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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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Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Group Leader Understanding transcriptional regulation
Joris van der Veeken
Joris van der Veeken
Group Leader T-cell differentiation and function
Johannes Zuber
Johannes Zuber
Senior Group Leader Finding and understanding cancer dependencies
Andrea Pauli
Andrea Pauli
Senior Group Leader Fertilisation and cellular remodelling – from egg to embryo
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger
Emeritus Stem cell commitment in haematopoiesis
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of protein quality control
Diana Pinheiro
Diana Pinheiro
Group Leader Mechanics and signalling dynamics in embryogenesis
Clemens Plaschka
Clemens Plaschka
Senior Group Leader mRNA processing and regulation
Anna Obenauf
Anna Obenauf
Senior Group Leader Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
David Haselbach
David Haselbach
Technology Platform Head Watching molecular machines in action
Moritz Gaidt
Moritz Gaidt
Group Leader Functional genomics of the innate immune system
Sven Klumpe
Sven Klumpe
IMP-IMBA Fellow In situ structural biology and transposons
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters
Scientific Director Mitosis and chromosome biology
Francisco Balzarotti
Francisco Balzarotti
Group Leader Advanced light microscopy and biophysics

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Deneke, VE., Blaha, A., Lu, Y., Suwita, JP., Draper, JM., Phan, CS., Panser, K., Schleiffer, A., Jacob, L., Humer, T., Stejskal, K., Krssakova, G., Roitinger, E., Handler, D., Kamoshita, M., Vance, TDR., Wang, X., Surm, JM., Moran, Y., Lee, JE., Ikawa, M., Pauli, A. (2024)

A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates.

 Corresponding preprint Cell. 187(25):7066-7078.e22
Elewaut, A., Estivill, G., Bayerl, F., Castillon, L., Novatchkova, M., Pottendorfer, E., Hoffmann-Haas, L., Schönlein, M., Nguyen, TV., Lauss, M., Andreatta, F., Vulin, M., Krecioch, I., Bayerl, J., Pedde, AM., Fabre, N., Holstein, F., Cronin, SM., Rieser, S., Laniti, DD., Barras, D., Coukos, G., Quek, C., Bai, X., Muñoz I Ordoño, M., Wiesner, T., Zuber, J., Jönsson, G., Böttcher, JP., Vanharanta, S., Obenauf, AC. (2025)

Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T cell stimulation to evade immunity.

 Nature. 637(8046):716-725

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