EMBO promotes biosciences in Europe through a number of targeted initiatives such as research fellowships, the funding of practical courses and workshops, and activities highlighting young independent researchers of high quality. One of the largest philanthropies in the world, HHMI has supported outstanding scientists in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine since 1995, reflecting the Institute's commitment to global scientific excellence. Through its international program, the Institute supports outstanding non-U.S. scientists in 28 countries around the world.
The new awards build on HHMI/EMBO grants awarded between 2002 and 2004 to support promising scientists in Central Europe early in their careers. That program helped strengthen the scientific pipeline in EMBO member countries where HHMI supports some of its international research scholars
The EMBO/HHMI Startup Grant recipients are:
Krisztina Kldi
Department of Physiology
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Molecular bases of the regulation of circadian rhythms
Mihaly Kovacs
Department of Biochemistry
Etvs University, Budapest, Hungary
Diversity of molecular motor mechanisms
Lumir Krejci
National Centre for Biomolecular Research
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Srs2 protein and its multifunctional role in recombination/repair processes
Mart Loog
Institute of Technology
University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Protein kinase signaling networks in the eukaryotic cell cycle
Richard Stefl
National Centre for Biomolecular Research
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Contact: Cindy Fox Aisen
aisenc@hhmi.org
317-843-2276
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6-Dec-2005