CeMM

04/02/2026

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Are you eager to pursue groundbreaking medical research and prepare yourself for an independent career in a top research organization? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠, designed to nurture the next generation of scientific leaders!

🔬 Based at CeMM, one of Europe’s leading centers for basic biomedical research with a strong focus on clinical translation, postdocs join CeMM research groups for 3–6 years to pursue ambitious, medically relevant research across fields such as cancer, immunology, chemical biology, epigenetics, metabolism, genomic medicine, and aging. The program also offers extensive career development and leadership training in a highly collaborative and supportive environment, along with opportunities for close interaction with physicians and clinical researchers, and for collaboration with industry (biotech/pharma).

Our partners include the Medizinische Universität Wien, St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), and AITHYRA Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, the newly founded research institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

🔎 Research areas and concrete projects include:
📍 AI-powered research agents for bioinformatics and bioengineering (Bock Lab)
📍 Tissue immunology, immunotherapy, cell engineering, and/or synthetic biology (Bock Lab)
📍 Condensates, chromatin, and translational control in pediatric cancer (Grebien Lab)
📍 Linking nucleotide metabolism to chromatin biology (Kubicek Lab)
📍 Microbiota dysbiosis, increased gut permeability, and unhealthy aging (Rescigno Lab)

🗓️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽𝗺 𝗖𝗘𝗧
🔗 Find out more and apply now: https://bit.ly/4rvURjt

❔ Curious to learn more?
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, either at 10:00 am or 5:00 pm (CET). Register here for your preferred slot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4bv3TIJ

29/01/2026

📣 Our CeMMinars are back! For the first seminar of the year, we had the pleasure of welcoming David Masopust from the University of Minnesota Medical School to CeMM. The session, focused on Memory CD8 T Cells, was hosted by CeMM Principal Investigator Clarissa Campbell and Adjunct Principal Investigator Andreas Bergthaler (MedUni Vienna).

During his talk, David Masopust shared insights from his pioneering work on T cell immune surveillance, migration, and memory, including tissue-resident memory T cells and their role in immunity and immunotherapy.

David is a McKnight Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School (US). He has developed innovative techniques for studying T cells in non-lymphoid tissues and vaccine strategies aimed at enhancing memory T cell populations. His research continues to advance our understanding of T cell biology and its applications in disease prevention and treatment.

Thank you, David, for launching our seminar series with such an insightful presentation!

📸 Barbara Bachmann / CeMM

25/01/2026

CeMM was well represented at the 11th Wiener Ball der Wissenschaften - Vienna SciBall with its current members, and also many former CeMMies. We are grateful to the Alumni Board that used the ball also for a gathering of CeMM Alumnae/Alumni. The Science Ball became a highly regarded tradition in our community. We had fun, we danced, we laughed, we met people we had missed, we made new contacts, we were inspired and forged new plans.

Thank you again, Oliver Lehmann, for giving our profession such a special event!

CeMM picture gallery: https://bit.ly/3NNxH9w

23/01/2026

📢 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗬𝗥𝗔–𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹!

𝟭𝟱–𝟮𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 are available in Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹

Would you like to work on an exciting research project to address real-world problems in interdisciplinary computational, biomedical, clinical, and health research settings?

We offer:
✅ 4 years funding and employment contract (includes research costs and health insurance).
✅ A highly interactive introductory training program in a supportive peer-group environment.
✅ Full access to state-of-the-art technologies.
✅ Supervision by top scientists and support of the Faculty of either CeMM or AITHYRA.
✅ A PhD degree awarded by the Medizinische Universität Wien, the Technische Universität Wien or Universität Wien.
✅ An international program in the heart of a scientifically active and culturally vibrant European city.
✅A dynamic and highly multidisciplinary international research environment.

👉 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️ https://apply.cemm.at

20/01/2026

🎓New year, new CeMM doctors!

Congratulations to Katja Knapp, from the group of CeMM PI and MedUni Vienna Prof. Georg Stary, on successfully defending her PhD thesis on "Preventive strategies and early immune responses in Chlamydia trachomatis infection".

During her PhD studies, she focused on the sexually transmitted pathogen 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴. Her research addressed two complementary areas: first, investigating how the local immune system of the human female ge***al tract orchestrates immune responses against 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘢; and second, developing novel strategies to prevent future chlamydial infections, including drug formulations suitable for application to the ge***al tract.

Your colleagues and friends at CeMM are proud of you, Katja. Well done! 🎉👏

📸 Wolfgang Däuble / CeMM

15/01/2026

Waltz steps, a bit of counting, and lots of concentration. We are getting into the rhythm for the Wiener Ball der Wissenschaften - Vienna SciBall 2026! 💃🏽🕺

CeMMies have kicked off dance practice to prepare for the big night next week. Here’s a sneak preview, great moves, keep it up!

13/01/2026

📢 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗬𝗥𝗔–𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

Join our 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 and find out more about the program and the application process, and take the opportunity to ask your questions and chat with some of our current PhD students to get a first-hand impression! 👩🏾‍🔬👨‍🔬

🗓 Tomorrow Wednesday, 14 January 2026
🕙 Two sessions: 10:00 am or 5:00 pm CET
🔗 Register now for your preferred slot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4qSsNqf

👉 Read more about our PhD Program and apply by 30 January 2026 ➡️ https://apply.cemm.at

12/01/2026

𝐂𝐞𝐌𝐌 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐔-𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!

We are delighted to see Marta Miączyńska (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw) assume the Chair role, together with Anders H. Lund (BRIC) as Co-Chair, following CeMM Founding Director Giulio Superti-Furga and CeMM Admin Director Anita Ender.

EU-LIFE brings together 17 leading European life science research institutes to advocate for excellent science and strong research conditions across Europe. CeMM has been a proud member of this alliance since its foundation in 2013.

We wish Marta Miączyńska and Anders H. Lund every success in their new roles and look forward to continued collaboration within EU-LIFE!

07/01/2026

🧬 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹’𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲

An international research team led by CeMM, AITHYRA, and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology has introduced a powerful new concept in drug discovery: a new class of small molecules that harness the cell’s natural protein degradation machinery to accelerate the removal of an immune-modulating enzyme called IDO1.

Published in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, the study identifies these newly discovered molecules, called iDegs, that combine inhibition and elimination in one step to promote the degradation of IDO1, which tumors and viruses use to suppress immune responses.

This dual mechanism could help overcome the limitations of traditional inhibitors and open new avenues for a new generation of degraders, and for targeting of proteins long considered undruggable.

➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4sfU6w7
📄 Publication: https://bit.ly/4qtAzq8

📸 Co-senior author Georg Winter and co-first author Natalie Scholes (© Barbara Bachmann / CeMM).

23/12/2025

This year, we stepped out of our labs and onto the stage of the MusikTheater an der Wien to practice our singing skills… and we’re officially ready for Christmas! 🎶🎄

As we wrap up another year full of scientific discoveries, successes, and collaboration, we want to thank our colleagues, partners, and friends for your continued support and for being part of our scientific journey.

We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and look forward to an exciting new year ahead.

Happy holidays and a happy New Year from all of us at CeMM! ✨

20/12/2025

📢 Open now: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗬𝗥𝗔-𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

𝟭𝟱–𝟮𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 are available in Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹

📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
➡️ https://apply.cemm.at/

‍🔬 Are you a computer scientist, engineer, physicist, mathematician, medic, biologist, chemist, bioinformatician, or do you hold a degree in a similar subject?
Would you like to work on an exciting research project to address real-world problems in interdisciplinary computational, biomedical, clinical, and health research settings?

We offer:
✅ 𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 (includes research costs and health insurance).
✅ A 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 in a supportive peer-group environment.
✅ Full access to 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.
✅ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 and support of the Faculty of either CeMM or AITHYRA.
✅ 𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮.
✅ An 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 in the heart of a scientifically active and culturally vibrant European city.
✅A 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

19/12/2025

📣 CeMM is looking for talented and motivated undergraduate students to join one of our participating labs at the 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

👉 Take a look at the opening in CeMM Adjunct Principal Investigator Davide Seruggia's group and contribute to research on targeting chromatin regulators in leukemia.

The VBC Summer School offers a unique opportunity for approximately 25–30 undergraduate students to work side by side with leading researchers in a dynamic scientific environment. CeMM participates alongside the Gregor Mendel Institute, the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), and the Max Perutz Labs Vienna. The program is generously sponsored by the Max Birnstiel Foundation.

🔗 Read more and apply by 11 January 2026: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Elyllh

The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is now open for applications from talented undergrads. Davide Serrugia from CEMM has an open position - this is the perfect preparation for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences arena. 2-month research project, accommodation and stipend for successful candidates.
Please share!
https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/

Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
Max Perutz Labs
CeMM
Vienna Biocenter Scientific Training