EMBL Australia

Congratulations to EMBL Australia Group Leader Dr Senthil Arumugam and alumni Professor Mikaël Martino on securing highly competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships.

PhD students from across the EMBL Australia community recently took part in an intensive mRNA Design and Optimisation training program delivered by the Monash mRNA Workforce Training Centre.

New research led by two EMBL Australia alumni is improving our understanding of cellular growth and repair, with potential to inform next‑generation cancer therapies and regenerative medicine.

News this quarter:

• EMBL Australia secures $2 million for AusRISE program
• Australia welcomes its first EMBL ARISE Fellow at Monash Uni
• Building project management skills across career stages
• We welcome move to accelerate Horizon Europe association
• Monash Bioinformatics manager gains global insights at EMBL‑EBI leadership workshop
• ARISE2: Advance your research infrastructure career at EMBL

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EMBL Australia welcomes new funding through the Australian Government’s NCRIS, supporting its infrastructure research fellowship program and strengthening workforce development across the life sciences.

Early‑career researchers from across the EMBL Australia community recently took part in tailored project management training delivered by EMBL’s International Centre for Advanced Training.

The fast‑tracking of the Australian Government’s Horizon Europe negotiations signals a major shift toward deeper global research collaboration and expanded opportunities for Australian scientists.

Dr Laura Perlaza‑Jiménez joined bioinformatics leaders from around the world to take part in a unique course on managing a bioinformatics core facility at the European Bioinformatics Institute.

Australia is set to welcome its first fellow from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s ARISE programme as Monash University joins the global research infrastructure training network.

News this quarter:

• EMBL Australia PhD Course celebrates 10 years of training our future research leaders
• New research offers hope for better malaria treatment
• Partner Laboratory Network celebrates multiple grant wins
• Eduardo Eyras appointed Director of Shine‑Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation
• A new era for Australia-Europe life science partnerships
• Prof Jose Polo elected as a 2025 new Fellow of the AAHMS
• Honouring the legacy of the late Professor Peer Bork

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