Month: April 2024

On January 26th, 2024, Amelia delivered a presentation at the DANEMO Symposium (Dynamics and Modeling of Biological Systems). The primary goal of the symposium was to promote the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in Denmark and showcase the latest EMBL program, “Molecules to Ecosystems,” for the 2022-2026 period. The symposium was organized to familiarize the Danish research community with these groundbreaking initiatives and covered a wide range of topics in biology, from microbiology to neuroscience. In particular, Amelia’s talk focused on the interactions between Archaea and Bacteria, making valuable contributions to the diverse discussions at the symposium.

Photo credit: Ghazaleh Garib

On the 26th of February 2024, Amelia was awarded the Elite Forsk Prize, a prestigious award given by the Danish Council for Independent Research of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. The Elite Forsk Prize is a highly reputed award conferred upon researchers under the age of 45 who have made significant contributions to the global research community. This award highlights the researcher’s exceptional achievements at the international level.

Photo credit: Søren Kjeldgaard

Here is a video of the award. And a link to interviews with the awardees.