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excellence in life sciences Reykjavik Helsinki Oslo EMBO facts & figures & EMBO facts Tallinn Stockholm Copenhagen Vilnius Dublin Amsterdam Berlin Warsaw London Brussels Prague Bratislava Paris Luxembourg Budapest Bern Vienna Ljubljana Zagreb Rome Madrid Ankara Lisbon Athens Valletta Jerusalem New Delhi Singapore EMBO facts & figures HIGHLIGHTS CONTACT EMBO & EMBC Membership new members from countries in Europe and eight EMBO Young Investigators Associate Members from China, Japan, Lithuania, Singapore and EMBO Installation Grants the United States were elected. EMBO Women in Science Fellowships Long-Term Fellowships opened for applications all year round EMBO Courses & Workshops and new eligibility criteria for Short-Term Fellowships were EMBO Keynote Lectures R Gerlind Wallon EMBO Scientific Publications I introduced. C H Programme Manager Bernd Pulverer A Long-Term, Short-Term and Advanced Fellowships R Maria Leptin Deputy Director Head D were awarded. EMBO Director + + B BE E N 6 N TON 201 Young Investigators and Lithuania joined the Installation Grants scheme. LE Installation Grants H N Young Investigators and Installation Grantees became part ER 2016 of the EMBO community. Science Policy EMBO co-organised a workshop on science advising in Europe. Eilish Craddock Personal Assistant to Science Policy Programme Manager Michele Gar nkel was EMBO Fellowships EMBO Scientific Publications the EMBO Director invited to represent EMBO on the European Commission’s Open David del Álamo Thomas Lemberger + 7th Science Policy Platform. Programme Manager Deputy Head The programme continued its work on research integrity, + + including presentations at European institutes and improve- advancing the life sciences ments to the online training course. 2016 Courses & Workshops More than , participants attended scienti c events. Mannheim EMBO Laboratory Management Courses were held in GERMANY Heidelberg and at six research institutes worldwide. 10 – 13 September Administration & Finance EMBO Global Activities EMBO Communications The th EMBO Meeting in Mannheim concluded the meeting Bernhard Huber Luis Valente Tilmann Kießling series. Head Head Head + + + Global Activities Malta and Lithuania become EMBC Member States. EMBO partners with the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance to deliver three life science meetings per year in India. Awards The EMBO Gold Medal was awarded to Richard Benton and Ben Lehner. EMBC EMBO Membership & EMBO Council & Committees EMBO Science Policy Elections Fiona Watt received the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award. Gitta Bourke Michele Garfinkel Volker Wiersdorff EMBO Press EMBO Press extended its scooping protection policy to preprints. Administrator Programme Manager Head SourceData The SmartFigures lab application of SourceData was developed + + + in collaboration with publishing house Wiley and launched at The EMBO Meeting. Complete list of EMBO staff in Heidelberg on pages . EMBO facts & figures 2016 EMBO promotes excellence in life sciences in Europe and beyond by recognizing and fostering talented scientists. Since 1964, leading scientists are elected annually to become EMBO Members based on proven excellence in research. Members number more than 1700 today. 85 scientists from the EMBO membership have received the Nobel Prize. EMBO funding, training and networking activities attract thousands of scientists every year, promoting collaboration in all areas of life science research. Four peer-reviewed journals span a broad spectrum of the life sciences and reflect how research is shaping the world. The European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC), founded in 1969, is the intergovernmental funding body for EMBO comprising 29 member states including most of the European Union and some of the neighbouring countries. Both EMBO and EMBC are driven by a common commitment to research at the European level. Their joint activities are characterized by quality and encouragement of co-operation within the scientific community. EMBO facts & figures 2016 reports on the implementation of the EMBC General Programme and other EMBO activities. table of contents EMBO Fellowships 24 – 73 Preface 4 – 5 EMBO Long-Term Fellowships 24 – 41 EMBO actions in 2016 6 – 7 Statistics 24 – 25 EMBC actions in 2016 8 – 9 Awards 2016 26 – 38 Geographical distribution 2016 40 – 41 EMBO Advanced Fellowships 42 facts & figures 2016 EMBO Short-Term Fellowships 43 – 73 Statistics 43 EMBC Member States 12 – 13 Awards 2016 44 – 71 Delegates and Advisers 12 Geographical distribution 2016 72 – 73 Financial contributions 13 EMBO Young Investigators 74 – 81 EMBO Council & Committees 14 – 15 Young Investigators 2016 74 – 75 EMBO Council 2016 14 Young Investigators 2000 – 2016 76 – 77 EMBO Committees 2016 15 Applications and awards 2006 – 2016 78 EMBO Membership 16 – 19 Lectures 2016 79 – 81 EMBO Members 2016 16 – 18 EMBO Installation Grants 82 EMBO Associate Members 2016 19 Installation Grantees 2016 82 EMBO Scientific Publications 20 – 23 EMBO Courses & Workshops 83 – 88 Advisory Editorial Boards & Senior Editors of Practical Courses 2016 83 – 84 The EMBO Journal 20 Workshops 2016 84 – 85 EMBO reports 21 Conferences 2016 85 – 86 Molecular Systems Biology 22 Symposia 2016 87 EMBO Molecular Medicine 23 EMBO | FEBS Lecture Courses 2016 87 Global Exchange Lecture Courses 2016 87 Laboratory Management Courses 2016 88 EMBO Women in Science 89 – 93 Participation of women in EMBO activities: Statistics 89 – 93 EMBO Gold Medal 94 Gold Medalists 1986 – 2016 94 EMBO Keynote Lectures 95 – 97 Keynote Lectures 2016 95 – 97 EMBO Staff in Heidelberg 98 – 99 EMBO facts & figures 2016 | www.embo.org 3 Preface I am pleased to present this collection of figures highlight- ing the variety, progress and impact of EMBO’s activities dur- ing 2016. Through its programmes and activities, EMBO con- tinued to support and connect life scientists across Europe and beyond. It was a particular pleasure to have three new countries join the EMBC. With Malta and Lithuania becoming EMBC Members States and India joining as Associate Member State, more researchers will be able to benefit from the support EMBO offers talented researchers at all stages of their careers. Demonstrating that excellence remains at the heart of the Maria Leptin organisation, EMBO welcomed 58 of the best life scientists EMBO Director from 18 countries to the EMBO Membership, and 25 of the most promising young group leaders were selected as EMBO Young Investigators. Celebrating individual achievements in the life sciences, we awarded the EMBO Gold Medal to Rich- ard Benton and Ben Lehner and the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award to Fiona Watt. EMBO’s funding programmes have continued to support talented researchers at all career stages. Looking ahead we must ensure that the EMBO Programmes stay at the forefront of supporting young scientists in building successful, inter- nationally mobile careers. With this in mind, we made the application process for Long-Term Fellowships more flexible by removing the application deadline, and introduced new eli- gibility criteria for the Short-Term Fellowships to make them available to more researchers in EMBC Member States. EMBO Courses & Workshops reach thousands of life scien- tists from across the globe every year at events where they can exchange information, receive training and connect with each other – and 2016 was no exception. The programme supported 92 events attended by more than 11,000 people. Additionally, members of the EMBO community were able to interact with 4 Preface | Maria Leptin EMBO facts & figures 2016 | www.embo.org peers outside their immediate research areas at the annual EMBO Press has continued to shape best practice in sci- EMBO Members’ Meeting and two Fellows’ Meetings in Ger- entific publishing. Aspects of the EMBO Press ‘Transparent many and the USA. Process’ have been adopted by other journals. In addition, all 30 EMBO Laboratory Management Courses offered 478 EMBO Press publications introduced an extended scooping young researchers the opportunity to develop their manage- protection: manuscripts posted as preprints before submission ment and leadership skills, and we extended the portfolio to will not be rejected on the basis of similar findings published include courses on negotiation and self-leadership. Another by other researchers during the submission, peer-review or development saw the conclusion of The EMBO Meeting series revision process. with the seventh meeting in Mannheim. Acting on feedback The numbers in this publication speak for themselves: from the community, EMBO Council agreed to discontinue EMBO’s activities continue to positively influence the life sci- this large, multidisciplinary meeting – a decision that will en- ences in Europe and the rest of the world. The financial sup- able us to use our resources to explore new opportunities for port from the EMBC Member States, the guidance from EMBO bringing top science to the widest audiences. Examples of this Council, the dedication of the EMBO Members, and the en- are the joint ASCB | EMBO meeting in 2017 and the partner- thusiastic work of the EMBO office staff are vital for EMBO’s ship EMBO formed with the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alli- ongoing success. I would like to thank everyone involved with ance to organize additional meetings in India. the organisation, and I look forward to working together to In addition to supporting researchers and stimulating the continue to deliver and develop EMBO’s activities. exchange of information,