45. Christoph Müller - Molecular machines and a lasting legacy from 30 Years at EMBL

Christoph Müller (Group Leader, EMBL Grenoble, 1995-2007 then Head of Unit, EMBL Heidelberg 2007-24) chats with Erin Tranfield (Head of Core Facilities, VIB Ghent and former Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg, 2009-13). Christoph explains the confluence of interests that brought him to EMBL Grenoble to start a three decade career at EMBL. He also explains how his research progressed from transcription-factor and DNA interactions to large molecular machines, including RNA polymerases and chromatin-remodeling complexes This conversation was recorded in July 2026. Alumni Chat contributors are members of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) community. The opinions expressed are their own and are not necessarily representative of the views of EMBL or any other party. The mere appearance of content on EMBL Alumni media accounts does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL. Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni Relations Content and Interviews: Angus Lamond, Thomas Vaccari, Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm and Erin Tranfield Music: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Thanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL Design Sponsored by: EMBLEM © European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)