Join us this Friday for the Long Night of Research & get some insight to the work of the members of Vienna BioCenter!
Wie funktioniert ein Antikörper-Titer-Test? (ThermoFisher) - lnkd.in/ddVqj3uV
Vom Virus zur Impfung - Was braucht es zur Entwicklung von Impfstoffen? (Valneva) - lnkd.in/dg6DJtk6
We are #hiring! Join the de Groot lab as a PhD student in Computational Biology & Theoretical Modeling. Deadline: April 15. How to apply. 👇
AITHYRA is recruiting an AI/ML STARTING PI
Generative Models, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, Active & Reinforcement Learning, AI-driven Scientific Discovery & Lab Automation, ML-driven molecular simulations...
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Apply by 30.4.2026
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AITHYRA is recruiting a LIFE SCIENCE PI
We are interested in research questions related to one of our four core disease areas: cancer research, immunological disorders, infectious diseases, neurodevelopment disorders.
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Apply by 30.4.2026
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Looking for an exciting and ambitious Master’s project? 👀 Join the @huis.bsky.social lab, where two Master’s positions are currently available to explore how genome stability and chromosome segregation are controlled in human cells ➡️ tinyurl.com/ybddpx7c
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Thrilled to have two new FWF ESPRIT Fellows representing Vienna BioCenter! Congratulations to Thomas Macgillavry from @univie.ac.at & Zach Marin from @maxperutzlabs.ac.at
Read more about their work: lnkd.in/dMXjEjeN
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Proud to announce that the Austrian Science Fund FWF has awarded funding to four Principal Investigator Projects by researchers at Vienna BioCenter. Congratulations to everyone involved! Read more about their work here: lnkd.in/dDiFSK6x
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👀 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! training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vip3-post-doc-...
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New paper! A study from the Berger lab at the GMI of the ÖAW has been published in PLOS Genetics. Read the publication titled “Chromatin state architecture governs transcription factor accessibility across plant genomes” here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Our work on the role of Ufmylation on ribosome quality control on the ER is out! Great work of two terrific first authors Milica and @alessandrick.bsky.social together with our wonderful collaborators, the one and only Dagdas lab @plantophagy.bsky.social!
🆕 publication! The @gekaragoz.bsky.social lab shows how cells clear stalled ribosomes at the ER, preventing harmful 'traffic jams' during protein synthesis🚦Their new @embojournal.org study reveals how quality control and UFMylation team up to keep translation moving ➡️ tinyurl.com/2czj8fvp
The image includes a photo showing a blind man walking across Vienna's Karlsplatz using the tactile floor guidance system. In addition, there is a LISAvienna logo and a text box: "Life Sciences News Vienna - March 2026"
March signals momentum across the life sciences sector with leading conferences such as #BIOEuropeSpring bringing together decision-makers from around the world. In today’s newsletter, we explore recent breakthroughs, and highlight new funding opportunities and events.
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Two weeks left to apply for our Master’s Programme “Microbiome Science” at @cemess.bsky.social | @univie.ac.at! Explore microbial communities shaping health, the environment, and ecosystems.
Application Deadline: April 7
All Details: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...
The BioOptics facility will expand their team with a Junior Imaging Scientist with a background in Biological Sciences, who is enthusiastic about applying cutting-edge light microscopy for imaging-based research 🔬 Join a collaborative service team at the Perutz today! ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n7m2dyw
Our Spring PhD call is OPEN. English is the program language and open to all nationalities. 30+ fully funded positions & diverse life science subjects. 👉 www.vbcphd.at
Apply now!
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
New pre-print from the Grade (IMBA) and Arévalo labs! After traumatic brain injury, astrocytes help clear debris from damaged tissue. Female astrocytes remove myelin debris more efficiently than male astrocytes, helping preserve neuronal activity and memory: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Securing two group leader positions at the same institute is no small feat.
From IMP postdocs to group leaders: Laura Lorenzo-Orts and Ulrich Hohmann started their labs at IMB Mainz this year:
🔎 New #sciencejob ahead: The Hallacli Lab is looking for a postdoc who will lead an ambitious projected in RNA metabolism in Parkinson’s Disease ➡️ tinyurl.com/vhwstmd2
🚨 Out now! 🧫 In a new study in @embojournal.org, PhD student @moberhuemer.bsky.social (Leeb lab) presents a simpler, feeder-free way to grow human naïve pluripotent stem cells - making the system more scalable and accessible ➡️ tinyurl.com/29wrcdru
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Our Spring call is now open with over 30+ fully funded positions in the life sciences. Want to know more? Join our Info Session on 26 March, 1600 (CET). Register now: www.vbcphd.at
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
These results show how TEs shape plant genomes and their genome “security systems” even in plants that clonally propagate. Read the full preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Absolutely thrilled that our @univie.ac.at @lifesciencesunivie.bsky.social @vbcscitraining.bsky.social lab is among this year's @hfspo.bsky.social #HFSPResearchGrants, along with @alaingoriely.bsky.social @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social. A wonderful opportunity to study morphogenesis at nano-scale!
The recording from this talk is now available on the #HEASVienna YouTube channel
New preprint! Researchers from the Marí-Ordóñez group at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social studied how genome expansion driven by transposable elements (TEs), or “jumping genes”, is linked to the way plants keep these genomic parasites under control.
Three new Research Consortia including researchers from four institutions affiliated to the Vienna BioCenter have been awarded with Emerging Field Grants from the Austrian Science Fund FWF!
Read more about the consortia and their work here: lnkd.in/dn-nseMk
How does one genome create so much complexity?
📽️ 2025 Birnstiel Award laureate Jimmy Ly discovered hidden protein variants in the “dark proteome” that shape cell function and disease: https://youtu.be/wY1HbfY3fTE
Fantastic news! 🙌 The Perutz is excited to welcome Danny Nedialkova as a new group leader starting this April! 🎉 She will strengthen the institute's research on the fundamental mechanisms that shape cellular physiology and disease ➡️ www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/research/res...
New paper by @christinakaiser.bsky.social and #KianJenab from @ter-cemess.bsky.social at #CeMESS 🙌🌱🍄🟫
The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 25+ fully-funded positions in the Spring Call which is now open. Check the vacancies in this call: www.vbcphd.at
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
Nicolas Rivron, Group Leader at IMBA, received an Honorable Mention for the 2026 ISSCR Early Career Impact Award. The award recognizes his joint work with Naomi Moris on stem cell–based embryo models and their ethical governance: https://imba.science/4rQrqcq
