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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
Groups

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

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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30
Jun
2022
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Long-term single-cell quantification: New tools for old questions
Timm Schroeder
ETH Zurich
VBC Regular Seminar
07
Jul
2022
IMBA/GMI Lecture Hall
11:00
Illuminating protein degradation by the 26S proteasome and its regulation by ubiquitin
Andreas Martin
University of California, Berkeley
VBC Regular Seminar

News

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21 Jun 2022
Anna Obenauf and Andrea Pauli promoted to Senior Scientists
As of October 2022, IMP junior group leaders Andrea Pauli and Anna Obenauf will become senior scientists. The decision, which follows a thorough…
09 Jun 2022
Tracking cells in the regenerating limb through space and time
In order to understand how tissues arise during embryonic development and regeneration, scientists need to find a way to follow different cell…
03 Jun 2022
BacPROTACs: antibiotics of the future
Bacterial infections cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. While bacterial epidemics are often restricted to low- and middle-income…