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The IMP is a leading life science centre in Europe with 220 researchers from 40 countries. Part of the ViennaBioCenter.

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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · Feb 10

At the IMP we’re dedicated to the fun of finding out. Few places in the world let you dive into curiosity-driven science like we do.

📽️Watch what the IMP is all about: youtu.be/mtl5Vod652Q

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 6h

Before Jürgen Knoblich became known for his groundbreaking brain organoid research, he studied asymmetric cell division in Drosophila at the @impvienna.bsky.social.

📖 Read the full milestone essay: https://www.imp.ac.at/achievements/research-milestones/knoblich-asymmetric-cell-division

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 3d

Our PhD program offers many training activities and courses for your future career. Check out the range of fully-funded PhD positions in our Autumn call before 10 October 2025: www.vbcphd.at

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Sakurako Nagumo Wong, former PhD student in the @knoblich-lab.bsky.social at @imbavienna.bsky.social, who was awarded the 2025 Rabitsch Award for her remarkable contributions to the study of human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Read more: bit.ly/4ntgI9r

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 8d

Manuel Matzinger, Senior Core Scientist & Deputy Head of the Proteomics Tech Hub of IMP, IMBA and GMI, received the Society Medal of the Austrian Proteomics and Metabolomics Association (APMA) for his pioneering contributions to single-cell proteomics. More:
www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/m...

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 12d

🎉Congrats to our @vdeneke.bsky.social, postdoc in the @pauligroup.bsky.social, who has received the 2025 Life Sciences Research Award Austria from the ÖGMBT!

She's recognised for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 24d

Explore projects in Stem Cells, development + more in our Autumn PhD call which is OPEN!
20+ fully funded positions across diverse life science disciplines. 👉 www.vbcphd.at
Apply by 10 Oct 2025

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations to our @obenaufa.bsky.social on receiving the highly prestigious Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Award 2025! 🎉

Read more in this interview with Anna: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Erez Yirmiya (Weizmann Institute of Science), Nell Saunders (Université Paris Cité & Institut Pasteur), Ervin Ascić (Lund University). Congratulations! 🎉 10/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

And as honourable mentions: Lukas Teoman Henneberg (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry), Rebeka Butković (University of Bristol), Shiyi Lin (Westlake University), 9/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

We look forward to welcoming all of them at the Vienna BioCenter for the award ceremony in November! Thanks to the 87 institutions & PhD programmes that nominated their star students. 8/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Eric Sun from the labs of Anne Brunet and James Zou, Stanford University. 👏🏾 7/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Shirsha Saha from the lab of Arun Kumar Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 👏🏾 6/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Sarah Moser ( @sarahmoser.bsky.social) from the lab of Jos Jonkers, Netherlands Cancer Institute (@nkinl.bsky.social) & Oncode Institute (@oncodeinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 5/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Jimmy Ly (@jimmy-ly.bsky.social) from the lab of Iain Cheeseman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Whitehead Institute (@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 4/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Vojislav Gligorovski (@vojislav-glig.bsky.social) from the lab of Sahand Jamal Rahi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. 👏🏾 3/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Marleen Bérouti (@marleenberouti.bsky.social) from the lab of Veit Hornung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. 👏🏾 2/

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce the six outstanding laureates of the International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies in Molecular Life Sciences 2025!

🏆Congratulations to all awardees and honourable mentions! 🎉 1/ ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 29d

David Baltimore, Nobel laureate, pioneering biologist, and friend of the IMP since its foundation, passed away at the age of 87. Obituary: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · Sep 8

New paper by our Plaschka lab with Brennecke’s lab at IMBA!

Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter have solved a 20-year-old mystery in genome biology, revealing how PIWI proteins engage partner molecules to silence “jumping genes” that threaten genetic stability.

Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · Sep 8

How cells lock down “jumping genes”:
Researchers from IMBA and IMP identify the first protein interactions that trigger PIWI–piRNA–mediated transposon silencing, using AlphaFold predictions, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology.
Read more: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/t...

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 20+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Have a look at what our campus has to offer: www.vbcphd.at

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 20+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Please share. Further details: www.vbcphd.at

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · Aug 28

Collaborators included @mrclmb.bsky.social, @meduniwien.ac.at, @univie.ac.at, @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social, Korea University.
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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · Aug 28

Their findings were now published in the journal Science - one day after the Clausen lab had a groundbreaking publication in the journal Cell! Full story: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

Inside the cell’s recycling hub: unveiling the architecture of UBR4

Researchers from the lab of Tim Clausen and collaborators have unveiled the three-dimensional structure of UBR4, a giant protein complex that safeguards cells by targeting defective proteins for destr...

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · Aug 28

Researchers around @clausenlab.bsky.social & @dangrabarczyk.bsky.social have unveiled the three-dimensional structure of UBR4, a giant protein complex that safeguards cells by targeting defective proteins for destruction—offering fresh insights into health & disease. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Inside the cell’s recycling hub: unveiling the architecture of UBR4

Researchers from the lab of Tim Clausen and collaborators have unveiled the three-dimensional structure of UBR4, a giant protein complex that safeguards cells by targeting defective proteins for destr...

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Dan Grabarczyk @dangrabarczyk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Happy to share our work on the structure and function of the unusual E3 ligase ZNFX1 @cp-cell.bsky.social. It uses a nucleic acid-activated transthiolation mechanism, ubiquitinating and clustering RNA to protect cells in an immune response. @clausenlab.bsky.social
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A split-site E3 ligase mechanism enables ZNFX1 to ubiquitinate and cluster single-stranded RNA into ubiquitin-coated nucleoprotein particles

Grabarczyk et al. show the structure and mechanism of a non-canonical ubiquitin ligase, which is activated through nucleic-acid-induced oligomerization and is critical for cell survival during immune ...