European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) - Christian Boulin Fellowships

From January 2015, 10 to 15 awards of up to 1500 Euro each will be bestowed through the Christian Boulin Fellowship programme.

The Fellowships will support travel and accommodation costs of young scientists visiting EMBL Core Facilities at the different EMBL sites, to learn and use the latest scientific techniques and thus advance their ambitious research projects.

This new initiative will also help to build bridges between industry and users of the multiple cutting-edge technologies available at the Laboratory, and is made possible thanks to generous support of EMBL’s Corporate Partnership Programme.

Christian Boulin

Christian Boulin, Director of Core Facilities and Services, was one of EMBL’s longest-serving members. His open-mindedness paired with intellectual curiosity was at the heart of many successful collaborations and under his leadership the EMBL Core Facilities developed into what they are today: top-class facilities enabling hundreds of scientists per year to achieve ambitious research goals. 

"Christian demonstrated an unselfish commitment to EMBL and its many activities, and symbolised the collaborative, good-humoured spirit that distinguishes the Laboratory." 
– Iain Mattaj, EMBL Director General

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the world’s leading research institutions, and Europe’s flagship laboratory for the life sciences.

EMBL locations

EMBL operates from six sites across Europe: 

• Heidelberg, Germany - main laboratory
• Hinxton, UK - European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
• Grenoble, France - research and services for structural biology
• Hamburg, Germany - research and services for structural biology
• Rome, Italy - epigenetics and neurobiology
• Barcelona, Spain - tissue biology and disease modelling

EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation specialising in basic research in the life sciences, funded by public research monies from more than 20 member states, including much of Europe and Israel, and two associate members, Argentina and Australia. EMBL is led by the Director General, currently Professor Iain Mattaj, appointed by the governing body, EMBL Council. The Council is comprised of representatives of all member and associate member states.

EMBL’s missions

The cornerstones of EMBL's mission are to:

• perform basic research in molecular biology;
• train scientists, students and visitors at all levels;
• offer vital services to scientists in the member states;
• develop new instruments and methods;
• actively engage in technology transfer;
• and to integrate European life science research.

Research at EMBL

Research at EMBL emphasises experimental analysis at multiple levels of biological organisation, from the molecule to the organism, as well as computational biology, bioinformatics and systems biology.

Research is conducted by more than 80 independent groups covering the spectrum of molecular biology. EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary. Its 1600 employees from many nations represent scientific disciplines including biology, physics, chemistry and computer science.