Membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is an award granted by the
European Molecular Biology Organization
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is a professional, non-profit organization of more than 1,800 life scientists. Its goal is to promote research in life science and enable international exchange between scientists. It co-funds cour ...
(EMBO) in recognition of "research excellence and the outstanding achievements made by a life scientist".
[
, 88 EMBO Members and Associate Members have been awarded ]Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
s in either Physiology or Medicine
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, Chemistry
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or Physics
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. See :Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization for examples of EMBO members.
Nomination and election of new members
Elections for membership are held annually with candidates for membership being nominated and elected exclusively by existing EMBO members, membership cannot be applied for directly. Three types of membership exist:
# EMBO Member, for scientists living (or who have lived) in a European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) Member State
# EMBO Associate Member, for scientists living outside of the EMBC Member States[
# EMBO Young Investigator]
See also
* List of biology awards
This list of biology awards is an index to articles about notable awards for biology. It includes a general list and lists of ecology, genetics and neuroscience awards. It excludes awards for biochemistry, biomedical science, medicine, ornitholo ...
References
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Biology awards
European Molecular Biology Organization
Molecular biology