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20 Jan 2022

IMP students characterise a sperm protein essential for zebrafish fertilisation

During fertilisation, egg and sperm rely on a host of membrane proteins to bind and fuse. Two students at the IMP examined the function of Spaca6 ...
17 Jan 2022

Bhlhe40, a molecular gatekeeper that prevents the formation of lymphomas

B cells proliferate, differentiate, and mutate in temporary cell clusters called germinal centres. In a process known as the germinal centre reaction,...
23 Dec 2021

Tim Clausen and collaborators secure two prestigious grants

The latest call of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund for projects in the field of chemical biology has resulted into a great success for the IMP....
08 Dec 2021

Anna Obenauf and Clemens Plaschka elected EMBO Young Investigators

In an exceptional double-success for the IMP, Anna Obenauf and Clemens Plaschka were selected by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) to...
26 Nov 2021

Prestigious prize of the Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology for Louisa Hill

The Ursula and Fritz Melchers Prize of the Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology (...
24 Nov 2021

CRY2, a component of the bird internal clock

Scientists in the Keays Lab have investigated the expression, localisation, and interaction partners of the cryptochrome CRY2 in the pigeon retina....
08 Nov 2021

Melanie de Almeida wins the Lauwers Award

During their doctoral studies, students in the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program present their research three times in Monday Seminar talks to the Vienna...
04 Nov 2021

Vienna BioCenter PhD Awards for two IMP graduates

Lisa Haas and Philipp Dexheimer, IMP alumni of the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, were recognised for their outstanding doctoral research during this...
28 Oct 2021

How cells keep their nucleus clean: a fundamental discovery

Scientists at the IMP have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 screening assay that allows to systematically pinpoint regulators of any gene of interest,...
18 Oct 2021

Prestigious grants for Rushad Pavri and Wouter Masselink

The Austrian Science Fund will support the research of Rushad Pavri, group leader at the IMP, and Wouter Masselink, senior postdoc in the lab of Elly...