Vienna BioCenter

Proud to announce that the Vienna BioCenter is home to 4 new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellows, representing 3 different research institutions! Read more about the fellows here: lnkd.in/daiWC7w7

@cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social

Explore the explainer thread outlining new findings from work led by Max Spicer in the Gerlich lab on chromosome structure and dynamics.

Only a few days left to apply! Join the @univie.ac.at E-STEEM Postdoc Program at @cemess.bsky.social. Want to know which of our PIs are hosting? 🔗 careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

Applications due by Mar 2, 2026, 14:00 CET

The Austrian Climate Day 2026 builds bridges between knowledge and change, bringing together researchers, decision-makers, and other interested parties to discuss solutions for the future of the climate - Registration now open: lnkd.in/ep9sxDi
It takes place at UBB on our campus, April 8-10, 2026

Viruses, heat, drought: How microbes and plants survive Viruses, heat, drought: Microbes and plants endure a lot and have developed amazing survival strategies. Biologists such as Isabelle Zink and Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna aim to better understand these strategies while looking into innovative solutions for diagnostics and food security.

Plants are under constant pressure – they must fend off pathogens, parasites and predators while at the same time optimising their photosynthesis despite constantly changes in temperature and light. How does life cope in an ever-changing environment? 🔍 🌍
Read the article in #Rudolphina: ⤵️

New paper! Research led by the Dagdas lab at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social has identified a selective autophagy receptor in liverwort Marchantia polymorpha involved in degrading membraneless organelles.

Join us in Vienna for the biggest international 'FISH' meeting in 2026! No matter which fish is your favorite model - zebrafish, medaka, killifish, cavefish, Danionella, cichlids, stickleback, you name them...- this meeting is for you!

www.ezm2026.org

Abstract submission deadline is March 15th.

The recording from the #HEASSeminar with #ElenaIreneZavala is now available on the #HEASVienna YouTube channel.

We are hiring! Join the Jachowicz lab as a postdoctoral researcher. The project focuses on understanding the dynamics of ncRNAs using high-resolution and single-molecule microscopy approaches. Link below 👇

Interested in the most recent developments in plant science? Join the Mendel Early Career Symposium on May 21-22 at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social to exchange with experts about their science and career trajectories. Register by March 13th for a talk. More here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/news-eve...

High frequencies in horse whinnies are whistles The domesticated horse, Equus caballus, is a familiar and beloved species to humans around the world. Despite living closely with humans for over 4000 years, horse vocal communication is poorly under...

High frequencies in horse whinnies are whistles 🐎
One of the most common vocalizations, the whinny, has two independent frequency components: low and high. This unusual phenomenon is termed "biphonation".
The origin of the high frequency component has remained mysterious until now.
Find out more: ⤵️

👀 Curious about how RNA is shaped inside cells? Apply for a Master’s thesis in the Martinez Lab and investigate the mechanisms and functions of tRNA processing in health and disease ➡️ tinyurl.com/4hxm6x8p

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

Big congrats to DOME postdoc Pegah Kalatehjari @pegah-kalatehjari.bsky.social on a @univie.ac.at Mobility Fellowship! She’ll spend May–July at Assoc. Prof. Takafumi Nakano’s “Leech Lab” at @kyotouniversity.bsky.social to explore leech–microbe symbioses. 🔗 More: cemess.univie.ac.at/news-detail/...

Check out the new job offers -scientific and admin alike - available on our website: www.viennabiocenter.org/career/open-...

Join the Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training as a Coordinator and play a key role in supporting the full administrative journey of PhD students! 🙌 If you are organized, enjoy independent work, and thrive in a dynamic setting, apply now ➡️ tinyurl.com/5sc2a37s

We are hiring! Join the Stapornwongkul lab as a Master's student to develop novel optogenetic tools and investigate how spatiotemporal metabolic dynamics affect patterning and morphogenesis of in vitro human gastrulation. Link below 👇

HEAS Seminar Series - Ancient Genomics - HEAS As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Ancient Genomics, Elena Irene Zavala from the University of Copenhagen will give a talk on Human Identification with Sediment DNA on the 23rd February 2026 at 10:...

We are looking forward to welcoming #ElenaIreneZavala to #HEASVienna next week for a #HEASSeminar in #AncientGenomics.

More information and registration on our website 👇🔗

Viruses shut down antiviral defences to evade detection—but this can backfire. Researchers uncovered how human immune cells sense viral sabotage and trigger inflammation. UC Berkeley study with contributions from IMP’s Moritz Gaidt: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw4937

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science from #CeMESS! Today we celebrate the women at CeMESS and their curiosity and rigor to push science forward. ✨🔬

Explore inspiring quotes and stories of our researchers: cemess.univie.ac.at/women-at-cem...

#WomenInScience

New Publication!

New Article by #HEASVienna Head @tommyhigham.bsky.social and #CharlesHigham

#HEASPublications

www.heas.at/research/pub...

To regulate gene activity, proteasomes - waste disposal machines of cells - must enter the nucleus. IMP Researchers now show how the adaptor protein AKIRIN2 helps ferry this massive complex through the nuclear pore: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69162-0

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...

📸 One frame. Many voices. This year, we are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science all year long by inviting our female scientists to 'step into the frame'.

We are starting with Sumi (Leonard Lab) sharing her inspiring wish for the future ✨

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@meduniwien.ac.at

#WomenInScience day alert: Our labs participate in the E-STEEM initiative of @univie.ac.at: >= 20 funded postdoc positions for female applicants! Interested in pursuing original projects in #stemcells, #regeneration, #biomaterials, #chronobiology at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social? Please get in touch!

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

youtu.be/eNY2CRlYTRo

🌱 2025 was a big year for sustainability at the Perutz! From reducing energy use in the labs and promoting green mobility to many climate-focused lectures events – here’s a snapshot of how the Climate@MaxPerutzLabs initiative and the Perutz community turned ideas into action 💚♻️ #MaxPerutzLabsGoGreen

New Publication!

New Article by #HEASVienna member #ViolaSchmid et al.

#HEASPublications

www.heas.at/research/pub...

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Curious about #biomedical #entrepreneurship? Join xbio and learn how to build a biomedical enterprise, a masterclass co-led by #univie and xista science ventures. 🚀 Q&A sessions on 12 & 24 Feb. Learn more: x-bio.at

🚨 New paper alert! Axolotls regrow limbs and tails, but not with the same strategy. Ji-Feng Fei and Elly Tanaka show in Science Advances that muscle stem cells in tail and limb behave differently, revealing a divide between regeneration modes: https://imba.science/4tgMRod