Biochemist Daan Swarts of Wageningen University and Research has been appointed EMBO Young Investigator, which means that he is now part of a group of promising young scientists within molecular biology. Together with 23 other junior researchers, Swarts will receive financial support, resources and other forms of support for the next four years so that he will be able to establish himself as a leader in the field.
Swarts’s group conducts research into the immune system of bacteria and, according to organisation EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation), the group has the potential to make a major impact in its field of study. It is for this reason that the organisation appointed Swarts as Young Investigator for the next four years; his group will receive €15,000, with the option of applying for an additional €10,000 each year. Swarts is free to spend this money in any way that he sees fit. What’s more, he will be given access to a large network of scientists and extra facilities.
