator Luca Tiberi
Meeting of minds: Making sense of plant behaviour
Meet EMBO Young Investigator Julia Santiago
EMBO welcomes thirty Young Investigators
EMBO is pleased to announce that thirty life scientists have been selected as EMBO Young Investigators. They will join the existing network of 73 current and 384 former members of the programme. The new EMBO Young Investigators will receive financial and practical support for a period of four years, starting in January 2021.
“It feels great that metabolism is back in focus”
Markus Ralser, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2020, talked to EMBO about his work on the origins, evolution, and functionality of the metabolism, his fascination with biology, and the challenges he faced during his career.
“The award highlights that our research on metabolism and metastasis formation is important”
Sarah-Maria Fendt, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2020, talked to EMBO about her work on the metabolic changes that occur during cancer proliferation and metastasis formation, her role as a mentor for young female researchers, and how she manages her lab during the COVID-19 pandemic.