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Deadline: 15 November
PhD Programme - open call

The Vienna BioCenter PhD Programme is a premier program in molecular biology and life sciences in Europe. It is jointly organised by the four Vienna BioCenter research institutes and the University of Vienna. The winter call 2019 is open - submit your application by 15 November 2019!

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Research
Groups

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Francisco Balzarotti
Francisco Balzarotti
Group Leader Starting in January 2020.
Manuel Zimmer
Manuel Zimmer
Group Leader Neural Network Dynamics and Behavior
Clemens Plaschka
Clemens Plaschka
Group Leader mRNA processing and regulation
David Haselbach
David Haselbach
Fellow Watching molecular machines in action
Wulf Haubensak
Wulf Haubensak
Group Leader Circuit mechanics of emotional behaviour
Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Scientist Understanding transcriptional regulation
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters
Scientific Director Mitosis and chromosome biology
Anna Obenauf
Anna Obenauf
Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger
Deputy Director Science Stem cell commitment in haematopoiesis
David Keays
David Keays
Group Leader Neuronal migration and magnetoreception
Luisa Cochella
Luisa Cochella
Group Leader Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms of cell-type specification
Elly Tanaka
Elly Tanaka
Senior Scientist Molecular mechanisms of vertebrate regeneration
Andrea Pauli
Andrea Pauli
Group Leader Fertilisation and cellular remodelling – from egg to embryo
Alipasha Vaziri
Alipasha Vaziri
Adjunct Investigator Dynamics of coupled biological systems – methods and phenomena
Rushad Pavri
Rushad Pavri
Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of antibody diversification
Johannes Zuber
Johannes Zuber
Group Leader Finding and understanding cancer dependencies
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen
Senior Scientist Molecular mechanisms of protein quality control

Career

Develop your research project with a world-leading research group.
Summer
School
Find out about opportunities to join a lab for master's research.
Master &
Internship
Join one of the most prestigious international PhD programmes in molecular biology.
PhD
Programme
Grow in a stimulating research environment with world-class scientists and outstanding facilities.

Postdocs

Top Events

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26
Sep
2019
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
SUMOylation – a molecular switch in signal transduction
Frauke Melchior
ZMBH, University of Heidelberg
VBC Regular Seminar
10
Oct
2019
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Quantifying in quantitative cell biology: how, what, and why?
Gerhard Schütz
TU Vienna
VBC Regular Seminar

Featured Publications

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Suskiewicz, MJ., Hajdusits, B., Beveridge, R., Heuck, A., Vu, LD., Kurzbauer, R., Hauer, K., Thoeny, V., Rumpel, K., Mechtler, K., Meinhart, A., Clausen, T. (2019)

Structure of McsB, a protein kinase for regulated arginine phosphorylation.

 Nat Chem Biol. 15(5):510-518
Haberle, V., Arnold, CD., Pagani, M., Rath, M., Schernhuber, K., Stark, A. (2019)

Transcriptional cofactors display specificity for distinct types of core promoters.

 Nature. 570(7759):122-126

News

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17 Sep 2019
PhD Award for Harris Kaplan

The IMP alumnus who graduated from the lab of Manuel Zimmer was honoured for his doctoral research on neuronal dynamics in C. elegans worms.

16 Sep 2019
International Birnstiel Award for three outstanding young scientists

Emily Bayer of Columbia University, Mohamed El-Brolosy of the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, and Justin Silpe of Princeton...

10 Sep 2019
ERC funds to help predict drug responses

An ERC Proof of Concept Grant has been awarded to IMP Group Leader Johannes Zuber. The funds will be used towards the development of a diagnostic...