Only one week to register and submit your abstract❗ Sign up now to 💾 your spot ➡️ www.protein-degradation.org/symposium/

And we can't wait 🤩 to welcome you soon @kirsteinlab.bsky.social to our symposium #ubfriends2026!

This is a video summarizing our recent paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) youtu.be/eNY2CRlYTRo

And a new paper from the lab. A follow up to a previous study in which we elucidate the mechanism of the nuclear transport. Read the full story: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SAVE THE DATE: Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2026 on April 29-30 or even better, sign up now: lnkd.in/eEQmaCYT It takes place at Van Swieten Hall, 1090 Vienna & is organized by the SFB Targeted Protein Degradation (incl. numerous research groups at Vienna BioCenter) @sfb-tpd-vienna.bsky.social

Fantastic teamwork by Irene Schwartz & Valentina Budroni from the lab of @versteegga.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.ac.at together with colleagues in our SFB consortium & beyond 👏Great to see the story out @natcomms.nature.com 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Paper alert! 📢 How do cells fight viruses without harming themselves? 🧬 In @natcomms.nature.com, the @versteegga.bsky.social lab uncover a previously unknown safeguard that keeps DNA-mutating antiviral enzymes in check, protecting the genome while preserving antiviral defense ➡️ tinyurl.com/4xbxz9e8

Why do pathological protein aggregates persist in cells and how can we overcome this? In our new preprint, we show that Tau aggregates fail to initiate selective autophagy and that their autophagic degradation can be restored. #Autophagy #Tau #Proteostasis Out now 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Have a look at our new structure of co translational folding in yeast. This is collaborative work initialized by the Rospert lab from the @uni-freiburg.de. Structural work has been done by the amazing @lgrundmann.bsky.social Stay tuned for the next ribosome paper from him, following very soon.

If you are interested in #ubiquitin related topics (Who isn’t???) & looking for a friendly and collegial meeting where you can talk to anyone & everyone, this is your meeting!

Join us for the #Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2026, April 29-30, in Vienna! Fantastic guest speakers👇 & many slots for talks from abstracts, flash-talks & posters. Lots of opportunities to network. Register now to save your spot! ➡️ www.protein-degradation.org/symposium/ #ubfriends2026

📢 Extended Application Deadline: 🗓️27 January 2026❗ www.nature.com/naturecareer...

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Full Professorship in Integrative Structure Biology with a focus on in situ structural biology using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and related methods. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/brswbymu

Indeed big news 📣! Congratulations to @martenslab.bsky.social for receiving an ERC Synergy Grant — his third ERC-funded project 👏👏👏 See all about it below👇

Absolutely honoured to see our work featured on this month’s cover! 🎉🧬 Artwork by the incredibly talented @doroteaartscience.bsky.social 👇

Opportunity for skilled hands and sharp minds - at any career stage! 💪 The Köhler Lab is seeking a full-time lab technician to support their research on nuclear envelope biology, chromatin regulation, and cellular stress resilience - apply here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfy3w2h

Congrats to all scientists! 👏 The @versteegga.bsky.social lab has long collaborated with the Clausen lab, and this new study once again highlights the collaborative spirit of the @vbcscitraining.bsky.social ⤵️

Exciting FULL PROFESSORSHIP at the Vienna BioCenter - Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Mechanisms: www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/open-po... Come be our colleague!

🍹@martenslab.bsky.social @elias-adriaenssens.bsky.social & co show that, unlike soluble, transmembrane cargo receptors initiate autophagosome biogenesis by recruiting the FIP200/ULK1 or WIPI–ATG13 complex, revealing unexpected flexibility in the selective #autophagy machinery. bit.ly/4lpGh9P

Ready to launch🚀 your own lab? @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social are looking for a #tenure-track Assistant Professor👇👇 Supportive, collaborative institute embedded @viennabiocenter.bsky.social with strong infrastructure and excellent training programs. 🔗 www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/open-po...

🚀Great work led by @elias-adriaenssens.bsky.social in the Martens lab @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social shows a new mechanism for #mitophagy initiation, revealing unexpected flexibility in the assembly& activation of the #autophagy machinery👇 Check it out 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Exciting findings, out now @natcellbio.nature.com 👇👇 Congratulations Elias & all co-authors!

❗Exciting #PhD opportunity in the Piazza Lab 👇 @iplab.bsky.social @scilifelab.se #PhDPosition 🧪🧑‍🔬

📣Exciting opportunity at @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social 👇 A great chance to join an outstanding research environment, based at campus @viennabiocenter.bsky.social Spread the word or apply! 🆕 #professorship #Professur 🔗 www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

Exciting and rare opportunity to join the @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social and the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social as a Full Professor! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

The @viennabiocenter.bsky.social PostDoc Program call is now open! We have 16 fully-funded positions for scientists with a PhD in biology, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics etc. Apply here: training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vi... #VBCPostDoc

postdoc opening in vienna: study lipid droplets (LDs) with integrative structural biology, uncover how LD proteins shuttle between cytosol & nucleus to regulate lipid metabolism, organelle architecture and immune response. #VIP3 #lipidtime #cryoEM #coffee training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vi...

👀 Did you know? The Vienna BioCenter offers an English speaking life science community in the most livable city in the world! Want to be part of it? The VIP³ PostDoc Program call is open – apply now for this unique opportunity! training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vi... #VBCPostDoc

👏 Big CONGRATS to @sramundo.bsky.social for receiving an FWF @fwf-at.bsky.social ASTRA Award 🌠✨ See all about it 👇

Excellent news ✨Congratulations to Alwin Köhler 👏👏👏@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social See ➡️ www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/latest-...

🙏Thank you for joining!

Thank you for coming! And CONGRATS for presenting one of the BEST POSTERS 🏅👏

Thank you for coming! It was great having you here ☺️ And congrats again for the Best Short Talk 🏆

After all the (re-)connections on day 1, day 2 of #ubfriends2025 even more fabulous for us 🤩 BIG THANKS to all the speakers & poster presenters for sharing their exciting research, and to EVERYONE who joined us! It was a true pleasure to host this amazing community👇

Day 1 one #ubfriends2025 was full of great 🎤talks, creative elevator pitches, lively poster sessions and stimulating discussions...

@martenslab.bsky.social kicking off the #ubiquitin&friends symposium @sfb-tpd-vienna.bsky.social

Ready & EXCITED to kick off two exciting days of #Ubiquitin & Friends! #ubfriends2025

📑 New study! Why would cells invest in a protein that degrades within minutes? TRIM52 is one of the most unstable proteins in the human proteome. Research by @versteegga.bsky.social in Nature Communications reveals its advantageous role ➡️ tinyurl.com/yw6wtzkc @univie.ac.at @meduniwien.ac.at

🆕publication from the @versteegga.bsky.social lab👏 1st author Alexandra Shulkina & coauthors (incl. collab with @clausenlab.bsky.social also in our SFB) identified the functional role of TRIM52 in maintaining genome stability, and unravelled how one of the most unstable human proteins is degraded👇

New Preprint: We have solved the structure of the proteasome in complex with two different ubiquitin chains: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This work is spearheaded by PhD Student Sascha Amann Let me walk you through it 🧵 1/9

How do cells decide on the life or death of a protein? 🔬 Researchers around @haselbachlab.bsky.social at the IMP have captured the first high-resolution view of the human proteasome reading different ubiquitin signals. ➡️Read the full story: imp.ac.at/news/article...

Can't wait for this years Ubiquitin & Friends in Vienna! Still time to register until Monday ;-)

Ubiquitin & Friends Fiesta in Vienna 2025 -- Final Call despite these challenging times for science, we look forward to gather for a lively meeting and share the joy of discovery. to join an exciting program and connect with fellow ubiquitinists sign up at www.protein-degradation.org/symposium/

Our team is going to answer student questions about our PhD program on 3 April! Sign up here ow.ly/ptFT50PNJV2 @univie.ac.at @impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social @gmivienna.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social

We provide comprehensive training & career advice for our people. We have 25+ fully-funded positions in this call for talented MSc students. Start your application by 11 April training.vbc.ac.at/p...

IMBA is recruiting a Junior Group Leader! Are you interested in starting your own lab, pursuing curiosity-driven basic research in the life sciences? Apply now to our group leader position. The deadline is May 28. Link is below.

Join the GMI as a Senior Group Leader and contribute to our mission of making fundamental discoveries that enhance our understanding of how plants and other autotrophic organisms function. More information is below.

Join the GMI as a Junior Group Leader! The GMI is seeking a talented scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing fundamental questions in molecular plant biology. More information is below.

We are looking for a PhD student working on the ubiquitin proteasome system with time resolved cryo EM or cryoET. Topics in biophysical mechanisms, a well as immunology or reproduction are available.

25+ fully funded open #PhDpositions in the current Spring Call of the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program 📣@vbcscitraining.bsky.social Our SFB consortium members Alwin Köhler (@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social)& @haselbachlab.bsky.social (IMP) are among the recruiting groups! ➡️ vbcphd.at ❗Appl. deadline 11 April❗