The annual EMBO Members’ Meeting took place from 29-31 October 2019 in Heidelberg, Germany, and welcomed 53 recently elected members, who presented their work in talks and were able to meet each other and find out more about EMBO.
EMBO congratulates twenty-seven life scientists on their selection as new EMBO Young Investigators.
The Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus is a pathogen that affects honey bees and has been linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, a key factor in decimating the bee population.
There are many indications that fasting promotes longevity. In recent years, much attention has been devoted to so-called caloric restriction mimetics (CMRs), substances that simulate the health-promoting effects of fasting without the need of life-style change.
Salaried employment, contributions to social security schemes, leadership training and networking
EMBO congratulates its member Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe of the University of Oxford, UK, on receiving the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
A multi-publisher partnership aims to streamline scientific publishing by producing refereed preprints
Peer Review Week, a series of events to highlight the essential role of peer review in scientific publishing, takes place for the fifth time this year. This year’s focus on quality in peer review offers an opportunity for EMBO Press to celebrate a decade of transparent peer review.
Peer Review Week 2019 focuses on the topic of quality in peer review. Recognizing the central role that the referees play in maintaining quality in the review process at the EMBO Press journals, we talked to five of our reviewers about their motivation to review and the importance of quality and transparency in peer review.
Writing up research to present a coherent, convincing manuscript can be challenging at any career stage. It is especially daunting for PhD students, who may have little experience of writing scientifically, drawing conclusions from data, or making arguments about their discoveries and ideas.
