EMBL Australia

Dr Senthil Arumugam, an EMBL Australia group leader at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, is advancing Australia’s scientific infrastructure by developing world-class imaging tools – including a lattice light-sheet microscope with adaptive optics – to deliver exciting new findings.

His nine-year tenure as an EMBL Australia group leader allowed Professor Chen Davidovich to make and nurture connections with other ambitious researchers across Australia, enabling him to identify a critical gap in the nation’s research infrastructure and address it by establishing a dedicated RNA mass spectrometry platform.

Dr Qi Zhang is one of the EMBL Australia group leaders conducting ambitious, foundational research that paves the way for addressing some of the greatest health challenges in modern medicine.

Associate Professor Robert Weatheritt exemplifies how Australia’s EMBL membership attracts top-tier global talent, fosters valuable international collaborations and positions Australia at the forefront of life sciences research.

Among the EMBL Australia group leaders who have successfully secured significant philanthropic funding is A/Prof Michelle Boyle, an emerging leader in malaria research at the Burnet Institute.

EMBL Australia researchers Dr Qi Zhang, Prof Eduardo Eyras and Daisy Kavanagh recently joined scientists from around the globe at the 5th EMBL Partnership Conference at EMBL Heidelberg to explore the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in life sciences.

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Jose Polo as the new Scientific Head of EMBL Australia.

News this quarter:

• Farewell from our Scientific Head
• Dr Qi Zhang awarded $1.25m CSL Centenary Fellowship
• ARC awards four Discovery Project grants to group leaders
• Global research infrastructure (RI) community reunites at ICRI
• PhD Course: Inspiring minds & building connections
• Metcalf Prize win for growing human muscles on a chip
• EMBL Australia joins NCRIS Health Group to enhance collaborative health research

And more:

• Job opportunities
• Training at EMBL
• Upcoming events
• Recent publications

EMBL Australia Council Chair Emeritus Professor Ian Smith, Scientific Head Professor James Whisstock and Chief Operating Officer Annette Wittmann joined more than 400 global research infrastructure (RI) experts at the 2024 International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) in Brisbane (Meanjin). 

Professor Eduardo Eyras, Associate Professor Robert Weatheritt and Professor Chen Davidovich have been awarded four Discovery Project grants, totalling more than $3 million.