EMBO announces election of new members

04. 07. 2023

69 new members and associate members join the EMBO community of more than 2,000 leading life scientists in Europe and beyond. Four new members come from Czech Republic.

69 scientists have been newly elected as Members and Associate Members of EMBO, an organization of leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond.

This year's awardees have been recognised for contributions spanning the spectrum of life science research, including work that has demystified the immune system, advanced understanding of our senses, and facilitated innovative approaches to vaccine development.

Fiona Watt, EMBO Director said: “These remarkable scientists have unravelled molecular secrets of life, deepened our understanding of health and disease, and are paving the way for further discoveries and innovations. Their achievements reinforce the critical role that life science research plays in the lives of citizens across Europe and the world.”

This year sees 60 members and nine associate members elected to the EMBO Membership, of which 35 are women (51%) and 34 are men (49%).

The newly elected members and associate members reside in more than 20 countries. The 60 new EMBO Members are based in 17 Member States of the EMBC, the intergovernmental organization that funds the main EMBO Programmes and activities.

The new members and associate members join a community of more than 2,000 leading life science experts. They take their place alongside 91 Nobel laureates who have been elected to EMBO Membership.

Members provide guidance and support for EMBO activities, for example by evaluating funding applications and serving on EMBO Council and Committees.

New members are nominated and elected by the existing EMBO Membership. EMBO will formally welcome the new members at the annual Members’ Meeting in Heidelberg, Germany, between 25-27 October 2023.

An online directory listing all EMBO Members and Associate Members, their affiliations, and subject areas is available here.

Selected statistics

69 distinguished life scientists have been elected to the EMBO Membership, comprising of 60 EMBO Members and nine EMBO Associate Members.
The newly elected members and associate members represent more than 20 countries.
A majority of the new EMBO Members and Associate Members are women, with 35 women (51%) and 34 men (49%) elected in 2023.

The full list of the newly elected Members and Associate Members of EMBO is, in alphabetical order:

New members

Simon Alberti	Dresden, DE
Canan Atilgan	Istanbul, TR
Tom Baden	Brighton, UK
Marek Basler	Basel, CH
Florence Besse	Nice, FR
Rishikesh Bhalerao	Umea, SE
Dalibor Blazek	Brno, CZ
Tiziana Bonaldi	Milan, IT
Pedro Carvalho	Oxford, UK
Pilar Cubas	Madrid, ES
Bart Deplancke	Lausanne, CH
Elke Deuerling	Konstanz, DE
Sandra Duharcourt	Paris, FR
Paul Dupree	Cambridge, UK
Thijs Ettema	Wageningen, NL
Angela Falciatore	Paris, FR
Luísa M. Figueiredo	Lisboa, PT
Luca Giorgetti	Basel, CH
Electra Gizeli	Heraklion, GR
Uri Gophna	Tel Aviv, IL
Monica Gotta	Geneva, CH
Anne Grapin-Botton	Dresden, DE
Simonetta Gribaldo	Paris, FR
Mohamed-Ali Hakimi	Grenoble, FR
Muzlifah Haniffa	Hinxton, UK
Hana Hanzlíková	Prague, CZ
Saskia A. Hogenhout	Norwich, UK
Wolfgang Huber	Heidelberg, DE
Meritxell Huch	Dresden, DE
Jacek Jaworski	Warsaw, PL
Gáspár Jékely	Heidelberg, DE
Martin Kaltenpoth	Jena, DE
Lukas Kapitein	Utrecht, NL
Katalin Karikó	Philadelphia, US
Manfred Kayser	Rotterdam, NL
Özlem Keskin	Istanbul, TR
Gaëlle Legube	Toulouse, FR
Julius Lukeš	České Budějovice, CZ
Julia Mahamid	Heidelberg, DE
Ruth Massey	Cork, IE
Marco Milán	Barcelona, ES
Thorsten Nürnberger	Tübingen, DE
Anna C. Obenauf	Vienna, AT
Faith H.A. Osier	London, UK
Annette Oxenius	Zurich, CH
Anastassis Perrakis	Amsterdam, NL
Eugenia Piddini	Bristol, UK
Michael Potente	Berlin, DE
Katja Röper	Cambridge, UK
Stephan J. Sigrist	Berlin, DE
David Staněk	Prague, CZ
Oliver Stegle	Heidelberg, DE
Nils Chr. Stenseth	Oslo, NO
Ildikò Szabò	Padova, IT
Alessandro Vannini	Milan, IT
Julien Vermot	London, UK
Hedda Wardemann	Heidelberg, DE
Katja Wassmann	Paris, FR
Cornelis Jan Weijer	Dundee, UK
Maria Yazdanbakhsh	Leiden, NL
New associate members
Kathryn S.E. Cheah	Hong Kong, HKSAR
Diego De Mendoza	Rosario, AR
Yukiko Goda	Okinawa, JP
Yukiko Gotoh	Tokyo, JP
Sean J. Morrison	Dallas, US
Erin K. O'Shea	Ashburn, US
Robert Parton	Brisbane, AU
Michael Rapé	Berkeley, US
Nieng Yan	Beijing and Shenzhen, CN

About EMBO

EMBO is an organization of more than 2,000 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond. The goals of the organization are to support talented researchers at all stages of their careers, stimulate the exchange of scientific information, and help build a research environment where scientists can achieve their best work.

EMBO helps young scientists to advance their research, promote their international visibility and ensure their mobility. Courses, workshops, conferences, and scientific journals disseminate the latest research and offer training in techniques to maintain high standards of excellence in research practice. EMBO helps to shape science and research policy by seeking input and feedback from our community and by following closely the trends in science in Europe. For more information: www.embo.org

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The Czech Academy of Sciences (the CAS)

The mission of the CAS

The primary mission of the CAS is to conduct research in a broad spectrum of natural, technical and social sciences as well as humanities. This research aims to advance progress of scientific knowledge at the international level, considering, however, the specific needs of the Czech society and the national culture.

President of the CAS

Prof. Eva Zažímalová has started her second term of office in May 2021. She is a respected scientist, and a Professor of Plant Anatomy and Physiology.

She is also a part of GCSA of the EU.

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