EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
The 2004 winner of the EMBO Gold Medal is Mara Blasco, Director of the Molecular Oncology Program at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncolgicas (CNIO) in Madrid. The EMBO Gold Medal is awarded annually to an outstanding young scientist for exceptional research carried out within Europe. Maria Blasco receives the award in recognition of her landmark work in the area of telomeres*. The scien...Winner of 2004 EMBO Science Writing Prize announced
The EMBO Science Writing Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding piece of science writing that effectively communicates a topical issue to a non-scientific audience. Matthew Bottomley's innovative text fulfils this criterion on every level. The lively dialogue relates double agent James Pond's mission to combat the deadly 'Pseudo' bacteria currently a leading cause of hospital-acquired infe...The EMBC agrees to six-year budget for EMBO
The European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) met recently in an extraordinary session to discuss the multi annual budget for its activities, which are delivered by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). The unanimously accepted outcome was a 33 percent increase over six years. ...Earlier proposals had requested higher levels of funding in order to meet the new elements in the...EMBO Award for Communication in the Life Sciences 2003 goes to Hungarian scientist
Peter Csermely (45) is this year's winner of the EMBO Award for Communication in the Life Sciences. The Award recognises this scientist for his outstanding initiative to network high school students and researchers in Hungary. The prize, consisting of Euro 5.000 and a handcrafted silver and gold medal, will be awarded on November 14th 2003 during the EMBO/EMBL joint conference on Science and Soc...Anthony Hyman receives EMBO Gold Medal 2003
This release is also available in <A HREF="http://www.eurekalert.org/staticrel.php?view=emblahr073103de...">German . ... ...Anthony Hyman, group leader and director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden (Germany), is this year's winner of the EMBO Gold Medal. This prestigious prize is awarded by EMBO in recognition of Anthony Hyman's outstanding work on under...First steps to EMBO research awards agreed by the EMBC
At the summer meeting of the European Molecular Biology Conference (the EMBC), it was decided to initiate the process of launching an EMBO Research Award Programme. This would be a major expansion of the EMBO activities that are predominantly funded by the EMBC. As such, it requires the establishment of a special project, a process that was used with success when the EMBC established the European...Second EMBO International Practical Workshop for Science Teachers
This year's workshop has attracted more than 122 school teachers from 22 countries across Europe and beyond. The workshop comprises scientific lectures from leading researchers and practical experiments, in addition to an exhibition of teaching/learning resources and media aids - everything from practical kits to CD roms. Participants will also have the opportunity to experience the international...EMBO rewards communicative scientist 5 000 euros
Communicating successfully with a non-scientific audience is very different from talking to colleagues: it is a skill that deserves to be promoted. The 27 outstanding entries in last year's competition were proof that scientists often communicate very successfully outside peer circles. "Many scientists clearly have the language skills required to communicate with the public and engage their inter...EMBO Young Investigators 2000 2002
The European Molecular Biology Organisation's (EMBO) communication office has now published its first catalogue introducing the current one hundred and three EMBO young investigators. The 232-page document gives a brief description of their work along with their CVs and selected publications. The scientists are believed to be among the best young researchers in Europe. ...... "This catalogue poin...EMBO to coordinate EU funded project to support science teachers
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announces the signing of a contract for EURO 710.000 with the European Commission to coordinate a project under the title "Continuing Education for European Biology Teachers". EMBO, the EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) and the EFB (European Federation of Biotechnology) join forces in 2003 and 2004 to deliver a series of eight national...EMBO and Chinese Academy of Sciences join efforts in the area of the life sciences
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have signed an agreement to enhance collaboration with each other over the next two years. This is the first cooperation agreement with another scientific organization that EMBO has signed during its 40 years of existence. It is designed to support life science researchers from China and Europe who wish t...EMBO supports restart of six female scientists at the bench
The first six fellows to benefit from the European Molecular Biology Organization's (EMBO) new restart fellowship scheme are preparing to start work in their laboratories. The selected researchers come from Germany, Hungary, the UK and Italy. They will restart their research careers on full-time EMBO fellowships that cover a two-year period....... "The restart fellowships offer scientists an exce...EMBO supports researchers from emerging economies
Heidelberg, November 8th, 2002 The first fellows benefiting from the European Molecular Biology Organization's (EMBO) new World Programme fellowship scheme will start their work in their guest laboratories from now on. The four selected researchers come from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba and India and will visit German or Israeli laboratories for six or nine months:... ... Miah Bari (Bangladesh) will...Amanda Fisher receives EMBO Gold Medal
Amanda Fisher, group head at the MRC Clinical Science Centre, London (U.K.), is this year's winner of the EMBO Gold Medal. This prestigious prize is awarded by EMBO in recognition of Amanda Fisher's outstanding work on nuclear organization and gene expression as well as for her research on the molecular characterisation of the AIDS virus (HIV). Amanda Fisher will receive the award at the EMBO Mem...EMBO Award for Communication in the Life Sciences
This year for the first time EMBO will award Euro 5,000 and a silver medal for outstanding works of public communication in the life sciences. Eligible are practising scientists working in research in Europe or Israel. ...... EMBO recognises the huge efforts that some scientists make to communicate their science to the public while remaining active in research, says Andrew Moore, Manager for EMBO...EMBO gets US$ 2 million from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support young scientists
"We are delighted that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will help EMBO to support young scientists from these countries. We are positive that this will boost the status of up-and-coming scientists in Central Europe," said Frank Gannon, Executive Director of EMBO.... ...The EMBO Young Investigator Programme promotes Europe's most promising young researchers in the life sciences. The prog..."We must do everything in our power to ensure that educated first-rate female scientists remain active in the domain of research" says Frank Gannon Executive Director of EMBO. ... ......A short study recently published by the European Union demonstrates that research is still a male-dominated field. According to this investigation the number of female professors in Europe is on average 27%. F...