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The DFG approves a Collaborative Research Centre on DNA Repair and Genome Stability
The cordinated programme is lead by Helle Ulrich from IMB. For more information click here[more]
IMB's Natalia Soshnikova accepted into the DFG’s Heisenberg Programme
As part of the Heisenberg Programme Natalia will continue her research on gut development[more]
When it’s just right: Keeping the balance in protein aggregation
The Ketting lab have published a paper in Developmental Cell describing the controlled aggregation of proteins in Zebrafish embryos.[more]
106 Million Euros for excellent research
The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation and the State of the Rhineland-Palatinate will continue core funding the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) [more]
Christof Niehrs awarded ERC Advanced Grant
Prestigious ERC Advanced Grant awarded to IMB Director Christof Niehrs[more]
IMB welcomes Humboldt Professor
Prof. Peter Baumann joins IMB as an Adjunct Director. Click here for more.[more]
Prof. Helle Ulrich has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Prof. Helle Ulrich from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This grant will go towards exploring the...[more]
Shedding light on the dark proteome with IMB’s newest Adjunct Director
In a joint appointment with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz (IMB) is excited to announce the recruitment of Edward Lemke from EMBL, Heidelberg as an Adjunct Director. Professor...[more]
Protein Quality control under the microscope as Anton Khmelinskii joins IMB
In a new appointment, IMB is delighted to welcome Dr Anton Khmelinskii to the institute as a Junior Group Leader. Anton, who joins IMB from the center for molecular biology (ZMBH) in Heidelberg, studies the way living...[more]
Breakthrough in understanding the origin of the ageing process
Scientists at IMB have made a breakthrough in the understanding of the origin of the ageing process. Their new paper recently published in Genes & Development identified that genes belonging to a process called autophagy –...[more]
New insight into how telomeres protect cells from premature senescence
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz have further uncovered the secrets of telomeres, the caps that protect the ends of our chromosomes. They discovered that an...[more]
Brian Luke awarded a Heisenberg Professorship
Brian Luke has been awarded a prestigious Heisenberg Professorship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). Brian Luke is now jointly appointed as Professor at Johannes Gutenberg University...[more]
RNA modification important for brain function
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz have shown that a new way of regulating genes is vital for the activity of the nervous system. They found that this form of...[more]
Peter Baumann awarded Humboldt professorship
Peter Baumann has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt professorship, which will be realised through a joint appointment at Mainz University’s Faculty of Biology and as an Adjunct Director at IMB. Prof. Baumann is...[more]
Christof Niehrs member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Christof Niehrs, IMB's Founding Director, has been elected to the Academy as a Foreign Honorary Member. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences—one of the oldest and...[more]