Our mission is to train scientists. This blog is a platform for us to share updates on our annual programme, tips and tricks for scientists, new e-learning opportunities, and sometimes just something to make you smile.
Meet Claudia: She’s our Iceland-enthusiast, always greets you with a smile on her face, and helps hundreds of people come to EMBL as a scientific visitor each year! Claudia is always up for helping others improve their German, is an avid tea-lover, and has a lot of EMBL visitor pen pals who…
Shereen Pethania has recently joined the EMBL-EBI events team on a maternity cover contract. Here she tells us a bit about herself including a surprising childhood career dream and an adrenaline-filled bucket list! Welcome to the team Shereen! Job title: Event Organiser (maternity cover) At EMBL…
Ashley has been part of the Course and Conference Office since January 2022. Even though the length of time isn’t that long yet, it feels like she has always been a part of the team and we can’t really picture it without her! Her positive, can-do attitude is infectious, and she…
Asal wears many hats in the EMBL Events team. She is our sponsorship guru, taking care of everything from raising money for our courses and conferences to working with different journals and societies for in-kind partnerships. During the pandemic, she was our technology wiz spearheading a project…
Meet the newest member of the EMBL-EBI training team, Sophie Spencer. She joined the team in October 2021 with a focus on the on-site and virtual training programme. We sat down with Sophie to get to know her and find out about some of the other career paths she could have taken. Welcome to the…