Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 13:32
We are delighted to announce that Giles Oldroyd and Uta Paszkowski have been elected as EMBO members.
Giles Oldroyd is the Russell R Geiger Professor of Crop Science and Director of the Crop Science Centre (a coalition of expertise between NIAB, the DPS and SLCU) and Group Leader at the SLCU. He leads a research team studying interactions between plants and beneficial micro-organisms, both bacteria and fungi, that aid in the uptake of nutrients from the environment, especially nitrogen and phosphorus.
Uta Paszkowski is Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics at the Department of Plant Sciences. Uta leads the Cereal Symbiosis Group, which investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying formation and functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses in cereals.
A brief background on EMBO and its Membership:
EMBO is an international organisation of life scientists, which has more than 1800 members elected by peers. EMBO directs funding from its member states towards research fellowships, courses, workshops, conferences, and science policy initiatives, and also has a stable of journals. Their administrative headquarters is in Heidelberg, Germany. More information can be found here: www.embo.org.
EMBO Membership honours distinguished scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the life sciences, including 88 Nobel Laureates who have/have held EMBO Membership. EMBO Members can actively participate in EMBO’s initiatives by serving on the organisation's Council, committees and editorial boards, participating in the evaluation of applications for EMBO funding, acting as mentors to young scientists in our community, and advising on key activities. More information can be found here: www.embo.org/members.html
This year there are 63 new additions to EMBO’s membership (52 members and 11 associate members residing in 25 countries).