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| Formation | 1 January 1964, |
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| Membership | 35,000 |
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TheFederation of the European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) is an international scientific society promoting activities inbiochemistry,molecular biology and related research areas inEurope and neighbouring regions. It was founded in 1964 and includes over 35,000 members across 39 Constituent Societies.[1]
FEBS activities[2] include: publishing journals; providing grants for scientific meetings such as an annual Congress, Young Scientists' Forum and FEBS Advanced Courses; offering travel awards to early-stage scientists to participate in these events; offering research Fellowships for pre- and post-doctoral bioscientists; promoting molecular life science education; encouraging integration of scientists working in economically disadvantaged countries of the FEBS area; and awarding prizes and medals for research excellence. FEBS collaborates with related scientific societies such as its Constituent Societies, theInternational Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and theEuropean Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).[citation needed]
Awards presented by FEBS include theSir Hans Krebs Medal, the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award (presented jointly with EMBO), the Datta medal and the Theodor Bücher medal.[3]
FEBS publishes four scientific journals:[4]The FEBS Journal,FEBS Letters,Molecular Oncology andFEBS Open Bio.The FEBS Journal was previously entitled theEuropean Journal of Biochemistry.Molecular Oncology andFEBS Open Bio areopen-access journals.
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