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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 36m

ISTA Professor Sandra Siegert was honored with a recognition prize at the Lower Austrian Science Awards for shedding light on how the interplay between neurons and microglia can affect brain function and lead to diseases.

Congratulations to @siegertlab.bsky.social & the other recipients! 👏

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Florian Schur @schurlab.bsky.social · 1h

ISTA @istaresearch.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track staff scientist in Computational Structural Biology, to develop tools for cryo-EM, cryo-ET, structural prediction methods and protein interaction analysis!

Please spread the word!

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Tenure-based Research Staff Scientist Position in Computational Structural Biology

ISTA (www.ista.ac.at) is seeking a highly skilled Staff Scientist in Computational Structural Biology to support and advance the Institute’s structural biology research through the development and imp...

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 1d

“The coming decades are a time for reflection, effective water management, and action to change public consciousness about human-caused climate change,” says Shaw.

#climatechange #globalwarming #glaciers #glacierhealth #glaciersmelting #peakcooling #watersecurity #watertowers #watermanagement

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 1d

A new study led by Thomas Shaw, postdoc in the Pellicciotti group, demonstrates that this reaction of glaciers is likely to reach its peak in the 2030s.

Link to the paper in @natclimate.nature.com: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Client Challenge

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Are glaciers taking it too cool? While ambient temperatures have been increasing steadily worldwide, the near-surface temperatures of glaciers seem to be lagging behind.
But how long can glaciers continue to fight back by cooling the air that touches their surfaces?

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Destined to Melt

Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces. But for how long? The Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has...

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

Kicking off the rotation phase of ISTA's PhD program today!

Wishing the new cohort all the best in finding their perfect research group fit. 💪

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

A huge thank you to every leader and expert who participated and contributed to this inspiring event!

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

Alongside Markus Wanko, managing director of xista, State Secretary @zehetnere.bsky.social , and Siemens CEO and representative for the @iv.at, Patricia Neumann, they perfectly summarized the need for calculated risk-taking in the context of growth and science-driven innovation.

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

Martin Hetzer, ISTA President, reminded us all: "Ships are safest in the harbor, but that is not what they are made for."

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

Under the theme “Innovation Ecosystems at Work,” the conference brought together leading voices from science, policy, and industry to explore how breakthrough research translates into real-world innovation.

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 2d

Innovation needs ecosystems that connect ideas, people, and infrastructure. That's exactly what bigX 2025 was all about!

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Organized by:
@aliciakmichael.bsky.social, @haselbachlab.bsky.social, @schurlab.bsky.social, Clemens Plaschka & Thomas Heuser, between @impvienna.bsky.social, @istaresearch.bsky.social
and @vbcscitraining.bsky.social

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Invited speakers: @grigoriefflab.bsky.social, @oliveiramann.bsky.social, @bjgreber.bsky.social, @svenklumpe.bsky.social, @sebastianglatt.bsky.social, Beata Turonova, Maya Topf, Florian Wilfling, & Manuela Hospenthal

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for the Austrian Cryo-EM Symposium from Nov 11–12 at ISTA! Top speakers, cutting-edge cryo-EM, and a chance to explore Vienna & the ISTA campus. Register now 👉 cryoem-symposium.pages.ist.ac.at/registration/

#cryoEM

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ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA @advantageaustria.org · 6d

VISTA Science Experience Centre (@istaresearch.bsky.social, Klosterneuburg) brings world-class Austrian research to life: interactive exhibitions, workshops and a science festival offer hands-on research experiences.

#advantageaustria #surprisinglyingenious #science #lab #research #tourism #vienna

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Are We Alone in the Cosmos – or Not?

Join astronomer & astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger from Cornell University on Oct 21 at the ÖAW-ISTA Lecture for a deep dive into this question & discoveries in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Register for free: https://bit.ly/3KNHcnC

@oeaw.bsky.social

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations, Darja! 👏

paulschanda.bsky.social @paulschanda.bsky.social · 6d

🌟 Huge congrats to Darja Rohden for winning the L’Oréal For Women in Science Award 2025! 🎓
Darja works in our group @istaresearch.bsky.social and at @univie.ac.at, funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social on chemical synthesis of amino acids and protein #nmr.
👉 Get more details in the thread.

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 16d

4 Forscherinnen erhalten den L'Oré[email protected] Förderpreis "For Women in #Science" 2025, 2 davon von der #univie: Nida Ali der Fakultät für Psychologie und Darja Rohden vom Institut für Biologische Chemie! 🥳 Herzliche Gratulation an die Preisträgerinnen! Mehr dazu 👉 www.ots.at/presseaussen...

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Link to the paper in @nature.com:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Marcus kinetics control singlet and triplet oxygen evolving from superoxide - Nature

The release of triplet or singlet oxygen is governed by individual Marcus normal and inverted region behaviour.

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 8d

“Biological systems know how to defend themselves from singlet oxygen. Whether we are doing basic chemistry or developing batteries, we must take inspiration from biology,” says Soumyadip Mondal, the study’s first author.

#watersplitting #greenenergy #energystorage #rechargeablebatteries

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Researchers from the group of Stefan Freunberger at ISTA show that the pH inside mitochondria, the ‘powerhouse of the cell,’ might hold the answer.

ISTA professor Stefan Freunberger © ISTA

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 8d

While some reactive oxygen species (ROS) play essential roles in cell signaling, the particularly harmful singlet oxygen wreaks havoc inside cells and batteries. But what exactly causes this ‘bad’ oxygen to evolve, and how can it be tuned?

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Taming the “Bad” Oxygen
From cell damage to empty batteries, ISTA chemists put singlet oxygen on a leash

Now published in @nature.com
Read more ista.ac.at/en/news/tami...

#redox #oxygen #singletoxygen #ros #reactiveoxygenspecies #batteries #batteryresearch #redoxchemistry #redoxbatteries

Taming the “Bad” Oxygen

Researchers from the Freunberger group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have unveiled pivotal insights into the redox chemistry of oxygen and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Wh...

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for joining the Opening Festival. 💜

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 9d

The Opening Festival was incredible, and we couldn't be happier! We're using this Monday to float a little longer on our festival cloud before the VISTA Science Experience Center opens its doors again tomorrow.

Exhibition tours & workshops: https://www.vistascience.at/en/program

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) @istaresearch.bsky.social · 9d

Wir freuen uns sehr dass es Ihnen bei uns gefallen hat.

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