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Current news and developments from the IMP. For frequent updates, also consider following us on our social media channels, such as Twitter ("X") or LinkedIn. 

 05 Jul 2023

EMBO Fellowship for IMP postdoc Stephan Raiders

EMBO Fellowships provide up to two years of funding for postdoctoral researchers. Stephan Raiders, a postdoc with Elly Tanaka at the IMP, was now...
04 Jul 2023

Anna Obenauf elected EMBO Member

IMP Senior Group Leader Anna Obenauf is one of 60 newly elected members of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) for this year. Although...
20 Jun 2023

Five years of Birnstiel Awards: "Most competitive award of its kind in the World."

In a just over a week, the fifth call of the International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Research in Molecular Life Sciences will end. Time to reflect...
14 Jun 2023

Sperm-egg matchmaker "Bouncer" may drive fish evolution

In order to fertilise an egg, sperm needs to be compatible with it. A few years ago, scientists from the lab of Andrea Pauli discovered that the...
02 Jun 2023

Austrian Science Fund awards competitive grant to Alexander Stark

The Austrian Science Fund will support the research of IMP senior group leader Alexander Stark. Scientists in his lab will investigate how DNA...
01 Jun 2023

Anniversary Symposium: A celebration of science and friendship

From 30 May to 1 June, the IMP and friends celebrated two very special birthdays. Scientific director Jan-Michael Peters and deputy director Meinrad...
30 May 2023

Postdoc Julia Leodolter joins the ESPRIT Programme

Julia Leodolter, postdoc in the lab of Tim Clausen, will take part in the Austrian Science Fund’s (FWF) ESPRIT Programme. The programme supports...
11 May 2023

Job title change: Senior Scientists now Senior Group Leaders

The IMP has made a change to the job titles of faculty: group leaders with a rolling tenure, previously called “Senior Scientists” are now called...
09 May 2023

Matthias Hinterndorfer receives Denise P. Barlow Award

Matthias Hinterndorfer, an IMP alumnus from the lab of Johannes Zuber, received the 2022 Denise P. Barlow Award for his outstanding doctoral thesis....
03 May 2023

Elly Tanaka elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

IMP Senior Scientist Elly Tanaka was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The National Academy of Sciences announced the news today,...