Howard T. Jacobs

Howy Jacobs is Professor of Molecular Biology in Tampere University, Finland (since 1996). Educated in Cambridge, Glasgow and Caltech, he has spent most of his career studying aspects of mitochondria, including mitochondrial DNA transactions, the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial disease, and the properties of alternative respiratory chain enzymes. Most recently he has been studying the thermobiology of mitochondria. As well as winning a number of prestigious research awards and lecture invitations, Howy has been active in the affairs of EMBO, notably as Chief Editor of EMBO Reports (2009-2014), and has undertaken numerous other tasks in scientific publication, conferencing and public communication, notably as screenwt´riter and narrator of the award-winning TV science documentary series Suomen Tulevaisuus (The Future of Finland).