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 26 Apr 2023

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds to support T cell research

Elisa Marchiori joined the lab of Joris van der Veeken in 2022. For her PhD, she is investigating the many functions of a protein that affects the...
24 Apr 2023

Andre Nussenzweig to give Max Birnstiel Lecture

The IMP will welcome the genome biologist Andre Nussenzweig of the NIH National Cancer Institute (USA) for a Max Birnstiel Lecture. ...
21 Apr 2023

Two different DNA folding principles generate antibody diversity

To defend our bodies against infections, we build a seemingly infinite variety of antibodies. Understanding how this can be achieved on a molecular...
19 Apr 2023

Architects of the genome

Fitting two metres of DNA into a microscopic cell nucleus: that is the challenge that cohesin takes on, folding long chromosomes into many loops....
05 Apr 2023

From a loose string to a compact globule: scientists reshape our understanding of messenger RNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is the universal blueprint for protein production. Biology textbooks often depict mRNAs as an extended, string-like molecule that...
04 Apr 2023

Proteome Pioneer Award for Karl Mechtler

Karl Mechtler, Head of the Proteomics Tech Hub at IMP, IMBA, and GMI, is the first Austrian scientist to receive the prestigious Juan Pablo Albar...
04 Apr 2023

Custom protein assemblages help different promoters initiate gene transcription

Leonid Serebreni, an alumnus of the lab of Alexander Stark, completed his PhD in 2022. During his doctoral studies in the Vienna BioCenter PhD...
30 Mar 2023

ERC Advanced Grant for Elly Tanaka to study innervation of regrowing limbs

Axolotls are famed for their ability to regenerate lost body parts. They can regrow entire limbs with full functionality, which requires the correct...
20 Mar 2023

Decoding the grammar of gene regulation

Animal genomes harbour thousands of genes. Within the genome, DNA sequences called ‘enhancers’ activate gene expression in a tissue-specific manner....
10 Mar 2023

Traffic jam: gene transcription hampers cohesin’s travel along chromosomes

Cohesin is an assemblage of proteins that folds our chromosomes by extruding the DNA molecule into loops. This process can be slowed down or impeded...