A new home for the gut-brain axis
Meet Ilana Gabanyi, Group Leader at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine and EMBO Installation Grantee
Supporting group leaders who move to host countries that are part of the Installation Grant scheme
Meet Ilana Gabanyi, Group Leader at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine and EMBO Installation Grantee
Insights from the EMBO community
The group leaders will establish laboratories in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.

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Installation Grantee Umut Sahin, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
EMBO Installation Grants support group leaders establishing laboratories in countries participating in the scheme to strengthen the life sciences there. In the 2026 call, grants are available in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.
Installation Grantees become part of an international network of more than 800 current and former EMBO Young Investigators, Installation Grantees and Global Investigators.
Insights from the EMBO community
The group leaders will establish laboratories in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.