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16/06/2026
Bernd Bauer (Martens lab) defended his PhD work "Signed, Sealed, Delivered; I'm Yours Autophagosome: Mechanistic insights into the initiation of aggrephagy" 🎉🎓 - congratulations, well deserved! 💪
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05/06/2026
🆕 publication! 🧬 How are genetic traits reshuffled from one generation to the next? In a new .portfolio Communications study, Lucija Orlić from the Matos lab reveals how DNA repair enzymes work together during meiotic crossing-over and uncovers a previously unknown role for the enzyme Top3 in ensuring this process succeeds 💡
03/06/2026
One frame. Many voices. 💪
Ursula Schöberl (Ameres lab), who studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna, pursued research on small RNA-directed DNA elimination during her PhD at IMBA and investigated antibody diversification mechanisms as a postdoctoral researcher at the IMP. Since joining the Ameres lab in 2024, she has been exploring miRNA biogenesis, focusing on the dicing and Ago-loading steps – bringing the same endurance and persistence to science that she sees in sports 🏃♀️
21/05/2026
A day full of science and exchange: it was a pleasure to welcome students from to the Vienna BioCenter and the Max Perutz Labs! 🙌 From campus and lab tours to scientific talks, facility visits, and student flash talks, the visit created many opportunities for discussion, inspiration, and new connections 💡
19/05/2026
🍻 Science belongs everywhere – even in the pub! is an international science festival bringing researchers into the pubs next door – sharing their research (and some drinks) 👀
Tonight, Perutz PI Tom Leonard connected Max Perutz, Artemis II, and kinase research in his talk, while AITHYRA PI Jason Nomburg shared his fascination for viruses – and why hantaviruses are best avoided. Cheers to a great evening of science and storytelling! 🔬✨
12/05/2026
🎉 New funding for Perutz group leader Bojan Žagrović: his newly funded project will investigate whether frameshift mutations – long considered harmful – can still produce functional proteins, combining AI-based structure prediction with computational and experimental approaches 💡
🎉 Congratulations to postdoc Pallavi Deolal (Ries lab) on receiving the WISSEN Award from the Embassy of India at India Science Day, hosted by the ! 🇮🇳🇦🇹
The award highlights scientific excellence and the importance of strengthening research collaborations between India and Austria – a topic Pallavi reflects on in her 🔬✨
05/05/2026
One frame. Many voices. 📢
From Vienna to Yale and Göttingen – and now back in Vienna – Sarah Schweighofer (Ries lab) has built her path in molecular biology and super-resolution microscopy, driven by a fascination for making the invisible visible🔬 Her perspective reflects how bringing together different viewpoints helps us better understand complex biological systems 🧫
30/04/2026
🎓 Congratulations, Valentina Budroni from the Versteeg lab on successfully defending her thesis "Multiple ubiquitin ligases protect human genome integrity by targeting cancer-associated APOBEC3 deaminases for degradation" – well done! 🤩🙌
29/04/2026
🔬 Science came to life at the 2026! With over 950 visitors at the Vienna BioCenter, the Max Perutz Labs sparked curiosity with five interactive stations and more than 30 Perutz scientists on site. From hands-on experiments to real conversations, it was a night full of discovery and excitement ✨
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