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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/
📢 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗥𝗖 #𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

👉 Join top researchers pursuing innovative, translational biomedical research at #CeMM & our partners @meduniwien.ac.at, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & @aithyra.bsky.social!

🔎 Apply by 8 March 2026 ➡️ bit.ly/4rvURjt
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
We kicked off 2026 with our first #CeMMinar featuring David Masopust (UMN Medical School), who shared insights on CD8 #TCells surveillance, migration & memory. Thanks to David & our hosts CeMM PI Clarissa Campbell & Adjunct PI @andreasbergthaler.bsky.social! 👏
#Immunology
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
CeMM was well represented at the 11th Vienna Ball of Sciences with its current members, and many former CeMMies. We had fun, we danced, we laughed, we met people we had missed, we made new contacts. Thank you again, Oliver Lehmann and team!

#SciBall26

Pictures at https://bit.ly/3NNxH9w
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
📢 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
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
🧬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
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
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
🎉 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
🎉Congratulations to CeMM PI Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) & Senior Postdoc Thomas Krausgruber for being named among @clarivate.com's #HighlyCited2025, featuring the world's most influential scientists! 🔬

🔗Full list: bit.ly/3gdF2if
🔬 More about the Bock Group: bit.ly/47BpwEU
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Take a look at this video made by @moritzbaio.bsky.social for a preview of how to use #CellWhisperer 👇
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🗨️Chat with your cells, explore #CellWhisperer!
CeMM PI Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) together with @meduniwien.ac.at & @stanna-ccri.bsky.social have developed a new #AI tool that lets scientists explore single-cell data using plain English.

➡️ https://bit.ly/3JQqe87
📄 https://bit.ly/3WJCxGi
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM