🆕 publication! How do cells build their molecular machines? Tsimafei Navalayeu (Ameres lab) in @embojournal.org maps the stepwise assembly of the RNA exosome in mammalian cells, revealing the quality control mechanisms that ensure this essential complex is built correctly ➡️ tinyurl.com/84c2298e

The podcast "The World of Microbes" takes you on a journey into the tiny, unseen worlds that shape our planet. 🎧🔍 This episode with Angela Sessitsch explores the hidden world of soil and plant-associated microbiomes and their importance for plant health, nutrient cycling, and stress tolerance. ⤵️

Two Vienna Biocenter researchers have received ERC Advanced Grants! Congratulations to Jürgen Knoblich, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology and Tecumseh Fitch, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna Read more: lnkd.in/daGhjrft @imbavienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @erc.europa.eu

CoE Key Researcher Dagmar Wöbken in Heute! @dagmarwoebken.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @cemess.bsky.social und ihr Team untersucht die Mikrobiome von Wüsten-Bodenkrusten. @fwf-at.bsky.social #AustrianMicrobiomeDay 📄https://www.heute.at/s/wiener-forscher-lueften-das-geheimnis-der-wuesten-haut-120212104

📅 Deadline is approaching! The International Birnstiel Award is accepting nominations until 30 June, don’t miss the chance to recognise outstanding talent in molecular life sciences. Submit your nomination here 👉 https://www.imp.ac.at/achievements/birnstiel-award

🎉 Congratulations to Émeline Laborie on receiving an E-STEEM Fellowship from the @univie.ac.at! Starting in September in the Dammermann lab, she will use computational biophysics to uncover how centrosomes and microtubules self-organize the spindle apparatus ➡ tinyurl.com/3nxfu4tm

Fascinating opening lecture by Frédéric Berger @gmivienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social on how chromatin regulators cooperate to maintain transcriptional silencing in Arabidopsis and beyond! #EpiPlant

European PhD programmes are fully funded — you're an employee with a real salary ✅ Fully funded — you're an employee ✅ International labs, English-speaking ✅ Career training built in ✅ Cities you'll love Symposium Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights #PhD

Sie besiedeln unseren Darm, treiben die Stoffkreisläufe der Erde an und breiten sich überraschend schnell über den ganzen Globus aus. Der Mikrobiologe Martin Polz @polzlab.bsky.social erforscht die unsichtbare Welt der Mikroorganismen & entdeckt dabei, was sie über unsere Gesundheit verraten. 🦠🔬🎧

We’re live at the Single-Cell & Spatial Day in Basel! Sumit has just presented our VISTA technology platform, highlighting how we can perform single-cell CRISPR screening in primary human macrophages and dendritic cells to enable unbiased drug target discovery.

The Austrian Life Science Day 2026 has come to a close. This year’s focus was on clinical evidence in the development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices - read our brief review here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

CoE Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at zu Gast im DerStandard Podcast “Inside Science”! Er spricht über die Erde als Planet der Mikroben und über die Rolle der Mikrobiome für Umwelt und Klima. www.derstandard.at/story/300000... @fwf-at.bsky.social

Danke an David Rennert & Tanja Traxler von @derstandard.at für die Einladung und die spannenden Fragen! @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @fwf-at.bsky.social @microbesplanet.bsky.social ' Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn ihr reinhört. #MicroSky 🧪

🔎 New #sciencejob opportunity: The Monoclonal Antibody Facility at the Perutz is looking for a motivated research technician to join the team and contribute to the development and production of monoclonal antibodies ➡️ tinyurl.com/mw398bzd

Women in research have long been overlooked. Now women lead labs at the GMI & IMBA, advancing science and inspiring the next generation. See the @oeaw.bsky.social exhibition 'Discovering Women Researchers' in the GMI/IMBA foyer until 30 June. More: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...

The labs of Julius Brennecke and Clemens Plaschka reveal a molecular decision point that determines whether RNA molecules are exported for use or targeted for destruction. Now published in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The recording from this talk is now available on the #HEASVienna YouTube channel.

Registration for the 2026 Vienna BioCenter PhD Symposium is now open! Students who want to present a poster can submit an abstract. For first year Master’s students, there are limited travel grants. 📝 Register here: tally.so/r/449zoo ⏳ Deadline: 04.10.2026 📅 Date of the symposium: 04–06.11.2026

Paper alert! 📢 A surprising new role for the nuclear pore complex: a study from the Matos lab in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social reveals how nuclear architecture helps control crossover formation during meiosis ➡️ tinyurl.com/36jhw4ry

Until 30 June 2026, the exhibition Discovering Women Researchers will be on display in the foyer in front of the IMBA/GMI lecture hall. The exhibition highlights the stories, achievements, and lasting impact of women researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences:

🚀 Doctoral Insights 2026 is HERE. Spotlighting Europe's best fully funded PhD programs in life sciences all summer. Free online Symposium: Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at Follow along 👇 #DocInsights #LifeSciences #PhD

The PhD-trip MIB SSB from Wageningen University & Research recently visited the Vienna BioCenter and the @maxperutzlabs.ac.at - It was a pleasure having you! #viennabiocenter

FÄKT goes Vienna BioCenter! Check out the video (in German) stemming from their visit to @imbavienna.bsky.social and Elly Tanaka's lab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIef...

WWTF funds research into precision medicine with a twist 🔬 A new collaborative project between the IMP and St. Anna CCRI aims to identify biomarkers that can help guide the use of existing therapies in paediatric cancers: www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

FÄKT goes Vienna BioCenter! Check out the video (in German) stemming from their visit to @impvienna.bsky.social and Andrea Pauli's Lab: youtu.be/naPNMyxMP9w?... #viennabiocenter #FÄKT #lifescience

The GMI Communications Team wrapped up an inspiring week at #ECSITE 2026 in Gothenburg, connecting with other science communicators to gain new ideas & practical tools. Trust, elements of play, local connections & collaboration are key for broadening engagement with our science. #scicomm

From the Vienna BioCenter to Max Planck: Fränze Müller is launching her own Proteomics Lab in Potsdam. We spoke with her about the move, the future of proteomics, and the kind of lab culture she hopes to build:

We are looking forward to welcoming @lucdoyon.bsky.social to #HEASVienna next week for a #HEASSeminar in #HumanEvolutionandthePalaeolithic. More information and registration on our website 👇🔗 www.heas.at/events/heas-...

🆕 publication! 🧬 How are genetic traits reshuffled from one generation to the next? In a new @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications study, Lucija Orlić from the Matos lab reveals how DNA repair enzymes work together during meiotic crossing-over ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7zvjhnh

Join us on June 16th at 2PM CET for a hybrid seminar with Element Biosciences! Molly He, Matthew Gow, and Tillmann Burckstümmer will discuss single-cell multiomics, NGS, and how optical pooled CRISPR screening identified NF-κB regulators in human cells Learn more and register: shorturl.at/6VQkD

How do cells keep powerful antiviral responses under control—while staying ready to activate them within moments of infection? Researchers from Moritz Gaidt's lab at the IMP discovered that repetitive DNA can act as a powerful immune switch:

One frame. Many voices. 💪 Ursula Schöberl (Ameres lab) studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna. Since joining the Ameres lab in 2024, she has been exploring miRNA biogenesis – bringing the same endurance and persistence to science that she sees in sports 🏃‍♀️

New Publication! New Article by #HEASVienna member #LumilaPaulaMenendez on 'It Takes Two to Tango: A Pluralist Account for Building Comprehensive Explanations in Human Evolution' #HEASPublications www.heas.at/research/pub...

We’re heading to #BIO2026! Connect with Myllia as we share how our high-content CRISPR screening technology can fuel drug target discovery. Stay tuned for more details on where to find us and what we’ll be showcasing. Book a meeting with us: convention.bio.org/partner

🎉 Congratulations to our Victoria Deneke, Research Associate in the lab of Andrea Pauli, who has been awarded a 2025 IBSA Foundation Fellowship! The award supports pioneering work across a range of biomedical fields and recognises outstanding early-career scientists:

GMI, IMBA & VBCF participated in Daughters' Day (Wiener Töchtertag), Vienna’s annual career-orientation initiative inviting school-aged girls to explore technical, digital, manual, and scientific professions. It is one of the annual highlights, welcoming these motivated girls on Campus!

New Publication! New Article by #HEASVienna member #NicoleGrunstra on Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals. #HEASPublications www.heas.at/activities/n...

Expand your network. Spark collaborations & shape microbiology’s future. Join leading scientists, industry experts & funders at the FEMS Regional COLLAB 2026 during the ÖGMBT Annual Meeting in Vienna. Register by 2 June and save with early bird rates buff.ly/Y4JUhzb #ResearchCollaboration

Excited to share that no less than seven researcher affiliated to the Vienna BioCenter have received funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) @fwf-at.bsky.social! Read more about their work here: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/s...

A day full of science and exchange: it was a pleasure to welcome students from @w-u-r.bsky.social to the @vbcscitraining.bsky.social and the Max Perutz Labs! 🙌 From campus and lab tours to scientific talks, facility visits, the visit created many opportunities for discussion and new connections 💡

The 2026 Mendel Early Career Symposium has come to a close! Last week, 100 international researchers gathered at the Vienna BioCenter to share their latest findings, network, and forge collaborations that will accelerate research and training in plant science.

How do breast tumors evade the immune system? An international team led by Josef Penninger’s lab at IMBA has identified a mechanism that allows breast cancers to escape immune attack, shedding light on why some patients do not respond to immunotherapy. Paper below. 👇

IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, joining the world's oldest scientific academy. Founded in 1660, the Royal Society has counted Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Albert Einstein among its fellows. More: 👇

Join us on June 18 at ISTA for a day dedicated to developmental and stem cell biology, with talks, poster sessions, flash talks, and opportunities to connect across the Vienna life science community. More. 👇

Ida Jentoft won a Birnstiel Award for her outstanding doctoral research in 2023. Do you know an exceptional PhD student? The Birnstiel Award has an open call! 📅 Nominate by 30 June: https://www.imp.ac.at/achievements/birnstiel-award

Full story with no paywall: losangelesweeklytimes.com/embryos-made...

Stem-cell embryo organoids are helping scientists model early pregnancy in the lab, opening new paths to treat infertility, miscarriage, and pre-eclampsia. The IMBA lab of Nicolas Rivron was featured by New Scientist. www.newscientist.com/article/2527...

New study published in Science! Led by @thevirusmc.bsky.social and @plantophagy.bsky.social, former group leader at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social, the researchers set out to understand how autophagy – the cell’s clean-up and recycling system – mediates plant immune response to viral infection.

Two weeks to our Element Biosciences webinar! Tillmann Burckstummer and Jens Durruthy Durruthy will take the stage to discuss how optical pooled CRISPR screens revealed NF-kB regulators in human cells. 📅 June 10th 🕑09:00 PDT/ 12:00 EDT/ 16:00 GMT 🔗https://shorturl.at/3DGEf

A huge thanks to our panelists and the Ramundo & Irwin labs for hosting! Töchtertag (Daughters’ Day) is Vienna’s annual career-orientation initiative inviting school-aged girls to explore technical, digital, manual, and scientific professions. This year 303 organizations in Vienna participated.