🚀 From Eureka to Enterprise! Today, we hosted the CeMM #PhD Career Symposium 2025, exploring inspiring journeys from academic discovery to entrepreneurial leadership. Big thanks to our PhD reps for organising, & to our speakers from academia, biotech & industry for inspiring our community!👏

A new @science.org study by CeMM PI Stefan Kubicek's group & @ox.ac.uk collaborators reveals that the #NUDT5 enzyme regulates purine synthesis, acting as a scaffold to stop DNA building block production when levels are high. ➡️Read more: https://bit.ly/4hLMpJ5 📄Publication: https://bit.ly/4qJogXN

🎃Last Friday, CeMM turned into a spooky crime scene for our annual #Halloween Party!💀 This year’s theme, “Dumb ways to die,” featured creative performances, costumes, & even a comic karaoke! Big thanks to our 1st-year #PhD students for organizing such a fun evening for everyone!

🎓 Congratulations to Chrysanthi Kagiou, from the group of CeMM Adjunct PI @georgwinter.bsky.social (@aithyra.bsky.social), who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Hijacking novel non-PROTACable E3 ligases for targeted protein degradation." Well done!! 👏 🎉 #phdlife #phdhat

🧯Safety first! Yesterday we held the CeMM Safety Day 2025, covering from fire & spill response to PPE, waste management & reanimation skills. A hands-on event to refresh our shared knowledge of lab safety!👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬 Big thanks to all CeMM volunteers & our partners for making it possible! 🙌

The 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 came to a close this year with the final sessions: from drug discovery to biotech entrepreneurship, here’s a look at their inspiring discussions! 👇

A truly captivating #CeMMinar today with @kimbakjensen.bsky.social (@ucph.bsky.social)! He shared his lab's work on intestinal #StemCell fate & regeneration. Thank you, Kim, for a very insightful lecture & to hosts Georg Busslinger & Christoph Bock @bocklab.bsky.social#CeMMinar

The Starting Principal Investigators at #AITHYRA the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the OeAW in Vienna invite outstanding candidates to apply for postdoctoral positions in the field of AI/ML & Life Sciences. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/post... Please apply by 20 Nov 2025!

🧬A new Science Immunology study by CeMM, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social, @meduniwien.ac.at, @medunigraz.at & @unibonn.bsky.social uncovers a surprising link between lipid biology & immune defense, with insights for rare immune disorders & cancer immunotherapy. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2ant228p 📄 tinyurl.com/yrbzt7st

🔬 We welcomed Eva Schernhammer (@ meduniwien.ac.at) today at CeMM for the latest #PhDProgram Intro Lecture, hosted by CeMM PI Stefan Kubicek. She spoke about the circadian system and its role in human health.

Congrats to @alercher.bsky.social, former CeMM PhD student at @bergthalerlab.bsky.social, on receiving one of the #ASciNA Young Scientist Awards 2025!👏 The prize honors his 2024 @cp-immunity.bsky.social paper revealing how the innate immune system can develop antiviral memory. 🔗Paper: bit.ly/4ohYJ5S

Great start to the week with an Impromptu Seminar by @romansarott.bsky.social (@mpi-mr.bsky.social) at CeMM! He presented how bifunctional molecules & chemically induced proximity can drive targeted cell death in #lymphoma. Thanks Roman & our host Adjunct PI @georgwinter.bsky.social!

🔬 Florian Krammer (@meduniwien.ac.at) visited CeMM for the latest #PhDProgram Intro Lecture last Friday, hosted by CeMM Scientific Director @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social. He spoke about developing non-seasonal influenza vaccines & lessons from the #SARSCoV2 pandemic for future vaccine development👇

🧬 From clinical trials to the societal impact of biomedical research: two more interesting lectures yesterday during the CeMM #PhDProgram Intro Lectures! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬 Discover the key insights from their discussions with the students below 👇🏻

Great Impromptu Seminar today with José Ordovás-Montañés from @bostonchildrens.bsky.social & @harvard.edu! He discussed how barrier tissues like the skin and intestine recall past inflammation. Thanks José & our co-hosts PIs Christoph Bock, Clarissa Campbell & Georg Stary!

What were our students up to yesterday during the CeMM #PhDProgram Intro Lectures? 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬 From geometry driving advances in drug development and AI to the science of brain development. Check out the insights from their discussions below! 👇🏻

🎉 Congratulations to CeMM researchers @georgwinter.bsky.social (with Juraj Konc), Danica Drpić & Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) on receiving funding from the Christian Doppler Research Association’s "Transfer Science to Spin-off" program! 🔬👏 👉 Read more about their projects: bit.ly/3VSRIwh

This week, we continued with the CeMM #PhD Program Intro Lectures! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬 Yesterday, we had insightful lectures on the intersection of science, politics & society. Take a look at our thread below to find out more about our PhD student discussions with the speakers! 👇🏻

At our annual outing last Friday, CeMM colleagues gathered at the historic Theater an der Wien!🎭 Backstage tours, lunch & welcoming our new PhD students made it a special day. A tradition to come together beyond the lab & strengthen the CeMM community spirit! 📸More photos: https://bit.ly/3KIGYy9

👏 Shout out to our CeMM team who ran the 19th #Krebsforschungslauf at the Altes AKH Campus today! 🏃‍♀️🏃 Together they completed 205 rounds (~330 kms), supporting @meduniwien.ac.at’s #CancerResearch projects. Huge thanks to our runners for their energy & dedication! 💙 #wirlaufenweiter

Our #PhDProgram Intro Lecture Series continued with Vanja Nagy, former Adjunct PI & Neuroscience Program Director at CEBINA. She spoke on innovation in CNS disorders & neurodegeneration 🧠 PhD student Victoria Ellmer (Georg Stary's Group) asked her about what inspired her scientific journey👇

🚀 CeMM’s #PhDProgram Intro Lecture Series kicked off yesterday! Judit Simon (@meduniwien.ac.at) opened with a talk on #HealthEconomics & afterward PhD student Thaddaeus Newerkla (@lderooij.bsky.social#PhDProgram#HealthEconomics Group) asked her about PhD focus, the role of mentors & the value of networking 👇

Congratulations to Eugenia Pankevich from the group of CeMM PI & @meduniwien.ac.at Prof. Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Engineering next-generation T cell therapy through genetic screens." Well done!! 🎓 🎉 #phdlife #phdhat

🎓A warm welcome to our new cohort of CeMM #PhD students! They’re starting an inspiring journey in science, discovery & innovation at #CeMM. We wish them a successful PhD training filled with learning, collaboration & breakthroughs in our interdisciplinary community! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬

Congrats to Salvo Lombardo from the group of CeMM Adjunct PI Jörg Menche (@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social), who has successfully defended his PhD thesis "A network-based framework for assessing the pathobiological impact of environmental exposures on human development & health." Well done! 🎓🎉 #phdlife

Congrats to Eugenia Pankevich from CeMM PI Christoph Bock's group (@bocklab.bsky.social) on winning the #ÖGMBT Life Science Research Award Austria 2025 in Societal Impact!🏆 A recognition of her PhD research's scientific excellence & its impact!👏 🔗 Awarded publication: https://go.nature.com/4mkPy39

👏 A truly Special Seminar yesterday by @danielepiomelli.bsky.social (@ucicannabis.bsky.social) on chronic pain as a metabollically driven neurodegenerative process, sharing key properties with Alzheimer's. Thanks to Daniele & hosts Tibor Harkany (@meduniwien.ac.at) & @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social

🔬 Scientists at #CeMM & @meduniwien.ac.at developed #CELLFIE, a #CRISPR platform to boost CAR T cells, a @nature.com study shows. They find that knocking out RHOG makes CAR T cells fitter & more effective vs leukemia in mice. ➡️ Read more: bit.ly/4gFeCRs ➡️ The study: go.nature.com/4mkPy39

👋 @georgwinter.bsky.social & his group at CeMM are moving to @aithyra.bsky.social, where Georg is LS Scientific Director. He’ll remain connected as CeMM Adjunct PI, continuing collaborations & advancing science. Wishing the team a great start in Vienna’s 3rd district! 👉 https://bit.ly/421R8zU

🎯 Personalized medicine for childhood leukemia Researchers from CeMM, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social, @meduniwien.ac.at & St. Anna Kinderspital developed a method to detect therapy resistance in pediatric #AML at diagnosis. ➡️ More info: https://bit.ly/4grWbj9 📄 Publication: https://bit.ly/3Vi4yEc

We kicked off the week with a #CeMMinar by Emily Balskus (Harvard University / @hhmi.org#CeMMinar on decoding the #HumanMicrobiome with chemistry! 🧪 She shared how her lab uncovers microbial metabolism & its impact on health. Thanks to Emily & hosts PIs Clarissa Campbell, Georg Winter & Stefan Kubicek!

🚀 It’s #PostdocAppreciationWeek! We celebrate our current postdocs & former postdocs for their dedication & impact at CeMM. Together, we'll continue to improve healthcare & make an impact on society! 👉 Find out more about our Pre-ERC Postdoc Program ➡️ https://bit.ly/3AxV1gh

🎉 Celebrating 5 years of CeMM #SpinOffs Proxygen & Solgate! From molecular glue degraders to solute carriers, both companies show how basic research can drive #biotech innovation & have a real impact for patients. 🔎 Learn more about their scientific journey & research: https://bit.ly/4pdIl7N

Science & culture taste better together! 🌍🍴 This week, about 50 colleagues joined the #CeMMFoodFestival 2025, sharing homemade dishes from 10 countries, from goulash to parmigiana, kimchi chicken meatballs & more! Thanks to all who cooked & our Research Technician reps for organizing! 🙌

🎉 Congratulations to CeMM PI @andre-rendeiro.com on receiving an #ERCStG by @erc.europa.eu#ERCStG His project will map how #aging manifests across cells, tissues & organs, paving the way for new insights into age-related diseases. 📄 Read more: https://bit.ly/4mQg3ii 🎥 Video: https://bit.ly/3UY7Lsb

✨ Creativity, science & teamwork on stage! Last May, CeMM's team secured 3rd place with their performance at the #EULIFE #ScienceVision Talk Contest at @ceitec.eu 🏆 📖 Discover the behind-the-scenes journey with @tatyanatys.bsky.social: bit.ly/4g0FTgE 🎥 Watch the full performance: bit.ly/41CEBCF

📣 The #EULIFE 2024 Report is out! 2024 was a year of bold vision, deep collaboration, and strong influence for @eu-life.bsky.social#EULIFE 🔎 From the UTOPIA Conference on #AI to the publication of the EU-LIFE Charter of Independent Institutes, discover the full report here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mdLlP3

🎉 Another prize for a former CeMM PhD student! Congratulations to @asmafarhat.bsky.social, from the group of former PI Sylvia Knapp (@meduniwien.ac.at), on receiving the ÖGAI Karl Landsteiner Prize! 👏 🔗 Publication: bit.ly/4mD1nTv 🔗 PhD Thesis: bit.ly/41swb0J

📢 Save the date for the 15th #SMARTLecture at CeMM! 🗓️ 17 Nov 2025, 6 PM, Vienna 🗣️ Alice Auersperg (Vetmeduni Vienna) Talk: “Breaking new ground: Innovation in birds, primates & human infants” Including the Denise P. Barlow Award Ceremony 2025 & reception 🎉 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4mC4nPW

🌟 Congrats to former CeMM PhD student Jana Block (@boztugk.bsky.social's group) for winning the ÖGAI – Fritz & Ursula Melchers Dissertation Prize! 👏 Her PhD work uncovered uncovered a novel immune dysregulation disorder caused by DOCK11 mutations. 🔗 Read her PhD thesis here: bit.ly/47dwWyj

🚀 European Alliance for proximity-induced drugs: Scientists from @goetheuni.bsky.social, @irbbarcelona.org, ‪@cemm.oeaw.ac.at‬ @aithyra.bsky.social, @dundee.ac.uk & EPFL call for a united effort to advance PROTACs, molecular glues & AI-driven degrader design. Read more: ➡️ ️https://bit.ly/4mm7mvD

🎉Congrats to @boztugk.bsky.social (CeMM Adjunct PI, @meduniwien.ac.at, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & Uniklinikum Bonn) on receiving the @novartis.bsky.social Prize for Therapy-Relevant Immunological Research 2025! 🔗Read more: bit.ly/3JDPAWc

Today, we welcomed Novalia Pishesha (@ harvardmed.bsky.social) for an Impromptu Seminar at #CeMM! Her lab uses engineered nanobodies to supress harmful immune activity in autoimmune & allergic diseases or enhance immune responses in infections & cancer. Thanks to Nova & host PI Barbara Maier!

🎉Congrats to Thomas Krausgruber (@ bocklab.bsky.social / @ meduniwien.ac.at) on being selected as one of IUIS' #RisingStars2025! 🌟 Chosen for his impactful work in #immunology, Thomas will present his research on non-hematopoietic structural cells in tissue immunity at #IUIS2025. 👉 iuis2025.org

📣 𝘎𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻! 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 After our website refresh, we’re making our science more accessible to our local & German-speaking audience. 👉Discover it now: cemm.at/de

🧬How do #macrophages respond so quickly to pathogens? A new study by CeMM & @meduniwien.ac.at researchers, led by @bocklab.bsky.social & @mfarlik.bsky.social, reveals key regulators of immune responses using gene editing & machine learning. ➡️ More info: bit.ly/40p5ABe 🔗 Study: bit.ly/4lwEAIm

Congratulations to Daria Romanovskaia from the group of CeMM PI & @meduniwien.ac.at Prof. Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social), who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation in evolution & disease." Well done!! 🎓 🎉 #phdlife #phdhat

We welcomed Luisa Escobar-Hoyos (@yale.edu) for an Impromptu Seminar on #RNA switches in pancreatic cancer & RNA-based immunotherapeutics. Thank you, Luisa, & our host, #CeMM PI Stefan Kubicek, for an insightful session! #CancerResearch

Today, we welcomed a group of talented students from the 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴 🇩🇪 to CeMM!👋 As part of their academic journey, they learned more about our institute, our research & training options. Thanks for visiting & we wish them all the best in their scientific careers!

This week, we welcome @halinaji.bsky.social, Communications Lead at @ceitec.eu, for an Erasmus+ staff exchange at CeMM! 👋 She’ll be exploring our PR practices & sharing insights from CEITEC. Looking forward to learning together & continuing to strengthen our @eu-life.bsky.social collaboration!🤝