European Molecular Biology Organization

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Formation1964
PurposePromote life science research in Europe and beyond
HeadquartersHeidelberg, Germany
Membership
1,800 members[1]
Director
Fiona Watt[2]
Key people
Websiteembo.org

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is a professional, non-profit organization of more than 1,800 life scientists.[1] Its goal is to promote research in life science and enable international exchange between scientists. It co-funds courses, workshops and conferences, publishes five scientific journals and supports individual scientists. The organization was founded in 1964[3][4] and is a founding member of the Initiative for Science in Europe. As of 2022 the Director of EMBO is Fiona Watt, a stem cell researcher, professor at King's College London and a group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.

  1. ^ a b Anon (2021). "EMBO Members and Young Investigators". Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ a b c Anon (2021). "Leadership and governance". Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ Ferry, Georgina (2014). "History: Fifty years of EMBO". Nature. 511 (7508). London: 150–151. doi:10.1038/511150a. PMID 25013879.
  4. ^ Ferry, Georgina (2014). EMBO in perspective: a half-century in the life sciences (PDF). Heidelberg: European Molecular Biology Organization. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-00-046271-9. OCLC 892947326.