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 06 Sep 2018

'Bouncer', the gate-keeper of the egg, controls sperm entry

Fertilisation is a pivotal process underlying all sexual reproduction, yet its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Scientists at the Research...
21 Aug 2018

Walther Flemming Award 2018 for Clemens Plaschka

IMP Group Leader Clemens Plaschka is one of two young scientists to receive the Walther Flemming Award 2018 by the German Society for Cell Biology...
11 Jul 2018

Keystone Symposium on rare diseases: deadlines extended

The prestigious Keystone Symposia will soon come to Vienna BioCenter for their inaugural conference on rare diseases. The deadline for the submission...
28 Jun 2018

iBiology video on axolotl limb regeneration

A recently filmed lecture on axolotls and their role in studying limb regeneration addressed the soaring interest in the work of Elly Tanaka’s lab....
26 Jun 2018

“Happiness hormone” controls fear memories

A team of neurobiologists, led by scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, has identified a novel neuronal circuit...
20 Jun 2018

Paralyzing fear: researchers characterise neural circuits that underlie passive coping

IMP scientists have characterised a mechanism that reprograms specific neural circuits so that mice respond to stress with passive behaviour. The...
18 Jun 2018

13th Microsymposium on Small RNAs

Today sees the start of the 13th Microsymposium on Small RNAs at the Vienna BioCenter. The three-day event is jointly organized by group leaders of...
30 May 2018

Klaus Rajewsky to give Max Birnstiel Lecture

Immunologist Klaus Rajewsky's talk 'Self-reactivity and lineage determination of antibody forming cells' will be given in the IMP Lecture Hall on 6...
22 May 2018

Andrea Pauli awarded fellowship from Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole

The IMP’s Andrea Pauli is one of 28 scientists from around the world who have been named 2018 Whitman Center Fellows by the Marine Biological...
17 May 2018

Austin Smith to give Max Birnstiel Lecture

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute scientist Austin Smith's talk "The Design of Pluripotency: Plasticity and Order" will be given on 23 May at the...