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Deadline 15 April
VBC PhD Programme - Apply Now!

The VBC PhD Programme is a premier program in molecular biology and life sciences in Europe. It is jointly organized by four Vienna BioCenter institutes - IMP, GMI, IMBA, and MFPL; the degree is awarded by the University of Vienna. The summer call 2019 is open - submit your application by 15 April 2019!

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

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

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28
Mar
2019
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Polycomb proteins and the regulation of epigenetic inheritance and genome function
Giacomo Cavalli
Institut de Genetique Humaine
VBC Regular Seminar
11
Apr
2019
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
From DNA to Chromosomes
Frank Uhlmann
The Francis Crick Institute
VBC Regular Seminar

Featured Publications

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Muhar, M., Ebert, A., Neumann, T., Umkehrer, C., Jude, J., Wieshofer, C., Rescheneder, P., Lipp, JJ., Herzog, VA., Reichholf, B., Cisneros, DA., Hoffmann, T., Schlapansky, MF., Bhat, P., von Haeseler, A., Köcher, T., Obenauf, AC., Popow, J., Ameres, SL., Zuber, J. (2018) SLAM-seq defines direct gene-regulatory functions of the BRD4-MYC axis. Science. 360(6390):800-805
Herberg, S., Gert, KR., Schleiffer, A., Pauli, A. (2018) The Ly6/uPAR protein Bouncer is necessary and sufficient for species-specific fertilization. Science. 361(6406):1029-1033

News

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15 Mar 2019
Susan Gasser to give Max Birnstiel Lecture

Susan Gasser's talk ‘Shedding some Light on the Dark Matter of the Genomic Universe’ will be given in the IMP lecture hall on Wednesday, 20 March...

04 Mar 2019
Marie Curie Fellowships for IMP postdocs

Robyn Schenk and Jelle Jacobs, IMP postdocs in the labs of Meinrad Busslinger and Alexander Stark, were awarded the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie...

21 Feb 2019
Video illustrates gene expression in unprecedented detail

In a new animation video, structural biologist Clemens Plaschka takes viewers on a journey into a cell’s nucleus to witness gene expression. The video...