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IMBA is an academic research institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences that conducts basic research in the areas of molecular biology and medicine.

We are located at the Vienna BioCenter in the heart of Europe.

Research Highlights

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Not all brains are equal: Why the human brain is more vulnerable to disease

With the help of cerebral organoids, IMBA scientists were able to ascertain that Tuberous Sclerosis, a rare neurodevelopmental genetic disorder, arises developmentally rather than only genetically.…

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Breakthrough research on human blastoids and impact on IVF and contraception

The development of human blastoids, human embryo models at IMBA, paves the way for improving in vitro fertilization success rate and new non-hormonal, user-friendly contraception. This breakthrough…

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Colouring tumours reveals their bad influence

Red2Onco, an innovative genetic mouse model, allows to detect the very initial steps that lead to cancer development. Red2Onco’s multi-colour labelling system allows to trace intestinal tumour…

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City of Vienna Prize Presented to Jürgen Knoblich

IMBA’s Scientific Director Honored for his Contributions to Brain Research

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#ScienceChatIMBA: Double agents - How stomach stem cells change allegiance upon injury

A stomach adult stem cell population can fulfill two distinct functions: either help with digestion under normal conditions or take…

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New President for Austrian Academy of Sciences

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IMBA signals solidarity with Ukraine

IMBA backs the support program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences for Ukrainian researchers in Austria and reminds of IMBA’s values…

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Career & Training

Vienna BioCenter PhD Program

The program is among the best postgraduate courses in European life sciences.

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Postdoc oppor­tunities

At IMBA you will find the freedom to pursue your ideas in an encouraging and extremely supportive environment.

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Master Projects

Most labs host Master Students during their thesis or for placements/internships.

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VBC Summer School

The Vienna BioCenter Summer School offers a 9-week fellowship programme for current Bachelor and Master students to develop pertinent…

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Job Offers

Research Technician (Disease Modelling in 3D Brain Organoids)

Senior Research Assistant, Grade Lab

PostDoc Position, Saha Lab

PhD Position, Goloborodko Lab

Master Thesis positions - Elling Lab

Research Assistant / Lab Manager - Jachowicz Lab

Scientific Programmer / Bioinformatician / Data Scientist - Gerlich Lab

Seminars & Events

EMBO Workshop: Chromosome segregation and aneuploidy

May 1. - 4. 2022

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May
30
14:30

Monday Seminar (Internal)

Location:IMP Lecture Hall
Speaker: SCHMÖLLERL Johannes (Zuber), FAAS Victoria (Clausen), ANISIMOVA Aleksandra (Karagöz)
Type:Monday Seminar
May
30
18:00

Identifying new disease-related mechanisms for genetic cardiomyopathy

Location:IMP Lecture Hall
Speaker: Eva van Rooij
Type:Impromptu Seminar

IMBA in numbers

The Vienna BioCenter at Neu Marx, located in the third district of Vienna, is today one of the leading international biomedical research centres worldwide and has established itself as the premier location for life sciences in the Central European Region.

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