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December 13, 2005
Press Release
Estonian Scientist Mart Loog Receives Molecular Biology Grant
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the European Molecular
Biology Organization (EMBO) have singled out six outstanding Central
European scientists to receive the EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants. These awards
will help the scientists establish their first independent laboratories in
the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Hungary.
Selection for the grants is a mark of the highest scientific excellence.
Each scientist will receive $75,000 U.S. a year for three years. HHMI will
contribute $50,000 per scientist, and EMBO and participating member
countries will provide the additional $25,000.
EMBO, the leading life
sciences organization in Europe, will oversee the grants as part of its
Young Investigator Program, which has been identifying and supporting
young scientists in Europe since 2000.
The competition for the Startup
Grants was extremely selective and applications were subject to the same
rigorous scientific criteria as the EMBO Young Investigators.
More information: http://www.hhmi.org/news/120605.html
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