Gautam Dey, an Indian-origin scientist affiliated with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Germany, has been awarded the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Gold Medal 2026.
He received the recognition for his research on the evolutionary origins of nuclear organization and cell division. He shares the award with Omaya Dudin from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The awardees receive a medal and a bursary of €10,000.