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EMBO is the organization of more than 2,200 leading researchers that promotes excellence in life sciences in Europe and beyond. www.embo.org

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EMBO @embo.org · 7h
Europe’s #research excellence offers enormous potential for new #HealthTechnologies. How can we strengthen the path from discovery to patient benefit? 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 9h
Today, EMBO Director Fiona Watt welcomes the EMBO Members who join the EMBO Fellows in the joint meeting #EMBOFMM26 in Heidelberg, Germany. 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 11h
EMBO #Sustainability Officer Philipp Weber talks about the importance of sustainable laboratories and green computing, grassroots and top-down initiatives as well as how the EMBO-funded EU project SPARKHub is helping us move towards #SustainableResearch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaUlfuUPZXo 🧪
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SciLifeLab PULSE - Transferrable Skills Interview - Dr. Philipp Weber
In this interview we talk with Dr. Philipp Weber, Sustainability Of...
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Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft @helmholtz.de · 29/09/2026
Kliniken und Industrie zusammen. 🤝 Gemeinsam mit @embo.org haben wir nun Empfehlungen entwickelt, wie Europa seine wissenschaftliche Stärke besser in neue Gesundheitstechnologien übersetzen kann.
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EMBO @embo.org · 29/09/2026
Last week, Bernd Pulverer, Head of EMBO Press, alongside IOP Publishing , STM, Elsevier, and Wiley executives, met with Ekatarina Zaharieva (European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation) in Brussels. 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 29/09/2026
Don't miss the EMBO Global Lecture "Neuronal population dynamics of decision making in C. elegans" by EMBO Member Manuel Zimmer Universität Wien / University of Vienna at the Indian Institute of Science, Indian Academy of Neuroscience meeting and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. 🧪 #India
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EMBO @embo.org · 29/09/2026
Together with EMBO, the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft has now developed recommendations on how #BiomedicalEngineering can grow into a strong industry in the #EuropeanUnion. 🧪 More in the press release: www.embo.org/press-releases/biomedi… #innovation
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EMBO @embo.org · 29/09/2026
Don't miss out! On-site registration deadline approaching on 6 October 2026 for the Hybrid EMBO Workshop "Quantitative biology to molecular mechanisms," 17–20 November 2026. www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-… #EMBOOmics #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 28/09/2026
Deadline extended! European-based journalists have until 30 October to apply for financial support from the Maria Leptin | EMBO #ScienceJournalism Fellowships. 🧪 More info: www.embo.org/features/science-journ… #funding #LifeSciences #ScienceCommunication
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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
PREreview & @dorassessment.bsky.social invite you to join a roundtable discussion exploring what it would take for #PeerReview contributions to be not only visible and citable, but meaningfully recognized and valued. 🗓️ 7 Oct, 2026, 2pm UTC 👉 Register: tr.ee/roundtable #ResearchAssessment
PREreview and DORA logos on the top-right corner. “Roundtable Discussion: Beyond Visibility: How Do We Make Peer Review Truly Valued?” heading in big, bold font. Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:30 UTC. “Register to join the conversation” prompt, with an arrow pointin at a QR code that leads to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Cn_XcxgVT7q7gTqFaCL4hw#/registration “Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Giovanna Lima, next to her name and information: DORA Program Manager, Moderator & convener. Headshot of Dr. Daniela Saderi, next to her name and information: PREreview Executive Director & Co-founder, Roundtable participant & convener.“Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Bernd Pulverer, next to his name and information: Chief Editor at EMBO Reports, and Head of Scientific Publishing at EMBO. Serves on several committees, including DORA and CoARA, Roundtable participant. Headshot of Dr. Anna Hatch, next to her name and information: Program Officer for Scientific Strategy at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Roundtable participant.“Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Pablo Ranea Robles, next to his name and information: Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of Granada, and Lead of the ASAPbio Metabolism Crowd PREreview Club, Roundtable participant. Headshot of Dr. Laura Ación, next to her name and information: MetaDocencia Co-Executive Director, and researcher at Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Roundtable participant.
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EMBO @embo.org · 28/09/2026
Registration deadline extended to 5 October for the EMBO Workshop "#Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response" in Bengaluru, India, 23–27 February 2027. meetings.embo.org/event/27-dna-dama… #EMBOdnadamage #LifeSciences #EMBOevents 🧪
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Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response
To cope with the threat of genome instability, cells have evolved an intricate network of mechanisms ranging from cell cycle checkpoints to specialized DNA repair pathways known as the DNA damage res…
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EMBO Press @embopress.org · 25/09/2026
The EMBO editors look forward to talk science @ 'poster clinic' & 'pitch your paper' sessions (+ over drinks). If you want to look under the bonnet & attend an editorial meeting contact @berndpulverer.bsky.social. @embojournal.org @emboreports.org @embomolmed.org @molsystbiol.org @lsajournal.org
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EMBO @embo.org · 26/09/2026
Our Fellows' Meeting opens today! 🧪 A warm welcome to all EMBO Fellows joining us in Heidelberg. We're excited for the days ahead, and next week our EMBO Members join us for the joint meeting. Follow along for highlights! #EMBOFMM26
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EMBO @embo.org · 25/09/2026
Tomorrow our Fellows' Meeting begins in Heidelberg! 🧪 We're looking forward to welcoming our fellows for days of discussion, #exchange and fresh ideas. Next week, they will be joined by our EMBO Members. Safe travels to everyone on their way and see you tomorrow! #EMBOFMM26 #community
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/09/2026
Apply by 12 Oct for the Lab #Leadership #Course for Group Leaders in Biological Sciences run by EMBO Lab Leadership at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 17–19 Nov 2026. 🧪 meetings.embo.org/event/laboratory-…
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/09/2026
Interested in the intersection between #MachineLearning, #AI and #mechanogenomics? Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "Mechano-Genomics and AI" in Baden, Switzerland, 3–5 May 2027. Deadline: 1 February 2027 meetings.embo.org/event/27-mechano-… #EMBOmechGenAI #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 23/09/2026
Congratulations to EMBO Member Martin Jínek for being awarded the 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science #Prize for his #research on #GenomeEditing technologies. 🧪 More here: marcel-benoist.ch/en/prize-2026 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) #award #CRISPR
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EMBO @embo.org · 22/09/2026
Explore cellular computation, #biochemistry, #biophysics and more at the EMBO Workshop "Cellular Matters: Self-organization from molecules to functions" in Ascona, CH, 2–5 May 2027. Deadline: 15 January 2027 meetings.embo.org/event/27-self-org… #EMBOcellularMatters #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 21/09/2026
Can having too much make us less resourceful? 🧪 A Science & Society article reflects on how scarcity can encourage #creativity and thoughtful use of resources in #science, and asks whether today’s abundance may have the opposite effect: link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s…
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EMBO @embo.org · 18/09/2026
EMBO is #hiring a Programme Assistant for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme (absence cover) – Apply now! www.embo.org/vacancy/programme-assi… #JobOpening #JobSearch #CareerOpportunities 🧪
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 17/09/2026
Today is #InternationalMicroorganismDay - let's celebrate the fascinating world of microorganisms! 🦠🔬 Join us for: • Microbial metagenomics: a 360º approach • Exploring microbial communities through metagenomics bioinformatics • Exploring microbial ecosystems 🧪 www.embl.org/events/
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 16/09/2026
Posters up, conversations flowing, and plenty of science being dissected one figure at a time 📊💬 A poster session is never just about the posters – lots of questions, ideas, debates, and “wait, let me show you this…” moments at #EESHuman 🧪🧬 @embl.org @embo.org
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 16/09/2026
When the coffee break turns into another round of intense scientific discussions ☕️🤓 This community clearly has a lot to talk about – and very little intention of stopping! #EESHuman 💀🧬 Day 2 of 'Reconstructing the human past: using ancient and modern genomics' is in full swing! @embl.org @embo.org
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 15/09/2026
Welcome to #EESHuman! Whether you're on site or joining us virtually, we hope you enjoy the conference. Up now: Johannes Krause and his keynote lecture on 'The genetic history of Europe: from the settlement of Europe to the medieval migration period' 🧬
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 15/09/2026
Interested in gaining a theoretical foundation along with hands-on practice in Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) in both room temperature and cryogenic conditions? Then join us for #EMBOCLEM 🔬 🧪 s.embl.org/lem27-01-bl EMBL Heidelberg 31 Jan – 5 Feb 2027 Apply by: 25 Oct 2026
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EMBO @embo.org · 15/09/2026
Don't miss out! Register and submit your abstract now until 30 September for the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum #EYSF2026 taking place in Dubrovnik, #Croatia, 28–30 October 2026. 🧪 event.fourwaves.com/eysf #LifeSciences #EarlyCareerResearchers
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 14/09/2026
And that's a wrap on the EMBO Workshop 'Chemical biology 2026'! #EMBOChemBio A huge thank you to everyone who joined us - from exciting science to lively discussions over coffee, it was a fantastic few days of exchanging ideas, making connections, and exploring the latest in chemical biology ⚗️🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 15/09/2026
What if treating a disease isn’t enough to stop it? 🧪 A Science & Society article explores why ending schistosomiasis requires going beyond treatments and how #PublicHealth policies as well as community action could help: link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s…
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The big picture - EMBO Reports
Affecting 110 million African children, schistosomiasis control demands an urgent shift from drug treatments to permanent transmission interruption. This r
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EMBO @embo.org · 14/09/2026
The EMBO Workshop "#PathogenImmunity and Signaling" that took place in Leiden, the Netherlands this year, brought together 175 participants from 25 countries. 🧪 A report in Nature Immunology summarizes the meeting: www.nature.com/articles/s41590-026-…
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New frontiers in pathogen immunity - Nature Immunology
The EMBO workshop ‘Pathogen Immunity and Signaling’ was held from 8 to 11 June 2026 in Leiden, the Netherlands, bringing together 175 participants from 25 countries to discuss the latest advances in antimicrobial immune defense.
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 11/09/2026
Highlights from the last day of 'Chemical biology 2026' included the keynote speech ➡️'Chemical biology opens new avenues for drug discovery' presented by Michelle Arkin (University of California San Francisco) and of course the poster prizes! 🧪⚗️ #EMBOChemBio See you next time! @embl.org @embo.org
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EMBO @embo.org · 11/09/2026
Science, the beach and #collaboration: Three PhD students share their experience attending the EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course "Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis." 🧪 network.febs.org/posts/biology-on-t…
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EMBO @embo.org · 10/09/2026
From 7–8 September, the EMBO Young Investigator Network "NeuroYIP" sectoral meeting took place in Heidelberg, Germany. Scientists gathered together to discuss #research findings, unpublished data and potential collaborations, fostering excellence in the #LifeSciences. 🧪 #collaboration #networking
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 10/09/2026
Poster session: where “I’ll just have a quick look” somehow turns into a 20-minute scientific deep dive 😄🧪 Yesterday’s poster session at 'Chemical biology' had all the right ingredients: a little chemistry, a little biology, and a lot of interaction ⚗️💬 #EMBOChemBio @embl.org @embo.org
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 09/09/2026
Day 2 of the EMBO Workshop 'Chemical biology 2026' is in full swing ⚗️🤓 🔵 Session 2: Chemical technologies to probe biology 🎤 'Cartographing local proteomes’ actionability' presented by Yimon Aye (University of Oxford, UK) + lots of coffee! #EMBOChemBio @embl.org @embo.org
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EMBO @embo.org · 10/09/2026
Last week, EMBL Heidelberg welcomed a delegation from #Bulgaria. On 3 September, Maria Polychronidou (Head of EMBO Membership and the EMBO Courses & Workshops Programme) and Karin Dumstrei (Head of the EMBO Fellowship Programme) presented a talk on EMBO #opportunities for Bulgarian scientists. 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 09/09/2026
We congratulate Eleftheria Zeggini (Helmholtz Munich, Technische Universität München) who receives the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science #Award 2027! 🧪 More information in the press release: www.embo.org/press-releases/febs-em… #WomenInScience
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 08/09/2026
Welcome to Day 1 of 'Chemical biology 2026'! Looking forward to the next 4 days packed with science and new connections ⚗️🤩 ➡️ Opening remarks by one of our scientific organisers Bryan Dickinson (University of Chicago, USA) #EMBOChemBio @embl.org @embo.org @chembiobryan.bsky.social
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EMBO @embo.org · 07/09/2026
EMBO Member since 1998 and former EMBO Council Member Crisanto Gutiérrez was awarded the 2026 Santiago Ramón y Cajal National Research #Award in #Biology – Congratulations! 🧪 www.ciencia.gob.es/Noticias/2026/ju… (in Spanish)
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EMBO @embo.org · 07/09/2026
Delve into different aspects of the #DNAdamageResponse at the EMBO Workshop "#Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response" in Bengaluru, India, 23–27 February 2027. Deadline: 15 September 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/27-dna-dama… #EMBOdnadamage #LifeSciences #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 04/09/2026
Learn about integrative modelling strategies with a focus on biomolecular dynamics at the EMBO Practical Course "Integrative modelling of biomolecular interactions" in #Athens, Greece, 26–30 Apr 2027. Deadline: 8 Nov meetings.embo.org/event/27-biomol-i… #EMBObiomo #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 03/09/2026
An EMBO–JST workshop led to a successful international collaboration and an unexpected discovery, now published in Nature Communications. 🧪 More here: www.embo.org/features/embo-jst-netw… #Japan
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EMBO @embo.org · 31/08/2026
Don't miss the EMBO Global Lecture "Forces that shape fate: The mechanics of #NeuralCrest #development" by EMBO Global Investigator Roberto Mayor (University College London) in Delhi, #India, 4 October 2026. 🧪 #LifeSciences #research #neuroscience
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EMBO @embo.org · 31/08/2026
Don't miss the EMBO Global #Lecture "Reciprocal mechanochemical feedback couples neural crest migration and neurulation" by EMBO Global Investigator Roberto Mayor (UCL) in Alibaug, #India, 28 September 2026. #EMBOTissueMorphogenesis #neuroscience #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBL @embl.org · 26/08/2026
This week, we welcomed a delegation of early career researchers from several Danish universities 🇩🇰. This is the 2nd visit co-organised by DANEMO to EMBL Heidelberg & @EMBO. The visitors learned about AI and data science at EMBL, toured facilities, and met EMBL group leaders.
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EMBO @embo.org · 28/08/2026
This week, we welcomed 20 master students, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers brought by DANEMO from #Denmark to the EMBO/EMBL campus. 🧪 The visit's topic was “#AI in #LifeScience: Data, Discovery, and #Collaboration" and participants were able to learn about different EMBO opportunities.
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EMBO @embo.org · 25/08/2026
Don't miss out! Register and submit your abstract now until 30 September for the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum #EYSF2026 taking place in Dubrovnik, #Croatia, 28–30 October 2026. 🧪 event.fourwaves.com/eysf #LifeSciences #EarlyCareerResearchers
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/08/2026
"It is very laudable that Dr. Hara is dedicating this much effort to scientific validation [link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s…]," explains Bernd Pulverer, Chief Editor of EMBO Reports. 🧪 More here (in Japanese): toyokeizai.net/articles/-/954877?di… EMBO Press
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東大「老化細胞の除去効果を確認」の論文を阪大などの研究者グループが検証したところ効果認められず・・・検証研究の意義とメディアに投げかけられた課題
老化細胞を除去し若返りをかなえる「夢の薬」につながる実験結果をめぐって意見が対立。研究論文が世界で注目を集める一方、後続の検証では再現性に疑問符が付いた。果たして若返り医学の未来は本物なのか? 報道のあり方も問われる最前線に迫ります。
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/08/2026
Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "Bacterial and archaeal #CellDivision: Diverse mechanisms and models" in Barga (Lucca), Italy, 20–23 April 2027. Deadline: 6 January 2027 meetings.embo.org/event/27-cell-div… #EMBObacDiv27 #genetics #biochemistry #StructuralBiology #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/08/2026
Join scientists working on #ProteinHomeostasis in the EMBO Workshop "#Proteostasis shaping health span: From protein folding to failure" in #Ericeira, #Portugal, 9–13 November 2026. Deadline: 1 September 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/26-proteost… #EMBOproteostasis #EMBOevents 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 19/08/2026
Don't miss out! One day left to register for the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Neurodevelopmental disorders: Genes to circuits and behavior" in #Otsu, #Japan, 9–12 Sep 2026. meetings.embo.org/event/26-neurodev… #EMBOGenesCircuitsBehavior #neuroscience #EMBOevents 🧪
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