EMBL Australia

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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A study led by EMBL Australia Group Leader Dr Michelle Boyle has uncovered a potential breakthrough in malaria treatment using anti-inflammatory drug ruxolitinib to both reduce harmful inflammation and boost immune protection against malaria.

EMBL Australia group leader Professor Eduardo Eyras has been appointed as Director of the Shine‑Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation.

EMBL Australia researchers and alumni have been awarded more than $7 million in recent grant funding, enabling ambitious new research projects that push the boundaries of fundamental science across our network.

More than 60 PhD students from across the country came together in Adelaide for the 10th EMBL Australia PhD Course – a unique, two-week residential program designed to equip emerging researchers with the skills and confidence needed for modern scientific careers.

News this quarter:

• Seeking an EMBL Australia group leader in neural regeneration
• Building a global RI ecosystem: Stronger together at Prato 2025
• New leaders join the EMBL Australia Steering Committee
• Building global connections in life science infrastructure
• Cost-effective imaging technology to revolutionise spatial transcriptomics
• Meet our PhD Course partners
• A smarter future for Australian biobanks

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Senior representatives from Australia’s national research infrastructures (RIs) visited EMBL sites in Europe to explore how shared platforms can accelerate discovery across biology, engineering and computation.

The 2025 Australian and European Health Research Infrastructure Symposium brought together Australian and international research infrastructure (RI) communities from health and the life sciences to strengthen international partnerships and tackle shared challenges.