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Bernardo de Almeida wins 2024 Denise P. Barlow Award

PhD graduate Bernardo de Almeida from Alexander Stark's lab at the IMP, has been honoured with the Denise P. Barlow Award for his exceptional…

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Time is of the essence

Interferons are crucial signaling molecules employed by the innate immune system in response to infection. Although different interferons give rise to…

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Filip Nemcko among Forbes Slovakia “30 Under 30”

Filip Nemcko from the Stark lab is featured in Forbes Slovakia’s “30 Under 30” list of 2024.

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Revving up the engine: Immunity on Standby

When pathogens invade the body, the immune system must react immediately to prevent or contain an infection. But how do our defense cells stay ready…

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HFSP grant for consortium led by Kristin Tessmar-Raible

The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has awarded Perutz group leader Kristin Tessmar-Raible, together with researchers from the University of…

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Clemens Plaschka elected to ÖAW Young Academy

IMP Group Leader Clemens Plaschka has been elected as a new member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ (ÖAW) Young Academy.

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Perutz group leaders receive individual funding from FWF

Perutz group leaders Christa Bücker and Sascha Martens received new funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for their Principal Investigator…

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Don’t judge a book by its cover

Just like animals and humans, worms exhibit individual – but reproducible – behaviors, ranging from inactive to explorative tendencies. Interestingly,…

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5 ERC Grants Awarded to Vienna BioCenter Scientists

The European Research Council (ERC) awarded Advanced Grants to five Vienna BioCenter group leaders, representing University of Vienna Faculty of Life…

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HFSP Fellowship for IMP postdoc Vytaute Boreikaite

Vytaute Boreikaite, postdoc with Clemens Plaschka at the IMP, has been awarded HFSP Long-Term Fellowship for her research on mRNA maturation. The…

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Seeing the unseeable

Born in Germany, Jonas Ries studied physics in Bremen and Konstanz. Soon afterwards, he merged physics with biology, obtaining his PhD in biophysics…

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FWF and ÖAW award “Disruptive Innovation Grant” to Johannes Schmoellerl (IMP)

Johannes Schmoellerl, postdoctoral researcher with Johannes Zuber, is awarded one of 30 “Disruptive Innovation Grants” to study therapy resistance of…

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