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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.
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@embo.orgInterested in #CellCycle regulation and #DevelopmentalBiology? Sign up for the EMBO Workshop "Cycling towards fate: Cell cycle control in development" in Amsterdam, NL, 7–10 June 2027.
Deadline: 1 February 2027
https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-cell-cycle-control
#EMBOcellCycle #EMBOevents 🧪
@embo.orgLast week at the EMBO Fellows' and Members' Meeting #EMBOFMM26, Holger Breithaupt from EMBO Press hosted a session on #ScienceJournalism and public trust with science journalists Kai Kupferschmidt and Ioanna Soufleri, who is also a Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellow. 🧪
@embo.orgLearn about centromere evolution, chromatin-mediated genetic conflicts and more at the EMBO Workshop "#ChromatinEvolution from molecules to genomes" in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain, 4–7 Oct 2027.
Deadline: 10 Jun 2027
https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-chromatin-evo
#EMBOchromatinEvo #EMBOevents 🧪
@embo.orgWe spoke with four researchers who have repeatedly chosen Review Commons as a preprint #PeerReview platform for their own work. 🧪
Learn why they decided on Review Commons here:
https://www.embo.org/features/why-i-chose-review-commons/
#LifeSciences #research #publishing #preprint
@embo.orgRegistration open until 15 February for EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course "Physical #virology: From form to function" in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 13–18 June 2027!
https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-physical-virology
#EMBOVirology #EMBOevents #biophysics #StructuralBiology #chemistry #engineering 🧪
@embo.orgHow does the #moon influence life on Earth, including humans? 🧪 A Science & Society article EMBO Reports EMBO Press explores how #LunarCycles act as #BiologicalClocks and how artificial light at night may be disrupting this natural rhythm: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-024-00196-5
@embo.orgRead more (in Spanish) here:
www.sebibc.es/alfonso-vale...
#bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #LifeSciences #research
@embo.orgCongratulations to EMBO Member Alfonso Valencia for being awarded the Spanish Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology's first National #Award for his exceptional scientific career and his pioneering contributions to the field. 🧪
@embo.orgSign up now for the EMBO Workshop "Cell biology of the nervous system: #Development, degeneration and repair" in Heraklion, Greece, 3–6 May 2027.
Deadline: 12 February 2027
https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-nervoussystem
#EMBOneuroCellBio #EMBOevents #LifeSciences #neuroscience #CellBiology 🧪
@embo.orgA video recording, transcript and more information (in German) can be found here:
www.sciencemediacenter.de/angebote/kue...
@embo.orgLast week, there was a press briefing at the Science Media Center Germany. Head of EMBO Press Bernd Pulverer shared his thoughts on #AI and its implications for journals and #PeerReview. 🧪
@embo.orgToday, the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine was announced.
Interested in how the #research developed? 🧪
In 2017, @emboreports.org @embopress.org interviewed Karl Deisseroth, one of the Nobel Prize winners, about his work on #optogenetics and more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@embo.org@embo.orgDon't miss out! Abstract submission is still open until 16 October for EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Membrane shaping and remodeling by proteins" in Sanya, China, 12–15 November 2026.
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-membrane-shaping
#EMBOMembraneRemodeling #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
@embo.orgCongratulations to EMBO Members Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, who with Karl Deisseroth have won the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and #optogenetics. 🧪
@embo.orgThank you to everyone who joined us in Heidelberg for so many inspiring talks and connections. We're grateful to all who made this meeting possible and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
@embo.orgAs the EMBO Fellows' and Members' Meeting #EMBOFMM26 comes to an end, Tanmay Bharat is handed over the EMBO Gold Medal. 🧪
@embo.orgThis week at the EMBO Fellows' and Members' Meeting #EMBOFMM26, visitors could test out the EMBO Science Map. 🧪
It is a visualization of every EMBO Member (round symbols) and Associate Member (square symbols) on a scientific and a geographic map.
Explore more here:
https://sciencemap.embo.org/
@embo.orgYesterday, the EMBO Fellows and EMBO Members came together to discuss #science across disciplines, borders and generations at the EMBO Fellows' poster session. 🧪
Topics ranged from evolution to ecology, genomics to immunology, neuroscience to plant biology and so much more! #EMBOFMM26
@embo.orgWhat will it take to make #CultivatedMeat part of our everyday food? 🧪
A Science & Society article (EMBO Reports, EMBO Press) explores the challenges facing #CellularAgriculture.
More here:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-025-00492-8
#LifeSciences #research
