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Group Leader Positions

An outstanding opportunity to establish your independent research group in a supportive, world-class environment: the IMP is inviting Junior Group Leader applications, deadline 9 January 2026.

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Francisco Balzarotti
Francisco Balzarotti
Group Leader Advanced light microscopy and biophysics
Andrea Pauli
Andrea Pauli
Senior 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
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger
Emeritus Stem cell commitment in haematopoiesis
Anna Obenauf
Anna Obenauf
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters
Scientific Director Mitosis and chromosome biology
Diana Pinheiro
Diana Pinheiro
Group Leader Mechanics and signalling dynamics in embryogenesis
David Haselbach
David Haselbach
Technology Platform Head Watching molecular machines in action
Sven Klumpe
Sven Klumpe
IMP-IMBA Fellow In situ structural biology and transposons
Clemens Plaschka
Clemens Plaschka
Senior Group Leader mRNA processing and regulation
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of protein quality control
Moritz Gaidt
Moritz Gaidt
Group Leader Functional genomics of the innate immune system
Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Group Leader Understanding transcriptional regulation

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Publications

Highlights

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Hohmann, U., Graf, M., Tirián, L., Pacheco-Fiallos, B., Schellhaas, U., Fin, L., Handler, D., Philipps, AW., Riabov-Bassat, D., Faraway, RW., Pühringer, T., Szalay, MF., Roitinger, E., Brennecke, J., Plaschka, C. (2025)

An ATP-gated molecular switch orchestrates human messenger RNA export.

 Nature.
Groessl, S., Kalis, R., Snaebjornsson, MT., Wambach, L., Haider, J., Andersch, F., Schulze, A., Palm, W., Zuber, J. (2025)

Acidosis orchestrates adaptations of energy metabolism in tumors.

 Science. 390(6769):eadp7603

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2025
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Adjusting the timing of mammalian development
Aydan Bulut-Karslioglu
MPI Berlin
VBC Regular Seminar
15
Jan
2026
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
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Title to be announced
Scott Kennedy
Harvard Medical School
VBC Regular Seminar

News

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20 Nov 2025
Elusive sensory organ: Pigeons detect magnetic fields through inner ear
Scientists around former IMP group leader David Keays show that pigeons detect magnetic fields through their inner ear. Their discovery was now…
20 Nov 2025
Anais Elewaut wins 2025 Denise P. Barlow Award
Anais Elewaut, a recent PhD graduate from Anna Obenauf's lab at the IMP, was presented with the Denise P. Barlow Award for her exceptional doctoral…
17 Nov 2025
Austrian Decoration of Honour for Jan-Michael Peters
A Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was presented to IMP Scientific Director Jan-Michael Peters. The recognition, presented…