The EMBL Australia PLN Secretariat hosted a visit from Director-General Jean-Eric Paquet, Research and Innovation, European Commission at Monash University on July 24th, followed by a public event at the National Gallery of Victoria with  Prof James Whisstock, Scientific Head EMBL Australia, and Bernie Hobbs, ABC Broadcaster.      

Australian PhD students in the life sciences are eligible to apply for one of 10 travel grants of $2000 to attend the 21st EMBL PhD Symposium in Heidelberg, Germany, on 28 to 30 November 2019.

New research by Group Leader Max Cryle about an unusual antibiotic has great implications for future antibiotics.  

EMBL Australia Group Leaders are currently offering scholarships to outstanding students who are eager to work in their laboratories and on their projects.

We are sponsoring PhD students to train at one of EMBL’s six European facilities, go to a conference or take a short course.  Apply for a $2000 grant for travel in July-Dec 2019. 

The 2019 PhD Course will be held at the University of Tasmania between 24 June – 5 July.  Apply online today.

Associate Professor Chen Davidovich and his team, have revealed exactly what happens at the site where the enzyme PRC2 interacts with RNA, and their findings have been published in the prestigious journal, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology .

A team of researchers have solved a 20-year riddle of how a crucial step in the biosynthesis of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics occurs.

February 5th 2019 at 12:30pm

Hana Starobova, an EMBL Australia PhD course participant, was selected into the global program, Homeward Bound.