The Hungarian Biochemical Society (HBS) is one of the eight founding members of FEBS. The aim of HBS is to support the work of Hungarian biochemists, molecular biologists and biotechnologists to increase the quality of research and education in molecular life sciences in the frame of universities and research centers of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. From the beginnings, HBS hosts regular meetings, methodological presentations and workshops, including three FEBS3+ conferences jointly organized with the Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian Societies. These provide the first opportunities for young researchers to present and critically discuss their results and to establish new professional relationships. HBS publishes the quarterly journal “Biokémia” including news and events of the Society, international scientific social issues, historical reviews and scientific publications. For over five decades, HBS significantly contributed to the work of FEBS committees and the editorial offices of its Journals and organized the 9th and 20th FEBS Meetings (1974, 1990) and the 30th FEBS Congress-9th IUBMB Conference (2015) in Budapest.

Till is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Functional Epigenetics (IFE) at the Helmholtz Zentrum München. After completing his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried, Munich, under the supervision of Stefan Jentsch, Till decided to join Tony Kouzarides at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge in 2005 to perform his postdoctoral research. Here he established SILAC Nucleosome Affinity Purifications (SNAP) as a proteomics-based method to identify and quantify chromatin-binding proteins that interact with modified nucleosomes. In 2011 he established his own group at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences at Imperial College London before moving back to Munich to join the Helmholtz Zentrum München as Deputy Director of the IFE in 2017. Till uses a mix of biochemical, chemical biology, proteomics and computational methods to investigate how epigenetic readers extract information from chromatin.

The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology unites scientists in 75 countries or regions through a society, national council, or academy of sciences.

Organelle biogenesis, peroxisomes, yeast

I write a blog called Total Internal Reflection about the human side of science. Postings are generally either opinion/commentary (either serious or silly) or "How To" pieces aimed at improving young scientists' soft skills.  A longer biography and manifesto are on the blog here.

I spent 40 years teaching and researching, and developed a particular interest in education and career development. I chaired the Education Committee and was Careers advisor for the UK Biochemical Society. In these roles, and my work with students at the University of Manchester, I realised how important it is for young scientists to recognise their skills and be able to "sell" themselves to potential employers (and grant awarding bodies). I now run CV support sessions for young scientists on behalf of the FEBS Education Committee, of which I was a founder member.