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Spotlight on the Dark Side of the Nucleus

22/06/2018

The cell nucleus is a fascinating organelle, in which an organism’s DNA is protected, decoded and duplicated. The nucleus is surrounded by not one,...

The Vienna Doctoral School (VDS) “Molecules of Life” retreat 2018

18/06/2018

The third “Molecules of Life” retreat took place in Traunkirchen, Austria, continuing and strengthening the tradition of choosing locations next to...

The image depicts a Zen monk meditating in front of balancing stones. The stones on the wooden plank represent hematopoietic stem cells reentering quiescence (left) and the production of blood cells (right), respectively. The stack of rocks on which they

A system of check and balances in the blood

24/05/2018

How Hematopoietic Stem Cells manage to switch between activation and dormancy

Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) give rise to blood and immune cells of...

ERC Proof of Concept Grant for MFPL researcher Bojan Zagrovic

07/05/2018

MFPL group leader Bojan Zagrovic (University of Vienna) is awarded a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant. The PoC, endowed with EUR 150.000,...

Tanja Kaufmann receives DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)

02/05/2018

We congratulate MFPL PhD student Tanja Kaufmann to securing a DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW). The fellowship will support...