The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Alumni Chats Series

41. Sebastian Glatt - Rewriting RNA and the Future of Molecular Medicine

Sebastian Glatt (Professor, University of Veternary Medicine, Vienna and former Staff Scientist, EMBL Heidelberg, 2008-15) chats with Jaqueline Dreyer-Lamm (Head of Opera

40. David States - Documenting EMBL's early history and personalising science for the general public

EMBL's very first Communications Officer, David States reflects on the important project he undertook in 1994 of documenting EMBL's history for its 20th anniversary. Davi

39. Gianni Cesareni - Postdoctoral training with Nobel laureates and transforming fundamental research into widely adopted technologies,

Gianni Cesareni (Professor Emeritus, University of Rome Tor Vergata and fromer Group Leader, EMBL Heidelberg, 1979-88) chats with Thomas Vaccari (Current Professor, Unive

38. Toby Gibson - The methodology of DNA sequencing and the origins of bioinformatics.

Toby Gibson (EMBL Group Leader, 1986-2023) speaks with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995) about the methodology of DNA sequencing, the origins of bioinformatics,

37. Daniela Marazziti - Painstaking early DNA sequencing and gene cloning.

Daniela Marazziti (Staff Scientist, Italian National Research Council and formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 1984-88) chats with Thomas Vaccari (Current Pro

36. Pavel Tomancak - The golden days of development biology and growing the life sciences community in Czechia.

Pavel Tomancak (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow, 1995-1999) speaks with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral fellow, 1999-2004) about being the first Eastern European PhD student at

35. Ilaria Ferlenghi - Early cryo-EM scepticism and resolving virus structures.

Ilaria Ferlenghi (Current Associate Director of Research & Senior Scientific Leader, GSK and former Predoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 1994-1999) chats with Thomas Vacc

34. Veli Vural Uslu - Plant development regulation, using theatre to communicate science and the power of failure in the lab.

Veli Vural Uslu (EMBL Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2015) speaks with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral fellow, 1999-2004) about Plant developmental regulation, environmental

33. Angus Lamond & Thomas Vaccari - Differing EMBL journeys & the impact of basic research for society

Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995) and Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral fellow, 1999-2004) discuss their experiences at EMBL, emphasising the institution's role

32) Graham Tebb - Following your instincts in research

Graham Tebb (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow, 1985-1988) speaks with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995) about the challenging yet collaborative environment in which he p

31. Julius Brennecke - The bantam mystery and the power of genetic conflict

Julius Brennecke (Current Senior Scientist, IMBA, Vienna. and former Predoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 2006-2001) chats with Thomas Vaccari (Current Professor, Univers

30. Janet Thornton - A Life in Computational Biology

Former EMBL-EBI Director 1994-2023, Dame Janet Thornton reflects on her distinguished career in bioinformatics, the wonder of protein research and the vital role of acces

29. Alex Stark - The Evolution of Computational Genomics and Protein Structure Analysis

Alex Stark (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow 2001-2005) chats with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral Fellow 1999-2004). Alex describes the evolution of computational biology and it

28) Des Higgins - Early days of bioinformatics, Clustal and democratising sequence alignments

Des Higgins (EMBL-EBI Group Leader, 1990-1996) speaks with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral fellow, 1999-2004) about the "wild west" early days of bioinformatics, the est

27) Martin Hetzer - The Frontiers of Ageing and Europe's leadership role in AI adoption

In this interview, Martin Hetzer (Former Staff Scientist, EMBL Heidelberg, 1998-2003, currently President, ISTA, Vienna) chats with Angus Lamond (Former Group Leader, EMB

26) Fatima Gebauer - Heavenly first impressions of EMBL and advice for young group leaders

Fátima Gebauer (EMBL Staff Scientist, 1995-2002) speaks with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995) about her experience at EMBL, including her initial impression of

25) Baubak Bajoghli - Visualising discovery through open access and the EMBL experience.

In this interview, Baubak Bajoghli (Former Postdoctoral Fellow. EMBL Heidelberg, 2012-2017, currently Director, Austrian BioImaging/CMI, Vienna) describes to Angus Lamond

24) Ernst Stelzer. - A career of innovation in light microscopy

Ernst Stelzer ( EMBL Group Leader, 1983-2011) speaks with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995) about his career journey from EMBL Predoc to Group Leader, and his c

23) Mark Green - Science administration at the coalface of groundbreaking research

Mark Green (Internal Auditor, EMBL Heidelberg, 1999-2003 , Head of EBI Administration, 2003-2018 ) discusses his career at EMBL with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987

22) Mary Holmes - Recounting EMBL's establishment and becoming its first Librarian

Mary Holmes (EMBL's first librarian, 1974-1998) speaks with Thomas Vaccari (EMBL Predoctoral fellow, 1999-2004) about the establishment of EMBL, the early days of the Szi