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Three new FWF funded projects at the Faculty of Life Sciences @UBB

Grigory Genikhovich, Sylvia Kirchengast and Gerhard Weber have received new funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). In their respective…

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ORFtag: innovative method to tag and study proteins in cells

In a collaborative effort drawing from scientists across the Vienna BioCenter, researchers from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP),…

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Two prestigious postdoc fellowships for Kevin Sabath

Kevin Sabath, postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Alexander Stark and Clemens Plaschka at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), was…

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DOC Fellowship for David Hollaus

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has awarded one of its competitive DOC Fellowships to David Hollaus, PhD student at the lab of Moritz Gaidt at…

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Two negatives make a positive

Antagonists that are themselves antagonized play a common regulatory role in molecular biology. Peter Schlögelhofer, along with first author Ignacio…

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Valneva Receives Marketing Authorization in Europe for the World’s First Chikungunya Vaccine, IXCHIQ®

Valneva announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization in Europe for Valneva’s single-dose vaccine, IXCHIQ®, for the…

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Clemens Plaschka receives 2024 Eppendorf Award

Clemens Plaschka, Group Leader at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), received the 2024 Eppendorf Award for Young Investigators in…

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Finding needles in haystacks: The FACS facility

The Perutz has a range of cutting-edge scientific facilities designed to support its research groups. Among these, the BioOptics Fluorescence…

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Unlocking the disassembly of a molecular editor

Researchers led by Clemens Plaschka at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), were able to visualise the disassembly of the spliceosome…

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Damage control: Targeting mitochondria

Deficiency in mitophagy, a process by which damaged mitochondria are selectively degraded to maintain cellular health and homeostasis, is a hallmark…

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You shall not pass

Communication between organelles and the nucleus is crucial for cellular processes, yet it remains almost entirely enigmatic. In a new study published…

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Survival of the filamentous

Organisms often have to ensure their survival during periods of unfavorable environmental conditions. Through the process of meiosis, budding yeast…

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