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International, independent, interdisciplinary research institute. Integrates basic research and clinical expertise for innovative diagnostics and therapeutics.

🔗 http://www.cemm.oeaw.ac.at/
📢 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗬𝗥𝗔–𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹!
15-20 fully funded #PhD fellowships in #𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 & #𝗔𝗜 in Vienna 🇦🇹
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
➡️ https://apply.cemm.at

@aithyra.bsky.social

#PhDProgram
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
🎓 Congratulations to Katja Knapp from the group of CeMM Adjunct PI & @meduniwien.ac.at Prof. Georg Stary, who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Preventive strategies and early immune responses in Chlamydia trachomatis infection." Well done!!👏🏻 🎉 #phdlife #phdhat
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🚀 @eu-life.bsky.social has launched the new #WeAreEULIFE campaign, highlighting voices from across all member institutes & offering first-hand insights into how we collectively embody the alliance’s priorities.

The first story highlights #technology, featuring Kateřina Hošková (@ceitec.eu) 👇
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Getting into the rhythm for the Vienna #SciBall26! 💃🏽 🕺
CeMMies have kicked off dance practice & are getting ready for the big night. Here’s a sneak preview, great moves, keep it up!👏🏻

@sciball.bsky.social #CeMM #BehindTheScences
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🔎Curious about the AITHYRA-CeMM Joint International #PhD Call? Join our Online Open Day & chat directly with current PhD students to get a first-hand impression!

🗓 14 Jan 2026 | 10:00 or 17:00 CET
👉 Register now ➡️ bit.ly/4qSsNqf

Find out more & apply ➡️ apply.cemm.at

@aithyra.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 AM
CeMM congratulates the new #EULIFE leadership! 👏 Great to see Marta Miączyńska (@iimcb.bsky.social) & Anders H. Lund (@bric-ucph.bsky.social) take over as Chair & Co-Chair, following CeMM Founding Director @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social & Admin Director Anita Ender. Wishing them every success! ⭐
📣 We are delighted to announce that Marta Miączyńska, Director @iimcb.bsky.social, and Anders H. Lund, Director @bric-ucph.bsky.social, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE, as of 1 January 2026.

🔗 Full press release: eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
January 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
🧬Boosting the cell's own cleanup system
A study by CeMM, aithyra.bsky.social & mpi-dortmund.bsky.social shows that iDegs, a new small-molecule class, use natural degradation to eliminate IDO1, a key immune suppressor in tumors & viruses.
➡️More: https://bit.ly/4sfU6w7
📄Paper: https://bit.ly/4qtAzq8
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 AM
We’ve been testing our singing skills at the @theateranderwien.bsky.social & we’re ready for #Christmas! 🎶🎄

A huge thank you to all our CeMM members, collaborators & friends for an inspiring year of science & collaboration.

Happy holidays & a wonderful New Year from all of us at CeMM! ✨
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗬𝗥𝗔-𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹!
15-20 fully funded #PhD fellowships in #𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 & #𝗔𝗜 in Vienna 🇦🇹
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
➡️ https://apply.cemm.at

@aithyra.bsky.social
#LifeSciences
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📣 Join the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social #SummerSchool 2026! Check out the opening in CeMM Adjunct PI @dseruggia.bsky.social's lab & work on targeting chromatin regulators in leukemia. Find out more & apply now ➡️ bit.ly/4plpBmI
The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is now open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Davide Serrugia from CeMM is recruiting! Please share
https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Congratulations to Andreas Reicher, former CeMM PhD student in Stefan Kubicek's group, who has received the Award of Excellence 2025 for his #PhD thesis!

He's among the 40 awardees honored by the 🇦🇹 Federal Ministry for Women, Science & Research! 🎉👏

🔗More about his research: https://bit.ly/4oi20lq
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎄✨ A wonderful CeMM #ChristmasParty2025 at the Schönbrunn Orangery last Wednesday! We celebrated a year of scientific achievements & collaboration, challenged our PIs’ knowledge in fun games, & raised funds to support Ukrainian children. Big thanks to our 2nd-year PhD students for making it happen!
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
📣 Join the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social #SummerSchool 2026! Don't miss the opening at CeMM PI @ar-abdelfattah.bsky.social's lab to work on bioprinting human development with magnets. Read more & apply now ➡️ bit.ly/3Elyllh
The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is now open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah from CeMM is recruiting! Please share
https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A week full of science at CeMM! Yesterday, @danielathommen.bsky.social (@nkinl.bsky.social) gave an impromptu seminar on using ex vivo tumor fragments for personalized #immunotherapy. Thank you, Daniela, for the inspiring session & our hosts Christoph Bock & Mihaela Peycheva (@bocklab.bsky.social)!
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🦠 A study led by Adjunct PI Georg Stary & team at CeMM & @meduniwien.ac.at shows how Ixodes ricinus tick saliva reprograms skin immunity, facilitating the transmission of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi.

➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/48pHoBD
📄 Publication: https://go.nature.com/4pGJ2Gb
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
We wrapped up our final #CeMMinar of the year with Amanda Lund at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, who discussed lymphatic transport in peripheral tissue immunity & tumor progression. Thank you, Amanda, & our hosts PIs Barbara Maier & @lderooij.bsky.social for an inspiring session! 👏
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🧬 New strategy to fight #AML: A study led by @floriangrebien.bsky.social & team at Vetmeduni, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & CeMM identified the protein SPOP as a direct regulator of the stability of NUP98 fusion oncoproteins, a potential target for new therapies.

➡️ bit.ly/3M2RfWz
📄 bit.ly/4omtZ3x
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🧬Kinase inhibitors that degrade?
New study by CeMM, @aithyra.bsky.social & @irbbarcelona.org reveals that kinase inhibitors can also trigger the degradation of their target proteins, becoming a new tool for drug development & #TDP research.
➡️ More: bit.ly/3LY6jor
📄 Paper: bit.ly/43MffU1
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📣 Don't miss the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social #SummerSchool 2026! CeMM has 3 participating labs this year. Our Adjunct PI Georg Busslinger has an opening to work on on epithelial cell biology of the human gastrointestinal tract, apply now ➡️ bit.ly/3Elyllh
The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is now open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Georg Busslinger from CeMM is recruiting! Please share
https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🎉 Congrats to @aelewaut.bsky.social for winning the 2024 #DenisePBarlowAward! 🎖️
She carried out her PhD thesis in @obenaufa.bsky.social's lab (@impvienna.bsky.social), work published in @nature.com.

📄 Paper: rdcu.be/eQv1f
➡️ About the award: bit.ly/3iFbafP
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Curiosity & innovation aren’t uniquely human after all! Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming @auersperga.bsky.social (Vetmeduni) for a mind-opening 15th #SMARTlecture, revealing the remarkable problem-solving & tool-using abilities of birds & primates.

🔗 bit.ly/47NpSbG
📽️ bit.ly/4oluxGV
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy #PrideinSTEM Day 2025! 🏳️‍🌈🔬 #CeMM fosters an inclusive environment for all scientists & admin staff, built on respect & mutual support. We celebrate diversity as a driver of scientific creativity & innovation, working hand in hand to improve healthcare through excellent #research! #LGBTQSTEMDAY
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We kicked off the week with an Impromptu Seminar by Dominik Wolf (@i-med.ac.at), who shared insights on deconvoluting myeloid inflammation through deep fingerprinting. Thank you, Dominik, and our co-hosts CeMM PI Christoph Bock & Postdoc Adele Nicolas (@bocklab.bsky.social)
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CeMM Directors Giulio Superti-Furga and Anita Ender served as #EULIFE co-chair (2022–2023) and chair (2024–2025), being supported by EU-LIFE Executive Director Marta Agostinho and her team. The EU-LIFE partnership is stronger than ever. https://cemm.at/news/detail/an-exciting-journey-comes-to-an-end
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚀 Yesterday, CeMM joined the #EULIFE Pitching Event 2025!
#CELLFIE, cell engineering for immunotherapy enhancement, by Christoph Bock, Eugenia Pankevich & Cosmas Arnold (@bocklab.bsky.social), represented CeMM among 8 innovative pitches from @eu-life.bsky.social institutes 👏
👉 The EU-LIFE Pitching Event 2025 brought together 8 projects from 8 institutes, pitching to 17 VCs & biotech innovators from across Europe.

The event offered the researchers a valuable opportunity to discuss ideas with investors and gain insights into the translational and entrepreneurial pathway.
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM