Two faculty members elected as members of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Martin Giurfa, director of the Paris-Seine Biology Institute, and Abdou-Rachid Thiam, alumni, biologist and member of the Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, have been elected members of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Currently director of the Paris-Seine Institute of Biology (IBPS), Martin Giurfa is a Franco-Argentine professor of neurobiology and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France, the German Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Belgium. He has received the CNRS Silver Medal and several international awards for his research.
Abdou-Rachid Thiam is an alumni, a Senegalese physicist and biologist, and a member of the Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure. He received a CNRS Bronze Medal in 2020.
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) was founded in 1964 and is a membership organization. Its members help shape the future direction of life sciences by actively participating in EMBO initiatives. They serve on EMBO Council and Committees, editorial boards of EMBO Press journals, and review funding applications. Each year, new members are selected through nomination and election by the existing EMBO Membership. The process ensures the representation of diverse research fields responds to emerging trends.