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Andrea Pauli
Andrea Pauli
Senior Group Leader Fertilisation and cellular remodelling – from egg to embryo
Joris van der Veeken
Joris van der Veeken
Group Leader T-cell differentiation and function
Diana Pinheiro
Diana Pinheiro
Group Leader Mechanics and signalling dynamics in embryogenesis
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters
Scientific Director Mitosis and chromosome biology
Moritz Gaidt
Moritz Gaidt
Group Leader Functional genomics of the innate immune system
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger
Emeritus Stem cell commitment in haematopoiesis
Clemens Plaschka
Clemens Plaschka
Senior Group Leader mRNA processing and regulation
Sven Klumpe
Sven Klumpe
IMP-IMBA Fellow In situ structural biology and transposons
Anna Obenauf
Anna Obenauf
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
Johannes Zuber
Johannes Zuber
Senior Group Leader Finding and understanding cancer dependencies
Francisco Balzarotti
Francisco Balzarotti
Group Leader Advanced light microscopy and biophysics
David Haselbach
David Haselbach
Technology Platform Head Watching molecular machines in action
Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Group Leader Understanding transcriptional regulation
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of protein quality control

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Hohmann, U., Graf, M., Tirián, L., Pacheco-Fiallos, B., Schellhaas, U., Fin, L., Handler, D., Phillips, AW., Riabov-Bassat, D., Faraway, R., Pühringer, T., Szalay, MF., Roitinger, E., Brennecke, J., Plaschka, C. (2026)

An ATP-gated molecular switch orchestrates human mRNA export.

 Nature. 649(8098):1042-1050
Groessl, S., Kalis, R., Snaebjornsson, MT., Wambach, L., Haider, J., Andersch, F., Schulze, A., Palm, W., Zuber, J. (2025)

Acidosis orchestrates adaptations of energy metabolism in tumors.

 Science. 390(6769):eadp7603

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05
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2026
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Bioenergetics In Immune Activation
Andreas Bergthaler
Medical University of Vienna
VBC Regular Seminar
02
Apr
2026
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Evolution of globular protein domains from random sequences
Eugene Koonin
NIH
VBC Regular Seminar

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20 Feb 2026
Ezra Levy awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ezra Levy, postdoc in Andrea Pauli’s lab, has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship will support…
11 Feb 2026
Catching viruses in the act of sabotage
Viruses are masters of sabotage, they can disable the cell’s antiviral defences and silence immune sensing systems—but this strategy can backfire. A…
10 Feb 2026
How cells import their waste disposal machine into the nucleus
Proteasomes are the cell’s waste disposal machines, breaking down damaged or unwanted proteins to keep cellular processes running smoothly. But to…