IMP
@impvienna.bsky.social
The IMP is a leading life science centre in Europe with 220 researchers from 40 countries. Part of the ViennaBioCenter.
Congratulations to Paul Kirchgatterer, PhD student in Moritz Gaidt’s lab, who was awarded the Out of the Box Award for his project aiming to identify vulnerable viral genes that can be targeted to develop antiviral treatments. More: bit.ly/4pCLYDH
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations to Paul Kirchgatterer, PhD student in Moritz Gaidt’s lab, who was awarded the Out of the Box Award for his project aiming to identify vulnerable viral genes that can be targeted to develop antiviral treatments. More: bit.ly/4pCLYDH
“…[at the IMP] collaborations can develop naturally across many projects…”
We sat down with Jacob Schreiber after he wrapped up his one-year stay at the IMP, and he told us all about it: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
@jmschreiber91.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
We sat down with Jacob Schreiber after he wrapped up his one-year stay at the IMP, and he told us all about it: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
@jmschreiber91.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“…[at the IMP] collaborations can develop naturally across many projects…”
We sat down with Jacob Schreiber after he wrapped up his one-year stay at the IMP, and he told us all about it: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
@jmschreiber91.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
We sat down with Jacob Schreiber after he wrapped up his one-year stay at the IMP, and he told us all about it: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
@jmschreiber91.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
Congratulations to Anais Elewaut, former PhD student in Anna Obenauf’s lab, who was awarded the Denise P. Barlow Award for her exceptional doctoral research on how tumours evade the immune system. More: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congratulations to Anais Elewaut, former PhD student in Anna Obenauf’s lab, who was awarded the Denise P. Barlow Award for her exceptional doctoral research on how tumours evade the immune system. More: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
New paper alert! Researchers at the Proteomics Tech Hub at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social 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: bit.ly/4nV5n1w
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New paper alert! Researchers at the Proteomics Tech Hub at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social 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: bit.ly/4nV5n1w
🌍Open call: Junior Group Leader positions!
Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery.
Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery.
Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🌍Open call: Junior Group Leader positions!
Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery.
Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery.
Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
Congrats to our Paul Welzl and Robert Kalis! 🎉
🏆 Paul (Plaschka & Balzarotti labs) received the 2025 Lauwers Award for his Monday Seminar talk on super-resolved mRNA imaging.
🏆 Robert (Zuber lab) won a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his work on cancer cell metabolism.
🏆 Paul (Plaschka & Balzarotti labs) received the 2025 Lauwers Award for his Monday Seminar talk on super-resolved mRNA imaging.
🏆 Robert (Zuber lab) won a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his work on cancer cell metabolism.
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congrats to our Paul Welzl and Robert Kalis! 🎉
🏆 Paul (Plaschka & Balzarotti labs) received the 2025 Lauwers Award for his Monday Seminar talk on super-resolved mRNA imaging.
🏆 Robert (Zuber lab) won a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his work on cancer cell metabolism.
🏆 Paul (Plaschka & Balzarotti labs) received the 2025 Lauwers Award for his Monday Seminar talk on super-resolved mRNA imaging.
🏆 Robert (Zuber lab) won a Vienna BioCenter PhD Award for his work on cancer cell metabolism.
New paper alert! Scientists in Clemens Plaschka’s lab at the IMP and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social's lab at
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New paper alert! Scientists in Clemens Plaschka’s lab at the IMP and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social's lab at
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
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 Plaschka lab at the IMP and the Brennecke lab at @imbavienna.bsky.social, tells us more about her unusual but rewarding PhD journey: bit.ly/3IHXtdp
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 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 Plaschka lab at the IMP and the Brennecke lab at @imbavienna.bsky.social, tells us more about her unusual but rewarding PhD journey: bit.ly/3IHXtdp
📖Read the full story: imp.ac.at/news/article...
@johanneszuber.bsky.social, @wilhelmpalm.bsky.social, @dkfz.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
@johanneszuber.bsky.social, @wilhelmpalm.bsky.social, @dkfz.bsky.social, @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🧪 How does cancer turn sour into power?
Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🧪 How does cancer turn sour into power?
Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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
🎉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...
She's recognised for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
September 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🎉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...
She's recognised for her groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
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...
Read more in this interview with Anna: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
September 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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...
Read more in this interview with Anna: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
Eric Sun from the labs of Anne Brunet and James Zou, Stanford University. 👏🏾 7/
September 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Eric Sun from the labs of Anne Brunet and James Zou, Stanford University. 👏🏾 7/
Shirsha Saha from the lab of Arun Kumar Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 👏🏾 6/
September 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Shirsha Saha from the lab of Arun Kumar Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 👏🏾 6/
Sarah Moser ( @sarahmoser.bsky.social) from the lab of Jos Jonkers, Netherlands Cancer Institute (@nkinl.bsky.social) & Oncode Institute (@oncodeinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 5/
September 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Sarah Moser ( @sarahmoser.bsky.social) from the lab of Jos Jonkers, Netherlands Cancer Institute (@nkinl.bsky.social) & Oncode Institute (@oncodeinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 5/
Jimmy Ly (@jimmy-ly.bsky.social) from the lab of Iain Cheeseman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Whitehead Institute (@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 4/
September 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Jimmy Ly (@jimmy-ly.bsky.social) from the lab of Iain Cheeseman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Whitehead Institute (@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social). 👏🏾 4/
Vojislav Gligorovski (@vojislav-glig.bsky.social) from the lab of Sahand Jamal Rahi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. 👏🏾 3/
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Vojislav Gligorovski (@vojislav-glig.bsky.social) from the lab of Sahand Jamal Rahi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. 👏🏾 3/
Marleen Bérouti (@marleenberouti.bsky.social) from the lab of Veit Hornung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. 👏🏾 2/
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Marleen Bérouti (@marleenberouti.bsky.social) from the lab of Veit Hornung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. 👏🏾 2/
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...
🏆Congratulations to all awardees and honourable mentions! 🎉 1/ ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
September 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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...
🏆Congratulations to all awardees and honourable mentions! 🎉 1/ ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
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...
September 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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...
🎉Congratulations to our PhD student Moritz Helmut Wallnöfer from the Clausen lab on receiving a fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF)!
The fellowship will support his research on how human cells detect and fight off intracellular pathogens: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
The fellowship will support his research on how human cells detect and fight off intracellular pathogens: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
July 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🎉Congratulations to our PhD student Moritz Helmut Wallnöfer from the Clausen lab on receiving a fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF)!
The fellowship will support his research on how human cells detect and fight off intracellular pathogens: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
The fellowship will support his research on how human cells detect and fight off intracellular pathogens: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
Over 1,000 human genomes sequenced using long-read tech—Siegfried Schloissnig, computer scientist at the IMP, shares how it happened, key findings, and what it means for the future of genomics: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
➡️Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
➡️Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Over 1,000 human genomes sequenced using long-read tech—Siegfried Schloissnig, computer scientist at the IMP, shares how it happened, key findings, and what it means for the future of genomics: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
➡️Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
➡️Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🎉Three IMP PhD students received prestigious DOC Fellowships from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), congratulations!
➡️Read more about their projects: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
➡️Read more about their projects: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
July 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🎉Three IMP PhD students received prestigious DOC Fellowships from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), congratulations!
➡️Read more about their projects: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
➡️Read more about their projects: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
🎉Congratulations to our Andrea Pauli, Senior Group Leader at the IMP, for being elected as a member of the Academia Europaea.
The honour recognises her research on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation and early embryonic development.
Read more ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
The honour recognises her research on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation and early embryonic development.
Read more ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🎉Congratulations to our Andrea Pauli, Senior Group Leader at the IMP, for being elected as a member of the Academia Europaea.
The honour recognises her research on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation and early embryonic development.
Read more ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...
The honour recognises her research on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation and early embryonic development.
Read more ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...