European Molecular Biology Organization

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Motto “excellence in the life sciences”
Formation 1964
Membership
 1600 members[1][2]
Director
 Maria Leptin
Website www.embo.org

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is an organization of life scientists and a founding member of the Initiative for Science in Europe. The current EMBO Director is Professor Maria Leptin,[3][4] a developmental biologist at the University of Cologne, Germany.

EMBO members

Since 1964,[5] scientists have been elected annually as members of EMBO[6] based on excellence in research. There are more than 1600 Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization, 76 of whom (4.75%) have received the Nobel Prize.[7]

EMBO conferences

EMBO organises over 80 meetings attracting more than 6,000 participants every year including the annual EMBO meeting.[8]

EMBO publishing

EMBO publishes four peer-reviewed journals: The EMBO Journal,[9] EMBO Reports,[10] Molecular Systems Biology,[11] and EMBO Molecular Medicine.[12] These span a broad spectrum of molecular biology topics and reflect how science is changing the world.

EMBO Awards

Annually awarded, the EMBO Gold Medal recognises significant contributions of European researchers to the advancement of science. EMBO also awards grants to scientists.[13]

EMBO also promotes Europe as a research location to foreign researchers, and increases awareness of options for research and training in the life sciences in Europe. This strengthens ties with scientific communities worldwide.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ashburner, Michael (1993). "EMBO membership list". The EMBO Journal 12 (2): i23–i44. PMC 413273.
  2. ↑ "EMBO membership list". The EMBO Journal 2 (4): 627–636. 1983. PMID 6354705.
  3. ↑ Leptin, M. (2010). "Spreading the Spirit of EMBO". Science 327 (5962): 126–126. Bibcode:2010Sci...327..126L. doi:10.1126/science.1185865. PMID 20056858.
  4. ↑ Professor Maria Leptin, EMBO Director
  5. ↑ Nurse, P. (2014). "EMBO at 50". Science 343 (6167): 117. doi:10.1126/science.1247701.
  6. ↑ Find an EMBO member
  7. ↑ EMBO Nobel Laureates
  8. ↑ Anon (2014). "The EMBO Meeting". European Molecular Biology Organization. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
  9. ↑ Rørth, P. (2005). "Authors, reviewers and editors at the EMBO Journal". The EMBO Journal 24 (22): 3831–3833. doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600851. PMC 1283950. PMID 16453402.
  10. ↑ Gannon, F. (2000). "A new journal-in more than one way". EMBO reports 1: 1. doi:10.1093/embo-reports/kvd007.
  11. ↑ Aebersold, R. (2005). "Molecular Systems Biology: A new journal for a new biology?". Molecular Systems Biology 1: E1. doi:10.1038/msb4100009.
  12. ↑ Caldeira, S. (2009). "Welcome to EMBO Molecular Medicine!". EMBO Molecular Medicine 1 (1): 1. doi:10.1002/emmm.200900010. PMC 3378109. PMID 20049694.
  13. ↑ http://www.embo.org/funding-awards/