23) Mark Green - Science administration at the coalface of groundbreaking research

Mark Green (Internal Auditor, EMBL Heidelberg, 1999-2003 , Head of EBI Administration, 2003-2018 ) discusses his career at EMBL with Angus Lamond (EMBL Group Leader, 1987-1995). While working for the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK, he was tasked with auditing the MRC Transition Fund for EMBL to move its data library to the nascent EBI.This began a connection with EMBL which would lead him to becoming an internal auditor in Heidelberg and then head of EBI administration.This conversation was recorded in July 2025.Adobe Podcast was used to improve the quality and clarity of the audio in this podcast.Adobe Podcast 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 the EMBL Alumni RSS account does not constitute an endorsement by EMBL.Production and Editing: EMBL Alumni RelationsContent and Interviews: Angus Lamond and Thomas VaccariMusic: Eco Technology by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayThanks to: EMBL Audiovisual and EMBL DesignSponsored by: EMBLEM © European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)