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05 Nov 2015

PhD - Symposium "Communication"

The 13th International PhD-Symposium of the Vienna Biocenter (VBC) elucidates diverse aspects of communication. The event takes place at the IMP on...
15 Oct 2015

Vienna neuroscientists decode the brain activity of the worm

Manuel Zimmer and his team present new findings on the brain activity of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. The scientists were able to show that...
07 Oct 2015

Grzegorz Sienski receives “Kirsten Peter Rabitsch Award” 2015

This year’s “Kirsten Peter Rabitsch” Award was presented to Grzegorz Sienski, a former PhD student in the Brennecke lab at IMBA. His work focuses on...
02 Oct 2015

IMP mourns the death of Gottfried Schatz

We are deeply saddened that our friend, mentor and peer Gottfried “Jeff” Schatz has passed away. He died on October first in Basel, where he had spent...
14 Sep 2015

Always one step ahead of cancer cells

BRD4 inhibitors are among the most promising new agents in cancer therapy that are currently evaluated in clinical trials. In a study published in...
11 Sep 2015

Geneticist George Church to give Max Birnstiel Lecture at the IMP

George Church is a well-known figure, not just within the scientific community. His name appears in magazines such as the Economist, National...
28 Jul 2015

Register now for the VBC PhD Programme Symposium “Communication”

The 13th Vienna BioCenter PhD Symposium will take place from November 5 to 6, 2015, at the IMP Lecture Hall in Vienna....
18 Jun 2015

Gottfried Schatz reads at the IMP

On June 23, the Austrian-born biochemist, book-author and music expert Gottfried Schatz will read from his latest book....
16 Jun 2015

Immunologist Ruslan Medzhitov to give Max Birnstiel Lecture at the IMP

Ruslan Medzhitov, Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, will give a Max Birnstiel Lecture....
20 May 2015

EMBO Accolade for Alexander Stark

IMP Senior Scientist Alexander Stark is among the new members of the “European Molecular Biology Organization” (EMBO) in Heidelberg (Germany). He has...