At IMB, we explore the molecular biology of the nucleus with an overarching focus on gene regulation, epigenetics & genome stability
Welcome to IMB! We are a modern research centre that brings together leading scientists from all over the world. Our researchers tackle ambitious projects at the interface of epigenetics, genome stability, ageing & RNA biology.
- About us
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- Research
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- Core Facilities
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- Students & Postdocs
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- Careers
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Recent Publications
- Dec 2025 | Genome Biol Evol | BaumannAncestral chromosome-level assemblies reveal post-hybridization genome evolution in the New Mexico…
- Dec 2025 | Nat Microbiol | LuckToxoplasma effector TgROP1 establishes membrane contact sites with the endoplasmic reticulum during…
- Nov 2025 | Bioessays | DormannTDP-43 phosphorylation: Pathological modification or protective factor antagonizing TDP-43…
- Nov 2025 | Nat Commun | Niehrs5-Formylcytosine is not a prevalent RNA modification in mammalian cells.
- Nov 2025 | Nat Protoc | RoukosMultilevel characterization of genome editor nuclease activity with BreakTag.
- Nov 2025 | Mol Cell Biol | BaumannSchizosaccharomyces pombe telomerase RNA: secondary structure and flexible-scaffold function.
- Nov 2025 | Nat Commun | Lemke | WittmannDifferential conformational expansion of NUP98-HOXA9 oncoprotein from nanosized assemblies to…
- Nov 2025 | Nucleic Acids Res | Lemke | SchweigerDirect RNA sequencing enables improved transcriptome assessment and tracking of RNA modifications…
- Nov 2025 | Cell Rep | Luke | UlrichRad53 regulates RNase H1, which promotes DNA replication through sites of transcription-replication…
- Oct 2025 | EMBO J | DormannDirect interaction between TDP-43 and Tau promotes their co-condensation, while suppressing Tau…
Joint Research Initiatives
A centre for basic & clinical research on ageing & age-related disease
A joint initiative on the mechanisms underlying robustness & longevity
A joint PhD programme to discover new ways to understand & treat age-related diseases
A joint PhD programme to understand why diseases are more common in old age and how we can age healthily
The largest network on DNA repair & genome stability in Germany
An initiative bridging the polymer & life sciences to understand biological processes such as ageing
IMB’s flagship PhD training programme on epigenetics, genome stability & ageing
A DFG-funded PhD programme on how RNA processes contribute to robustness & resilience
A DFG-funded PhD programme on the evolution of gene regulatory networks underlying phenotype & lifespan