Scientists wanted in Warm Spring Harbor!
Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences in Split, Croatia

The website of the newly-founded Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences (MedILS) provides detailed instructions on how to get to its ”wonderful, yet hidden location.” And Bojan Žagrović, awarded an EMBO Installation Grant at the end of 2007, is one of the lucky ones to work there. Website pictures show cloistered buildings surrounded by verdant forest overlooking the exquisite coastline in Split, Croatia.

Established little more than a year ago when the first group of researchers moved in, MedILS is jokingly dubbed ‘Warm Spring Harbor’. Of course, the institute looks up to the world-famous Cold Spring Harbor as role model to become a powerful research center and a vibrant conference spot. Being located in the UNESCO-protected ancient city of Split is an added advantage.
Today, the institute already has six active groups, with students from five different countries, covering a range of topics in modern molecular biology from bacterial and yeast genetics to tumor biology to bioinformatics and computational biophysics.

The biggest expansion of the institute is still ahead: institute officials expect to recruit several new group leaders soon. With open positions for graduate students, postdocs and senior researchers, MedILS invites all interested parties to visit its web page at www.medils.hr or write directly to medils@medils.hr.

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