EMBO announced the selection of 27 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. 

Associate Prof. Ines Thiele, FNR ATTRACT fellow and head of the Molecular Systems Physiology group (http://thielelab.uni.lu) at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine is amongst the top 13 percent of applicants that got awarded. Ines Thiele joins a network of 342 current and past Young Investigators who represent some of the best young group leaders contributing to research in Europe and beyond. “Being part of the EMBO Young Investigators programme offers me and my team great opportunities to network with the best scientists in Europe”, says Ines Thiele who started her laboratory in Luxembourg in spring 2013. Thiele is a leading expert in the field of metabolic reconstructions. Her research has been published already 52 times in prestigious scientific journals and has been cited over 5,300 times.

“The status of EMBO Young Investigator helps researchers under the age of 40 build their first independent teams and achieve a level of recognition that offers immediate benefits,” adds Gerlind Wallon, Manager of the Young Investigator Programme.

The Young Investigator Programme provides support for researchers who have established their first laboratories in the past four years. The researchers receive a range of benefits, including an award of 15,000 Euros and the opportunity to apply for additional funds to help start their first independent research laboratories. Laboratory management and non-scientific skills training as well as PhD courses offer the young group leaders and their students the chance to develop professional skills. The scientists also receive access to core facilities at EMBL and funding for themselves and their group members to attend conferences.