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Meeting of minds: Making sense of plant behaviour
Meet EMBO Young Investigator Julia Santiago
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“It feels great that metabolism is back in focus”
Markus Ralser, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2020, talked to EMBO about his work on the origins, evolution, and functionality of the metabolism, his fascination with biology, and the challenges he faced during his career.
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“The award highlights that our research on metabolism and metastasis formation is important”
Sarah-Maria Fendt, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2020, talked to EMBO about her work on the metabolic changes that occur during cancer proliferation and metastasis formation, her role as a mentor for young female researchers, and how she manages her lab during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Surprising symbionts
Learn about newly elected EMBO Member Luis Teixeira and his research.
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Driving Division
Learn about newly elected EMBO Associate Member Hongyan Wang and her research.
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Exploring evolution
Learn about newly elected EMBO Member Eörs Szathmáry and his research.
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New methods to solve notoriously hard problems
Elly Tanaka of the Institute of Molecular Pathology, BioCenter Vienna, Austria, has just been announced as this year’s recipient of the FEBS|EMBO Women in Science Award.
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Leszek Kaczmarek becomes new EMBC President
As of 1 January 2020, Leszek Kaczmarek is the new President of the EMBC (European Molecular Biology Conference), the funding body of EMBO.
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Committees in the spotlight: Young Investigator Programme
EMBO Members are instrumental in the running of the organization’s programmes. Four members talked to Kathy Weston about why they agreed to be part of an EMBO Committee and what they personally gained from it.