EMBL Australia

In 2015-16, EMBL Australia moved into a new phase with the renewal of Australia's associate membership of EMBL funded by the Australian Government and a new governance structure.

This coincided with a change in both the Chair of the EMBL Australia Council and Scientific Head of the organisation and the continued expansion of the Partner Laboratory Network.

News this month:

• Professor Matthias Hentze, Director, EMBL Heidelberg – public lecture ANU, 4th July
• EMBL Australia showcase – 5th July, 2016, John Curtin/ANU College of Medicine and Environment
• Max Cryle awarded Otto Schmeil prize
• Australian student travel grants now open for 18th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium
• Calls for applications for EI3POD program (EMBL Europe) now open
• Third EMBL Australia PhD student symposium, 16-18 November, 2016
• SAHRMI EMBL – Heidelberg Postdoc Opportunities
• ARC – Winter school course in mathematical and computational biology, 4-8 July
• EMBL-ABR hosting Galaxy Australasia meeting (Melbourne, 3-9 February 2017)

News this month:

• Profile – Chair of EMBL Australia Council – Professor Brandon Wainwright
• Professor Kat Gaus, NSW node, building the next generation of innovative microscopes
• EMBL Australia – PhD Scholarship Program 2017
• EMBL – Heidelberg Postdoc Opportunities
• Reminder – 18th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium: 10 travel grants available to Australian students

News this month:

• EMBL Australia council decision – New Scientific Head, Professor James Whisstock
• Update on name change – BRAEMBL is now EMBL ABR
• 10 travel grants to attend the 18th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium
• Positions vacant
• EMBL Australia showcase, 5 July 2016, Canberra

News this month:

• Profile – Matthias Hentze, EMBL Director, Heidelberg
• A/Professor Andrew Lonie invited to present at the ELIXIR hands on meeting in Barcelona
• Max Cryle secures accesses to crystallisation facilities at EMBL – Hamburg
• A/Professor Vicky Schneider presented at CSIRO/DATA61 Open FOAM Meeting

Notice board:

• Call for Nominations – Appointment to the EMBL Scientific Advisory Committee
• EMBL Australia seeking to identify active collaborators with EMBL scientists
• Internships still available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s (EMBL) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is established by EMBL’s governing Council to provide it with advice, particularly regarding proposals from the Director General on the realisation of the programme of scientific activity of the Laboratory.

A/Professor Max Cryle, Senior Research Fellow and EMBL Group Leader at Monash University has been instrumental in helping his final year PhD student (based in Copenhagen) access crystallisation facilities at EMBL- Hamburg.

As EMBL Director, Professor Matthias Hentze advises and works closely with EMBL’s Director General. Matthias oversees the areas of Resource Development and Alumni Relations, and is supported by the Director’s Office.