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Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology @gmivienna.bsky.social · 6d

The Vienna BioCenter recently welcomed 30 exceptional Ukrainian high school students from the Simons Science School in Chemistry and Physics to gain hands-on experience and research insights from scientists at the GMI, IMBA, IMP, and Max Perutz Labs. Thank you to all scientists and organizers!

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Heidar Heidari Khoei, postdoc in Nicolas Rivron’s lab, who recently received the 2025 Royan International Research Award for his work on stem-cell based models of the human embryo. More: https://imba.science/4q5qjoQ

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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to Sakurako Nagumo Wong, former PhD student in the @knoblich-lab.bsky.social at @imbavienna.bsky.social, who was awarded the 2025 Rabitsch Award for her remarkable contributions to the study of human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Read more: bit.ly/4ntgI9r

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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 3d

🧪 How does cancer turn sour into power?

Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.

➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 6d

The recording from the #HEASSeminar with @benceviola.bsky.social is now available on the #HEASVienna YouTube channel.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsW...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 6d

A stunning microscopy image created @dome-vienna.bsky.social by Adnan Hodžić and Martin Kunert is featured on the cover of @cp-starprotocols.bsky.social!

The 3D visualization reveals the tick endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii using DOPE-FISH.

Take a look🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

Image created at DOME featured on STAR Protocols cover

Ticks are home to a diverse mix of microbial communities – some harmless or even beneficial, others pathogenic. A striking microscopy image by Adnan Hodžić and Martin Kunert (DOME | CeMESS) captures t...

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 7d

Halloween will be spooky again this year at Vienna Open Lab: Make your own slime, visit a creepy spider exhibition, and enjoy the “Puking Pumpkin” show & many more experiments! Sign up for the 1.5-hour slots (in German) for families here: lnkd.in/dxUFfcNc
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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 11d

We are looking forward to welcoming @benceviola.bsky.social back to Vienna for the first #HEASSeminar in the 2025-2026 series in #HumanEvolutionandthePalaeolithic.

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More information and registration on our website 👇🔗

HEAS Seminar Series - Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic - HEAS

As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic Bence Viola from the University of Toronto will give a talk on Teeth, Genes, and Taxonomy – fifteen years of Denisovan discov...

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LISAvienna @lisavienna.bsky.social · 12d

Last week we had the pleasure to attend the SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) regional meet-up at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Save the date for SLAS Europe 2026 in Vienna next year: May 19-21, and sign up for the conference mailing list. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The image promotes SLAS Europe 2026 in Vienna - May 19-21.

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 13d

Manuel Matzinger, Senior Core Scientist & Deputy Head of the Proteomics Tech Hub of IMP, IMBA and GMI, received the Society Medal of the Austrian Proteomics and Metabolomics Association (APMA) for his pioneering contributions to single-cell proteomics. More:
www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/m...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 14d

Join in from Oct 1: Our #CeMESS researchers contribute to this free online course on environmental emergencies!
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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 14d

Free online course “Environmental Emergencies: Navigating Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Environmental Pollution” starts Oct 1. Interdisciplinary course on triple crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. imoox.at/course/envem, www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wp...

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Tessmar-Raible Labs @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social · 13d

Adhesion without glue: Clemens Schaber @uni-kiel.de talks at the LifeSci Faculty @univie.ac.at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social today, showing how chitinous hairs of spiders can adhere to surfaces, inspiring biotechnological applications. More at doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

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Tessmar-Raible Labs @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social · 13d

A day of Neurosciences & Developmental Biology today at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social kicked off by "spider-man" Friedrich Barth @oeaw.bsky.social, emeritus professor and founder of the original Neurobiology Dept at @univie.ac.at

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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · 17d

🔎 New #sciencejob ahead: The Slade lab is searching for a part-time technician with great organizational and communication skills to support their research ➡️ tinyurl.com/2s3h8s5f

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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 17d

🎉Congrats to our @vdeneke.bsky.social, postdoc in the @pauligroup.bsky.social, who has received the 2025 Life Sciences Research Award Austria from the ÖGMBT!

She's recognised for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 18d

🎉 Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in the Penninger Lab, who was presented with the ÖGBMT Life Sciences PhD Award Austria. The award recognizes Kellner’s PhD research on how dangerous viruses emerge from natural reservoirs like bats. More: https://imba.science/3KiRYSN

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Tessmar-Raible Labs @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social · 19d

Timing matters! Kristin Tessmar-Raible @univie.ac.at @awi.de @ercgrantees.bsky.social on Austrian TV #ORF2 today to contextualise new research from Carmelo Vicario and team (Univ. of Messina) on the timing of exams.
on.orf.at/video/142925...
Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Innere Uhr zählt: Chronobiologin über Prüfungsleistung - Aktuell nach eins vom 24.09.2025

Eine italienische Studie mit über 100.000 mündlichen Prüfungen zeigt: Zwischen 11 und 13 Uhr sind Studierende am leistungsfähigsten. Chronobiologin Kristin Teßmar-Raible erläuterte im Studio, wie die ...

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 18d

Oguzhan Kaya, postdoc in the Knoblich lab, has a research a project that was recently funded with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. Find out more: https://youtu.be/_WEhll-cirI

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 18d

Cells safeguard fertility with a clever duo: DNA links stabilize the “chromosomal zipper,” protecting the genome. 🧬
Read more about it in the #univie Press Room 👉
www.univie.ac.at/en/news/pres...

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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · 19d

Edvinas Stankunas from the Köhler lab successfully defended his PhD thesis "Docking a flexible basket onto the core of the nuclear pore complex" - congratulations! 🎉🧑‍🎓
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#phdone

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 18d

Open for a new challenge?
Check out the open positions available at Vienna BioCenter in our Career section: www.viennabiocenter.org/career/open-...

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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 20d

How are RNAs sorted for export vs. degradation in the nucleus? In collaboration with @heick.bsky.social’s lab we (@clemensplaschka.bsky.social and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social labs) discovered a direct mechanistic link between the export and decay machineries: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/x)

Molecular basis of polyadenylated RNA fate determination in the nucleus

Eukaryotic genomes generate a plethora of polyadenylated (pA+) RNAs[1][1],[2][2], that are packaged into ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs). To ensure faithful gene expression, functional pA+ RNPs, in...

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 20d

Sara Wighard, postdoc in Alejandro Burga’s lab, has a project that was recently funded with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. Find out more: https://youtu.be/jzfyZMdqduY

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 20d

Who fixes carbon in the dark ocean? A new study in @nature.com, led by @barbarabayer.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shows that ammonia‐oxidizing microbes contribute much less to dark carbon fixation than previously thought – leaving room for unknown players.
Read more: 🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Who fixes carbon in the dark ocean?

A new study led by Barbara Bayer (CeMESS, University of Vienna) discovered that ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms contribute much less to carbon fixation in the ocean than previously assumed. The study...

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 19d

No research, no answers.
IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka is among five renowned ÖAW scientists acting as ambassadors of the “No research, no answers” campaign in Austria - aimed to highlight the crucial role of science in advancing society.
More about the campaign: http://imba.science/3KgScd7

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