Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
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IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology: a leading research institute in Europe, focusing on functional genetics, RNA biology, and stem cell research.
Weekend long read, anyone? The @fwf-at.bsky.social features IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka in a new article that lays out how she pioneered research in regeneration biology, bringing axolotls as a model organism to the molecular era.
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Weekend long read, anyone? The @fwf-at.bsky.social features IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka in a new article that lays out how she pioneered research in regeneration biology, bringing axolotls as a model organism to the molecular era.
New paper alert! Researchers at the Proteomics Tech Hub at the Vienna BioCenter have developed a new cross-linking mass spectrometry workflow that allows scientists to more easily detect and study protein interactions that were previously undetectable. More: https://imba.science/47QaCJA
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New paper alert! Researchers at the Proteomics Tech Hub at the Vienna BioCenter have developed a new cross-linking mass spectrometry workflow that allows scientists to more easily detect and study protein interactions that were previously undetectable. More: https://imba.science/47QaCJA
Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in Josef Penninger’s lab, who was awarded a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his thesis, in which he developed bat-derived organoids to investigate why bats can carry highly pathogenic viruses without falling ill. More: https://imba.science/4r5X0TE
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in Josef Penninger’s lab, who was awarded a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his thesis, in which he developed bat-derived organoids to investigate why bats can carry highly pathogenic viruses without falling ill. More: https://imba.science/4r5X0TE
New paper alert! Scientists in Julius Brennecke’s lab at IMBA and Clemens Plaschka’s lab at @impvienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: https://imba.science/3Xl2hJ3
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New paper alert! Scientists in Julius Brennecke’s lab at IMBA and Clemens Plaschka’s lab at @impvienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: https://imba.science/3Xl2hJ3
In our latest interview, Kristina Stapornwongkul, the newest group leader at IMBA, shares her journey to joining the institute, why she chose IMBA as the next step in her career, and her vision for her lab exploring how metabolism shapes embryonic development: https://imba.science/49fCrxl
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In our latest interview, Kristina Stapornwongkul, the newest group leader at IMBA, shares her journey to joining the institute, why she chose IMBA as the next step in her career, and her vision for her lab exploring how metabolism shapes embryonic development: https://imba.science/49fCrxl
IMBA has secured funding from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) to establish a new position that will support data management for cryo-Electron Tomography, one of the newest and most data-intensive research areas on campus. More: https://imba.science/4ngJN7b
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
IMBA has secured funding from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) to establish a new position that will support data management for cryo-Electron Tomography, one of the newest and most data-intensive research areas on campus. More: https://imba.science/4ngJN7b
🎉 Congratulations to Nina Corsini and Oliver Eichmüller, researchers in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab at IMBA, who were recognized with the German Tuberous Sclerosis Foundation’s Award for their research on tuberous sclerosis using cerebral organoids. More: https://imba.science/3Jej5hy
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Nina Corsini and Oliver Eichmüller, researchers in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab at IMBA, who were recognized with the German Tuberous Sclerosis Foundation’s Award for their research on tuberous sclerosis using cerebral organoids. More: https://imba.science/3Jej5hy
🔬 👩🏻🔬 🧪 What’s it like doing a PhD between two labs? In our latest Behind the Science, Júlia Portell i de Montserrat, shared PhD student in the Brennecke lab at IMBA and the Plaschka lab at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, tells us more about her unusual but rewarding journey:
October 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🔬 👩🏻🔬 🧪 What’s it like doing a PhD between two labs? In our latest Behind the Science, Júlia Portell i de Montserrat, shared PhD student in the Brennecke lab at IMBA and the Plaschka lab at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, tells us more about her unusual but rewarding journey:
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
📖 Read the full milestone essay: https://www.imp.ac.at/achievements/research-milestones/knoblich-asymmetric-cell-division
October 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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
📖 Read the full milestone essay: https://www.imp.ac.at/achievements/research-milestones/knoblich-asymmetric-cell-division
Congratulations to Heidar Heidari Khoei, postdoc in Nicolas Rivron’s lab, who recently received the 2025 Royan International Research Award for his work on stem-cell based models of the human embryo. More: https://imba.science/4q5qjoQ
October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Congratulations to Heidar Heidari Khoei, postdoc in Nicolas Rivron’s lab, who recently received the 2025 Royan International Research Award for his work on stem-cell based models of the human embryo. More: https://imba.science/4q5qjoQ
Congratulations to Sakurako Nagumo Wong, former PhD student in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab, who was awarded the 2025 Rabitsch Award for her remarkable contributions to the study of human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Read more: https://imba.science/4gPHh6l
October 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to Sakurako Nagumo Wong, former PhD student in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab, who was awarded the 2025 Rabitsch Award for her remarkable contributions to the study of human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Read more: https://imba.science/4gPHh6l
🎉 Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in the Penninger Lab, who was presented with the ÖGBMT Life Sciences PhD Award Austria. The award recognizes Kellner’s PhD research on how dangerous viruses emerge from natural reservoirs like bats. More: https://imba.science/3KiRYSN
September 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in the Penninger Lab, who was presented with the ÖGBMT Life Sciences PhD Award Austria. The award recognizes Kellner’s PhD research on how dangerous viruses emerge from natural reservoirs like bats. More: https://imba.science/3KiRYSN
No research, no answers.
IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka is among five renowned ÖAW scientists acting as ambassadors of the “No research, no answers” campaign in Austria - aimed to highlight the crucial role of science in advancing society.
More about the campaign: http://imba.science/3KgScd7
IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka is among five renowned ÖAW scientists acting as ambassadors of the “No research, no answers” campaign in Austria - aimed to highlight the crucial role of science in advancing society.
More about the campaign: http://imba.science/3KgScd7
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
No research, no answers.
IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka is among five renowned ÖAW scientists acting as ambassadors of the “No research, no answers” campaign in Austria - aimed to highlight the crucial role of science in advancing society.
More about the campaign: http://imba.science/3KgScd7
IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka is among five renowned ÖAW scientists acting as ambassadors of the “No research, no answers” campaign in Austria - aimed to highlight the crucial role of science in advancing society.
More about the campaign: http://imba.science/3KgScd7
🎉 Congratulations to Christos Kyprianou, Postdoc in Nicolas Rivron's lab at IMBA, who received a Seal of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship to study the causes of implantation failure in human embryonic development. More: http://imba.science/3VUjpop
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Christos Kyprianou, Postdoc in Nicolas Rivron's lab at IMBA, who received a Seal of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship to study the causes of implantation failure in human embryonic development. More: http://imba.science/3VUjpop
Carina Seidl in the Tanaka Lab obtained a fascinating microscopy image of an axolotl tail section, showing muscle tissue (grey), neuromuscular junctions (pink), neurons (yellow) and cell nuclei (cyan).
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/tanaka_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/tanaka_lab
August 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Carina Seidl in the Tanaka Lab obtained a fascinating microscopy image of an axolotl tail section, showing muscle tissue (grey), neuromuscular junctions (pink), neurons (yellow) and cell nuclei (cyan).
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/tanaka_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/tanaka_lab
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on research from the Tanaka Lab investigating how axolotls can regenerate their tails, rebuilding not only muscle, bone and skin but also complex neuronal networks.
August 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on research from the Tanaka Lab investigating how axolotls can regenerate their tails, rebuilding not only muscle, bone and skin but also complex neuronal networks.
Anton Goloborodko produced this beautiful artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome., showing chromatin fibers (white) selected DNA loops (rainbow) and condensins (red) forming a helical backbone.
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/goloborodko_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/goloborodko_lab
August 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Anton Goloborodko produced this beautiful artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome., showing chromatin fibers (white) selected DNA loops (rainbow) and condensins (red) forming a helical backbone.
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/goloborodko_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/goloborodko_lab
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on an artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome, produced by the Goloborodko lab using new tools for analyzing 3D chromosome structure.
August 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on an artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome, produced by the Goloborodko lab using new tools for analyzing 3D chromosome structure.
Julian Ross at the Burga Lab imaged the early development of the roundworm C.elegans, using fluorescent labeling to mark the DNA (in red) and microtubules (in green).
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/burga_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/burga_lab
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Julian Ross at the Burga Lab imaged the early development of the roundworm C.elegans, using fluorescent labeling to mark the DNA (in red) and microtubules (in green).
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/burga_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/burga_lab
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on research from the Burga Lab, which used roundworms to uncover a process for silencing selfish genes that could represent the first step in the evolution of genomic imprinting.
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on research from the Burga Lab, which used roundworms to uncover a process for silencing selfish genes that could represent the first step in the evolution of genomic imprinting.
Congratulations to IMBA Senior Group Leader Sasha Mendjan on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for his research on heart development. The funded project will support research of the Mendjan lab’s cardioid (heart organoid) models to study processes that are key to forming a functional heart.
August 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Congratulations to IMBA Senior Group Leader Sasha Mendjan on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for his research on heart development. The funded project will support research of the Mendjan lab’s cardioid (heart organoid) models to study processes that are key to forming a functional heart.
Heidar Heidari Khoei of the Rivron Lab captured this beautiful image of a dormant human blastoid. Fluorescent markers were used to highlight the cell wall (white), trophoblast (cyan), epiblast (yellow) and hypoblast (magenta) cells.
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/rivron_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/rivron_lab
August 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Heidar Heidari Khoei of the Rivron Lab captured this beautiful image of a dormant human blastoid. Fluorescent markers were used to highlight the cell wall (white), trophoblast (cyan), epiblast (yellow) and hypoblast (magenta) cells.
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/rivron_lab
Explore the science behind the image: imba.science/rivron_lab
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on 2024 research from the Rivron Lab, where scientists studying human blastoids discovered a potential molecular "pause button" in the earliest stages of human development.
August 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on 2024 research from the Rivron Lab, where scientists studying human blastoids discovered a potential molecular "pause button" in the earliest stages of human development.
The Jachowicz Lab studies how transposable elements -which make up more than 50% of the mammalian genome and were once dismissed as “junk DNA” influence the early stages of embryonic development. Read more about the Jachowicz Lab’s research: imba.science/JachowiczLab
August 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Jachowicz Lab studies how transposable elements -which make up more than 50% of the mammalian genome and were once dismissed as “junk DNA” influence the early stages of embryonic development. Read more about the Jachowicz Lab’s research: imba.science/JachowiczLab