The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Alumni Chats Series

By EMBL Alumni Relations

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Episodes: 24

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A series of in-depth conversations with members of European Molecular Biology Lab's Alumni Community. Alumni recall the impact of EMBL on their careers and their memories of time spent there as well as the inside stories behind some of the major research breakthroughs.

Alumni Chat contributors are members of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) community. The opinions expressed are their own and are not necessarily representative of the views of EMBL or any other party. The mere appearance of video content on the EMBL Alumni RSS account does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL.

Audio Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni Relations

Content and Interviews: Angus Lamond and Thomas Vaccari

Music: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Thanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL Design

Sponsored by: EMBLEM

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Episode Date
24) Ernst Stelzer. - A career of innovation in light microscopy
May 22, 2026
23) Mark Green - Science administration at the coalface of groundbreaking research
May 14, 2026
22) Mary Holmes - Recounting EMBL's establishment and becoming its first Librarian
May 07, 2026
21) Sara Fahs - EMBL's interdisciplinary ethos and adapting to a career in industry
May 01, 2026
20) Sara Courtneidge - Memories of Lennart Philipson and research of the src structure
Apr 24, 2026
19) David Owen - Bridging Basic Research and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Apr 16, 2026
18) Giorgia Guglielmi - Using storytelling to combat scientific misinformation
Apr 10, 2026
17) George Simos - Asking fundamental questions and the joy of discovering new truths
Mar 27, 2026
16) Thomas Graf - The future of personalised cancer treatment and the role of basic research in the Covid19 response
Mar 20, 2026
15) Erin Tranfield - Lunar Dust, the electron microscopy toolbox and making science accessible for all.
Mar 13, 2026
14) Ilaria Piazza - Experiences of a new PI and the value of travel on scientific curiosity.
Mar 06, 2026
13) Denis Duboule - Hox genes, finding joy in the process of discovery and memories of Fotis Kafatos
Feb 27, 2026
12) Maria Tosches - Evo-Devo and the cerebral cortex of reptiles.
Feb 20, 2026
11) Claire O'Donovan - Swiss-Prot and the impact of AI on Database Curation
Feb 13, 2026
10) Leo Burger - 40 years of building innovative and high quality equipment in the Mechanical Workshop at EMBL
Feb 06, 2026
9) Sigrid Reinsch - From cell biology to outer space
Jan 30, 2026
8) Wieland Huttner - Establishing EMBL's PhD programme and co-founding MPI-Dresden
Jan 16, 2026
7) Eric Wieschaus - Groundbreaking research in Drospohila and staying grounded after Nobel success.
Jan 09, 2026
6) Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm - Lab Builds to Sustaining Research Around the Globe
Dec 12, 2025
5) Phil Avner - Mentors in Paris, Diabetes research and leading EMBL Rome.
Nov 28, 2025
4) Edith Heard - Basic Research, AI, Planetary Biology and the Future of Science
Nov 14, 2025
3) Anne Ephrussi - Disproving hypotheses, taking risks and a life of researching the Oskar RNA
Oct 31, 2025
2) Rolf Apweiler - Big Data growth, from floppy disks to machine learning
Oct 16, 2025
1) Moritz Gerstung - From Physics to Precision Medicine, Reflections on How AI is Transforming Cancer Genomics
Oct 06, 2025