LMB 1984-1987, PhD student, Scientific Staff, Cell Biology
EMBL Council have selected Tony Hyman to serve as the body’s next Director General with his mandate beginning on 31st March 2026. Tony is a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, where he investigates biological condensates and phase separation in health and disease. He is not the first LMB alumnus to assume position of Director General at EMBL; he follows in the footsteps of John Kendrew who was a driving force behind the establishment of EMBL in 1974 and served as its inaugural Director General until 1982. More…