Committees in the spotlight: Membership
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.
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New EMBO Members welcomed at 2019 meeting
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 Member Peter Ratcliffe receives Nobel Prize
EMBO congratulates its member Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe of the University of Oxford, UK, on receiving the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Peer Review Week 2019: meet the reviewers
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.
Member mentoring: building on an existing relationship
As part of the career development opportunities offered by the EMBO Young Investigator network, young group leaders can choose an EMBO Member as a mentor. Three mentoring pairs talked to Kathy Weston about how their relationship influenced their approach to science and running an independent lab.
Member mentoring: connecting over shared backgrounds
As part of the career development opportunities offered by the EMBO Young Investigator network, young group leaders can choose an EMBO Member as a mentor. Three mentoring pairs talked to Kathy Weston about how their relationship influenced their approach to science and running an independent lab.
Member mentoring: sharing an interest in the unconventional
As part of the career development opportunities offered by the EMBO Young Investigator network, young group leaders can choose an EMBO Member as a mentor. Three mentoring pairs talked to Kathy Weston about how their relationship influenced their approach to science and running an independent lab.
Revealing the changing shapes of proteins
Paola Picotti, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2019, talked to Rosemary Wilson about her work on her work on protein–small molecule interactions and protein aggregation, her fascination with complex problems and the need to feel excited by a topic.
A computational approach to biological questions
M. Madan Babu, one of two recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2019, talked to Rosemary Wilson about his work on G-protein coupled receptors and disordered proteins, the importance of collaboration and embracing new ideas.
The data detective
Before a paper is accepted for publication in an EMBO Press journal, all images are checked for discrepancies, mistakes and image aberrations. Data integrity analyst Erica Wilfong Boxheimer describes the process and why EMBO Press invests in this additional step.