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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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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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Mass Spec-tacular: Proteomics at the Perutz

The Perutz hosts a range of scientific facilities to support research groups in-house, on the Vienna BioCenter Campus, and beyond with cutting-edge…

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IMBA Welcomes Elly Tanaka as Scientific Director

On March 13, Heinz Faßmann, President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, officially presented Elly Tanaka as the new Scientific Director of IMBA.

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship awarded to Cristina López Hidalgo, Varsha Mathur and Thomas Davies for their research journeys at the Faculty of Life Sciences

Three new young researchers with high potential will join the Faculty of Life Sciences through the Marie-Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship…

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FWF Emerging Fields grant for search of immunotherapy against childhood cancer

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has awarded a grant from its new Emerging Fields funding scheme to a project that will seek to develop a personalised…

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