Research

We, the scientists at IMBA, aim to perform groundbreaking research. We are eager to open new areas for research and approach unsettled issues in biology. New insights and new knowledge should fundamentally change our scientific thinking and our environment.
However, science is not made for scientists alone. Hence, a significant part of our vision consists of a substantial contribution to future medicine by the development of more efficient treatment methods to improve the quality of life for all mankind.
We aim to achieve our vision and maintain a focus on excellent research, by recruiting only the brightest minds for this challenge and by providing our researchers with all opportunities to be successful.
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Research Groups
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Mechanism and Biology of RNA Silencing
Stefan Ameres
Cytoskeletal and membrane dynamics in cell division
Daniel Gerlich
Stem cells and asymmetric cell division
Jürgen Knoblich
Inflammatory regulation by ubiquitin networks
Fumiyo Ikeda
Design and function of molecular machines
Thomas Marlovits -

RNA metabolism in mammalian cells
Javier Martinez
RNA-directed DNA elimination in Tetrahymena
Kazufumi Mochizuki
Bones, immunity and cancer
Josef Penninger
Molecular control of the oocyte-to-zygote transition
Kikue Tachibana-Konwalski




