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 28 Jun 2024

Clemens Plaschka receives 2024 Eppendorf Award

IMP Group Leader Clemens Plaschka received the 2024 Eppendorf Award for Young Investigators in recognition of his groundbreaking research on the...
26 Jun 2024

Unlocking the disassembly of a molecular editor

Researchers led by Clemens Plaschka at the IMP, were able to visualise the disassembly of the spliceosome at unprecedented detail, revealing that...
12 Jun 2024

Otto Hahn Medal and Award for Ida Jentoft

IMP postdoc Ida Jentoft was awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society for her PhD research in the lab of Melina Schuh at the Max Planck...
04 Jun 2024

Jacob Schreiber to join IMP faculty as visiting scientist

Artificial intelligence and deep learning mark the latest frontier of discovery in the molecular life sciences. In autumn, Jacob Schreiber’s expertise...
23 May 2024

Chromatin signals steer local programs for axolotl limb regrowth

Elly Tanaka’s lab has shown that chromatin stop signals on genes guide the correct regeneration program in axolotl, ensuring that body parts regrow...
22 May 2024

Joris van der Veeken secures FWF funding

Joris van der Veeken receives support from The Austrian Science Fund FWF to study how the protein TOX regulates genes that control the adaptive immune...
21 May 2024

How cluster competition drives floorplate formation in mouse organoids

During embryonic development, organising centres orchestrate the development of tissues and organs. Elly Tanaka’s lab has now uncovered the molecular...
20 May 2024

IMP Emeritus Director Barry Dickson elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Barry Dickson, professor at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) in Australia and IMP emeritus director, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society....
13 May 2024

Bernardo de Almeida wins 2024 Denise P. Barlow Award

PhD graduate Bernardo de Almeida from Alexander Stark's lab at the IMP, has been honoured with the Denise P. Barlow Award for his exceptional...
08 May 2024

In memoriam: Hans Tuppy (1924 - 2024)

Hans Tuppy, biochemist, science politician, and friend of the IMP since its foundation, passed away only months before his 100th birthday. In Tuppy,...