ENS de Lyon is honored to have two of its laboratories' researchers elected new EMBO members, namely, Olivier Hamant, INRAE research director, and Teva Vernoux, CNRS research director, both biologists at the RDP.
On Tuesday July 9, 2024, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced its new members and associate members. A total of 120 scientists from Europe and beyond have been elected. A significant achievement to mark this anniversary year of EMBO, which celebrates its 60 years in 2024.
Among the 100 freshly elected members were Olivier Hamant and Teva Vernoux, researchers at ENS de Lyon's Plant Reproduction and Development laboratory (RDP, CNRS/ENS de Lyon/INRAE/Inria). This election marks recognition of the significant impact of their work on the scientific field, and their ability to positively influence biology research worldwide.
EMBO will officially welcome new members at an EMBO community meeting between October 29 and November 1, 2024 in Heidelberg, Germany.
Olivier Hamant
photo credits: Inrae / C. Slagmulder
Olivier Hamant, Research Director at INRAE and Deputy Director of the RDP, is renowned for his research on how plants use forces to control their development. Winner of the Foulon Prize from the Academy of Sciences in 2020, he combines molecular and cellular biology, mechanics, and modeling in his approaches. Olivier Hamant, author of several essays questioning the notion of robustness, heads the Michel Serres Institute and works on emerging relationships between humanity and nature.
Teva Vernoux
photo credits: Vincent Moncorgé
Teva Vernoux, Research Director at CNRS and an expert in plant developmental biology, has received several awards, including the La Recherche Prize and the Leconte Prize from the Academy of Sciences in 2014. His TEMPO project, which won an ERC Advanced Grant in 2022, explores how plant cells regulate the pace of stem construction. He is also interested in the societal applications of his research, particularly in agriculture for monitoring small crops and in architecture for designing biomimetic buildings.
This prestigious recognition from EMBO for Teva Vernoux and Olivier Hamant not only highlights the excellence of their work but also enhances the international reputation of the School. As EMBO members, Teva Vernoux and Olivier Hamant will have access to a network of world-renowned researchers, fostering international collaborations and scientific exchanges.
Learn more about EMBO
EMBO, a professional non-profit organization based in Heidelberg, Germany, comprises over 2,100 scientists specializing in life sciences. Its aim is to promote life sciences research and facilitate international exchanges among scientists. Since 1964, scientists have been elected as EMBO members annually based on the excellence of their research. Today, EMBO counts 90 Nobel Prize laureates among its members. While EMBO membership is a lifelong honor, an efficient annual nomination and election process ensures that EMBO's scope remains broad and open, with the flexibility to quickly expand into emerging fields and embrace new concepts in life sciences.
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