Video Impressions

Victoria Deneke: talent pool at the IMP

Victoria Deneke, postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Andrea Pauli, reflects on how she experiences the environment at the IMP. A thriving pool of talent and a good community are key for any research organisation's success - so how does Victoria judge the IMP and wider Vienna BioCenter?

Elad Bassat and Daria Riabov Bassat: doing research with a family

Pursuing a career in academic research with a family is hard enough, but made even more difficult in couples with two scientists. Elad Bassat and Daria Bassat Riabov are postdoctoral researchers at the IMP in Vienna - and parents. How does their environment support them in their endeavours to juggle research and family?

Kavya Shetty: joining the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program

Kavya Shetty, a graduate student in the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, tells us more about her journey from applicant to joining the PhD program and her experience of working as a scientist here.

Zuzana Hodakova and Hanna Brunner: research collaborations

Zuzana Hodakova and Hanna Brunner give an account of their experience with working at the IMP, a research institute committed to collaborative work. Research projects are often shared between different groups and neighbouring institutes. How do a postdoc and a PhD student experience this? Two views from within.

Florian Grössl: thriving under pressure

Diamonds form under pressure – but people are more than carbon, and thriving in competitive environments can be a challenge at times. Florian Grössl is a neuroscientist and life coach. A PhD student at the IMP himself not too long ago, Florian now helps colleagues develop and grow. His services are available free of charge to all colleagues. In this video, Florian shares his broad perspective on the IMP and on his own role at the institute.

Anastasia Chuganova: support by scientific core facilities

Scientific research is a collaborative enterprise. Access to support facilities with expert staff and cutting-edge technology can be key for making a research project fly. IMP postdoctoral researcher Anastasia Chuganova has experienced support in advanced microscopy through the in-house BioOptics facility. Here, she shares her IMPressions.