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Nominate by 30 June
Birnstiel Award invites nominations

The International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Research in Molecular Life Sciences recognises exceptional achievements of up to six PhD students in molecular life sciences from anywhere in the world. Submit nominations by 30 June 2022. 

Birnstiel Award

Research
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Andrea Pauli
Andrea Pauli
Group Leader Fertilisation and cellular remodelling – from egg to embryo
Joris van der Veeken
Joris van der Veeken
Group Leader T-cell differentiation and function
Elly Tanaka
Elly Tanaka
Senior Scientist Molecular mechanisms of vertebrate regeneration
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger
Deputy Director Science Stem cell commitment in haematopoiesis
David Haselbach
David Haselbach
Group Leader Watching molecular machines in action
Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Scientist Understanding transcriptional regulation
Rushad Pavri
Rushad Pavri
Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of antibody diversification
Johannes Zuber
Johannes Zuber
Senior Scientist Finding and understanding cancer dependencies
Anna Obenauf
Anna Obenauf
Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters
Scientific Director Mitosis and chromosome biology
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen
Senior Scientist Molecular mechanisms of protein quality control
Wulf Haubensak
Wulf Haubensak
Group Leader Circuit mechanics of emotional behaviour
Francisco Balzarotti
Francisco Balzarotti
Group Leader Advanced light microscopy and biophysics
Moritz Gaidt
Moritz Gaidt
Group Leader Functional genomics of the innate immune system
Clemens Plaschka
Clemens Plaschka
Group Leader mRNA processing and regulation

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

Publications

Highlights

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Bauer, BW., Davidson, IF., Canena, D., Wutz, G., Tang, W., Litos, G., Horn, S., Hinterdorfer, P., Peters, JM. (2021)

Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion by a "swing and clamp" mechanism.

 Cell. 184(21):5448-5464.e22
Noda, T., Blaha, A., Fujihara, Y., Gert, KR., Emori, C., Deneke, VE., Oura, S., Panser, K., Lu, Y., Berent, S., Kodani, M., Cabrera-Quio, LE., Pauli, A., Ikawa, M. (2022)

Sperm membrane proteins DCST1 and DCST2 are required for sperm-egg interaction in mice and fish.

 Corresponding preprint Commun Biol. 5(1):332

Top Events

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25
May
2022
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
How cells defend their cytosol against cytosol-invading bacteria: LPS ubiquitylation and other tricks
Felix Randow
MRC-LMP
VBC Regular Seminar
01
Jun
2022
IMP Lecture Hall
11:00
Gene transcription: from mechanisms to regulation
Patrick Cramer
MPI for Biophysical Chemistry
Max Birnstiel Lecture

News

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23 May 2022
Diana Pinheiro to establish research group at IMP
The cell and developmental biologist Diana Pinheiro, currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in…
20 May 2022
An open-source COVID-19 test empowers African diagnostics and research
Scientists at the Vienna BioCenter have developed an open-source COVID-19 testing method that labs around the world can deploy at minimum cost.…
19 May 2022
Austrian Science Fund supports heart regeneration research for next four years
The lab of senior scientist Elly Tanaka was awarded four years’ worth of research funding to investigate heart regeneration in the axolotl. Elad…