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

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Michlits, G., Jude, J., Hinterndorfer, M., de Almeida, M., Vainorius, G., Hubmann, M., Neumann, T., Schleiffer, A., Burkard, TR., Fellner, M., Gijsbertsen, M., Traunbauer, A., Zuber, J., Elling, U. (2020)

Multilayered VBC score predicts sgRNAs that efficiently generate loss-of-function alleles.

 Nat Methods. 17(7):708-716
Meyer, A., Schloissnig, S., Franchini, P., Du, K., Woltering, JM., Irisarri, I., Wong, WY., Nowoshilow, S., Kneitz, S., Kawaguchi, A., Fabrizius, A., Xiong, P., Dechaud, C., Spaink, HP., Volff, JN., Simakov, O., Burmester, T., Tanaka, EM., Schartl, M. (2021)

Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates.

 Nature. 590(7845):284-289

Latest publicatons

Scroll and browse the latest publications from the IMP. The most recent papers and pre-prints with IMP scientists as first- or corresponding authors.

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Pre-print

E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF213 employs a non-canonical zinc finger active site and is allosterically regulated by ATP

 bioRxiv. 2021.05.10.443411

Zebrafish Ski7 tunes RNA levels during the oocyte-to-embryo transition.

 PLoS Genet. 17(2):e1009390

Spatiotemporal control of cell cycle acceleration during axolotl spinal cord regeneration.

 Elife. 10

Genome folding through loop extrusion by SMC complexes.

 Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 22(7):445-464

MS Amanda 2.0: Advancements of the Standalone Implementation.

 Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. :e9088
Pre-print

The sperm protein SPACA4 is required for efficient fertilization in mice

 bioRxiv . 2021.05.02.442348
Pre-print

Head-to-head comparison of direct-input RT-PCR and RT-LAMP against RT-qPCR on extracted RNA for rapid SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics.

medRxiv. 2021.01.19.21250079

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Taekjip Ha
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Application of CRISPR/Cas in Plants: from Gene Editing to Chromosome Engineering
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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News

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23 Jul 2021
A novel key to humoral immunity: mature B cells require Pax5
The lab of Meinrad Busslinger has studied for decades how the transcription factor Pax5 steers B cell development. A new paper in the journal Science…
22 Jul 2021
A giant, snake-like enzyme seals the fate of unwanted proteins
A new study by scientists at the IMP and Boehringer Ingelheim reveals the structure of a massive, snake-like enzyme called HUWE1, and how it marks a…
21 Jul 2021
An internship program for Salvadoran students at the IMP
For the past two months, the lab of Andrea Pauli has been working with an exceptional intern. In June, Eduardo Isaac Martinez Barrios, a bachelor’s…