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Fränze Müller at the Proteomics Technology Hub joins the ESPRIT Program

The Proteomics Technology Hub, shared between the IMP, IMBA, and GMI, aims to keep the Vienna BioCenter at the forefront of proteomics technology.…

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Why TOFU is good for worms

Transposons are DNA sequences that can catalyze their own movement within and between genomes, and are a major source of species diversification.…

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ERC Synergy Grant to investigate axolotl brain regeneration

The European Research Council (ERC) awarded a Synergy Grant to IMP senior group leader Elly Tanaka and two international collaborators to delve deep…

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SWISS BRIDGE Award to support lung cancer research

Cancer is predicted to affect one in three people in their lifetime. While treatment options are growing, widespread tumour resistance to treatment…

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Award-winning leukaemia research at the IMP receives further support

Johannes Schmoellerl is a postdoc in the lab of Johannes Zuber. His research into the molecular mechanisms of acute myeloid leukaemia now receives…

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The last stand - Plant stem cells put up a fight against viruses

Viruses are a threat to all organisms, including plants. A small group of plant stem cells, however, successfully defends itself from infection. Marco…

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Rabitsch Award 2023 for Frieda Leesch

The Kirsten Peter Rabitsch Award, established in 2006, celebrates the accomplishments of a PhD student at the IMP or at IMBA each autumn. This year,…

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David Haselbach heads new IMP technology platform

Structural biologist David Haselbach is becoming the IMP’s first head of a technology platform. This new type of faculty position anchors a research…

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International Birnstiel Award 2023 celebrates six outstanding scientists

The fifth edition of the International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies in Molecular Life Sciences has seen a flow of 103 excellent applications,…

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Scientists show how cells build protein destruction signals

Scientists at the IMP and international collaborators have investigated how unwanted proteins in the cell are tagged for degradation. By combining…

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Three Vienna BioCenter PhD students win Life Science Awards

The Austrian Society for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT) acknowledges the outstanding contribution of young scientists through the…

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Immunologists reveal how the Pax5 protein regulates B cell development and commitment

The IMP has a long history of research with Pax5, an essential transcription factor for B cell development: Deputy Scientific Director Meinrad…

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