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After a year of many exciting activities and projects, we are taking a short break.
Meet us back here in January for more news about world-class research, training, and technology — see you in 2026! 💫
Meet us back here in January for more news about world-class research, training, and technology — see you in 2026! 💫
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
After a year of many exciting activities and projects, we are taking a short break.
Meet us back here in January for more news about world-class research, training, and technology — see you in 2026! 💫
Meet us back here in January for more news about world-class research, training, and technology — see you in 2026! 💫
The microscopic world of proteins, DNA, and other biomolecules is constantly in motion.
An EMBO computational structural biology workshop explored the trends, collaborative opportunities, and progress taking place in computational structural biology to better understand these dynamics.
An EMBO computational structural biology workshop explored the trends, collaborative opportunities, and progress taking place in computational structural biology to better understand these dynamics.
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The microscopic world of proteins, DNA, and other biomolecules is constantly in motion.
An EMBO computational structural biology workshop explored the trends, collaborative opportunities, and progress taking place in computational structural biology to better understand these dynamics.
An EMBO computational structural biology workshop explored the trends, collaborative opportunities, and progress taking place in computational structural biology to better understand these dynamics.
Imagine you’re a scientist studying how plants respond to environmental stress. You want to see how long-term drought conditions affect certain cell membrane structures, but doing it manually would take months of work, and you lack the skills to build a computer algorithm that could do it for you.
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Imagine you’re a scientist studying how plants respond to environmental stress. You want to see how long-term drought conditions affect certain cell membrane structures, but doing it manually would take months of work, and you lack the skills to build a computer algorithm that could do it for you.
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Understanding how the human reproductive system forms is essential to addressing fertility challenges, congenital conditions, and more.
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
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A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Understanding how the human reproductive system forms is essential to addressing fertility challenges, congenital conditions, and more.
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
👏 Congratulations Maame Ekua Acquah for receiving the 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Young Talent Award!
A former EMBL-UNESCO fellow with the Kowalinski Group in Grenoble, her work focuses on host-viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, with an emphasis on communities in Ghana.
tinyurl.com/ya9fbmbn
A former EMBL-UNESCO fellow with the Kowalinski Group in Grenoble, her work focuses on host-viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, with an emphasis on communities in Ghana.
tinyurl.com/ya9fbmbn
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
👏 Congratulations Maame Ekua Acquah for receiving the 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Young Talent Award!
A former EMBL-UNESCO fellow with the Kowalinski Group in Grenoble, her work focuses on host-viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, with an emphasis on communities in Ghana.
tinyurl.com/ya9fbmbn
A former EMBL-UNESCO fellow with the Kowalinski Group in Grenoble, her work focuses on host-viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, with an emphasis on communities in Ghana.
tinyurl.com/ya9fbmbn
Congratulations, Julia Mahamid!
Julia Mahamid receives the @dfg.de Leibniz Prize for her work on structural cell biology!
#LeibnizPreis
Julia Mahamid receives the @dfg.de Leibniz Prize for her work on structural cell biology!
#LeibnizPreis
Und hier sind sie – die 10 Preisträger*innen des Gottfried Wilhelm #LeibnizPreis' 2026 – ausgezeichnet für ihre exzellenten Forschungsarbeiten und Errungenschaften in der Wissenschaft! 🏆👏
Die Verleihung der Preise feiern wir am 18. März in Berlin.
Einzelheiten & Kurzprofile: sohub.io/1uv1
Die Verleihung der Preise feiern wir am 18. März in Berlin.
Einzelheiten & Kurzprofile: sohub.io/1uv1
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Congratulations, Julia Mahamid!
Julia Mahamid receives the @dfg.de Leibniz Prize for her work on structural cell biology!
#LeibnizPreis
Julia Mahamid receives the @dfg.de Leibniz Prize for her work on structural cell biology!
#LeibnizPreis
🎉 Congrats to Isidro Cortés-Ciriano and Wojciech Galej on receiving ERC Consolidator Grants!
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🎉 Congrats to Isidro Cortés-Ciriano and Wojciech Galej on receiving ERC Consolidator Grants!
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
“Behind every scientific breakthrough, there are good instruments.”
EMBL alumnus and Lennart Philipson Awardee Florent Cipriani reflects on his 30 years at EMBL Grenoble and his multidisciplinary career building technologies that enable new discoveries.
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EMBL alumnus and Lennart Philipson Awardee Florent Cipriani reflects on his 30 years at EMBL Grenoble and his multidisciplinary career building technologies that enable new discoveries.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“Behind every scientific breakthrough, there are good instruments.”
EMBL alumnus and Lennart Philipson Awardee Florent Cipriani reflects on his 30 years at EMBL Grenoble and his multidisciplinary career building technologies that enable new discoveries.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
EMBL alumnus and Lennart Philipson Awardee Florent Cipriani reflects on his 30 years at EMBL Grenoble and his multidisciplinary career building technologies that enable new discoveries.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
We were pleased to host our partners from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology last week.
The visit initiated first interactions through EMERALD, a new Polish national initiative strengthening connections between EMBL and the Polish life science community. 🇵🇱
The visit initiated first interactions through EMERALD, a new Polish national initiative strengthening connections between EMBL and the Polish life science community. 🇵🇱
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We were pleased to host our partners from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology last week.
The visit initiated first interactions through EMERALD, a new Polish national initiative strengthening connections between EMBL and the Polish life science community. 🇵🇱
The visit initiated first interactions through EMERALD, a new Polish national initiative strengthening connections between EMBL and the Polish life science community. 🇵🇱
Researchers at EMBL Barcelona have launched LimbNET, a new online platform that integrates computer modeling, experimental data, and 2D live simulations for limb development.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Researchers at EMBL Barcelona have launched LimbNET, a new online platform that integrates computer modeling, experimental data, and 2D live simulations for limb development.
www.embl.org/news/science...
www.embl.org/news/science...
Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem across the planet.
Now, researchers have released VIRE – a comprehensive viral genome database covering diverse ecosystems to advance understanding of viral evolution and ecosystem functions.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/science...
Now, researchers have released VIRE – a comprehensive viral genome database covering diverse ecosystems to advance understanding of viral evolution and ecosystem functions.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/science...
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem across the planet.
Now, researchers have released VIRE – a comprehensive viral genome database covering diverse ecosystems to advance understanding of viral evolution and ecosystem functions.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/science...
Now, researchers have released VIRE – a comprehensive viral genome database covering diverse ecosystems to advance understanding of viral evolution and ecosystem functions.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/science...
Congratulations, Sagar Bhogaraju, for receiving the prestigious Impulscience® grant! 🎉
The €2.3M award will advance research on ubiquitin signalling, MAGE proteins, and cancer biology – unlocking new therapeutic possibilities.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The €2.3M award will advance research on ubiquitin signalling, MAGE proteins, and cancer biology – unlocking new therapeutic possibilities.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Congratulations, Sagar Bhogaraju, for receiving the prestigious Impulscience® grant! 🎉
The €2.3M award will advance research on ubiquitin signalling, MAGE proteins, and cancer biology – unlocking new therapeutic possibilities.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The €2.3M award will advance research on ubiquitin signalling, MAGE proteins, and cancer biology – unlocking new therapeutic possibilities.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
Congratulations, Anna Erzberger!
The EMBL Group Leader has been selected to be part of the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme. She will join an international network of more than 800 life scientists in the early stages of their independent careers.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The EMBL Group Leader has been selected to be part of the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme. She will join an international network of more than 800 life scientists in the early stages of their independent careers.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations, Anna Erzberger!
The EMBL Group Leader has been selected to be part of the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme. She will join an international network of more than 800 life scientists in the early stages of their independent careers.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The EMBL Group Leader has been selected to be part of the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme. She will join an international network of more than 800 life scientists in the early stages of their independent careers.
www.embl.org/news/awards-...
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AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact.
@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Connecting AI to biology: Model Context Protocol
Julio Saez-Rodriguez discusses how MCP servers are helping AI connect to life science databases, making AI a more reproducible tool for research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact.
@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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We’re excited to welcome the TREC community to EMBL Heidelberg for a three-day Symposium.
The event brings together researchers across disciplines to exchange insights, spark new ideas, and strengthen connections within the TREC network: www.embl.org/about/info/t...
The event brings together researchers across disciplines to exchange insights, spark new ideas, and strengthen connections within the TREC network: www.embl.org/about/info/t...
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We’re excited to welcome the TREC community to EMBL Heidelberg for a three-day Symposium.
The event brings together researchers across disciplines to exchange insights, spark new ideas, and strengthen connections within the TREC network: www.embl.org/about/info/t...
The event brings together researchers across disciplines to exchange insights, spark new ideas, and strengthen connections within the TREC network: www.embl.org/about/info/t...
Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, will deliver the 2026 EMBL Kafatos lecture.
The lecture will explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA might shape human biology and health today.
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The lecture will explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA might shape human biology and health today.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, will deliver the 2026 EMBL Kafatos lecture.
The lecture will explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA might shape human biology and health today.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
The lecture will explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA might shape human biology and health today.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
Did you know that the world’s first remote small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiment was conducted in 2009 at EMBL Hamburg?
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Did you know that the world’s first remote small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiment was conducted in 2009 at EMBL Hamburg?
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
📣 Applications for the #EIPOD-Linc Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme are open!
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣 Applications for the #EIPOD-Linc Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme are open!
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
EMBL Grenoble scientists filmed a self-splicing ribozyme folding into a functional machine – frame by frame.
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
EMBL Grenoble scientists filmed a self-splicing ribozyme folding into a functional machine – frame by frame.
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
(1/3) Imagine reconstructing a history over a billion years in the making.
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
(1/3) Imagine reconstructing a history over a billion years in the making.
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
AI in Science Summit: Europe charts a new course for AI-powered discovery | EMBL
EMBL joined European partners at AIS25 to explore how AI can advance life-science research and support Europe’s emerging strategy for AI in science.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
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From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
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“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
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Sandra Orchard: what I’ve learned
EMBL-EBI Team Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a life in protein science, UniProt data curation, and championing open data standards.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
🖥️🧬
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
New data initiative accelerates discovery and personalised care for mental health conditions
EMBL-EBI receives UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for enhancing and translating mental-health omics data into the Open Targets Pl...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
AI is reshaping how science is conducted, opening new possibilities for fundamental research.
Great to see one of our member states recognising this and the importance of strong data foundations to drive AI development.
Great to see one of our member states recognising this and the importance of strong data foundations to drive AI development.
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its national AI for Science strategy.
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
AI is reshaping how science is conducted, opening new possibilities for fundamental research.
Great to see one of our member states recognising this and the importance of strong data foundations to drive AI development.
Great to see one of our member states recognising this and the importance of strong data foundations to drive AI development.