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Meet Yasunori Saheki, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | EMBO Global Investigator
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Meet Yasunori Saheki, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | EMBO Global Investigator
Meet Lena Ho, Assistant Professor at Duke–NUS Medical School and the Institute of Medical Biology, A*STAR, Singapore | EMBO Young Investigator
Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Research and Talent Development) A*STAR, Singapore | EMBO Associate Member
Singapore is an EMBC Associate Member State since 2015 and has been a cooperation partner since 2011
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships
support excellent postdoctoral researchers from Singapore to work in Europe and EMBC cooperation partners for a period of up to two years. International mobility is a key requirement. Applications open all year.
EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants
fund research exchanges of up to three months. The grants facilitate collaborations with research groups with expertise, techniques, or infrastructure that is unavailable in the applicant’s laboratory. Applications open all year.
The EMBO Young Investigator Programme
supports group leaders in the early stages of setting up their independent laboratories for a period of four years. Networking is a key aspect of the programme. Application deadline: 1 April.
The EMBO Global Investigator Network
supports group leaders setting up their laboratories. Global Investigators receive financial support for four years for training and networking activities, providing them with opportunities to form collaborations with scientists in their region and in Europe. Application deadline: 1 May.
EMBO Courses & Workshops
stimulate exchanges of the latest scientific knowledge and provide training in experimental techniques. Deadlines for applications for funding: 1 March and 1 July.
EMBO Member, and Global Investigator and Young Investigator Keynote Lectures
provide funding for EMBO Members, Associate Members, Global Investigators and Young Investigators to give keynote lectures at international conferences. Applications accepted throughout the year.
EMBO Press
publishes five journals that serve the global life science community: The EMBO Journal, EMBO Reports, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Molecular Systems Biology, and Life Science Alliance, which is published in partnership with Rockefeller University Press and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
Find more EMBO schemes at embo.org/funding.
All information as of May 2025.
Meet Yasunori Saheki, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | EMBO Global Investigator
Meet Lena Ho, Assistant Professor at Duke–NUS Medical School and the Institute of Medical Biology, A*STAR, Singapore | EMBO Young Investigator
Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Research and Talent Development) A*STAR, Singapore | EMBO Associate Member