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27-591: IMBA can refer to: Institute of Molecular Biotechnology , Vienna, Austria International Masters of Business Administration International Mountain Bicycling Association Gaming slang for game imbalance Tony Anak Imba , a Malaysian who was serving a life sentence with caning in Singapore for murder since 2014. See also [ edit ] Himba (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

54-712: A brain-size determinant using cerebral organoids 2020 . Discovery on the conformation of sister chromatids in the replicated human genome 2019 . Generation of blood vessel organoids from human pluripotent stem cells. 2017 . Development of SLAM-Seq for the high-resolution assessment of RNA expression dynamics 2017 . Development of a reversible haploid mouse pluripotent stem cell biobank resource for functional genomics. 2013 . Generation of cerebral organoids from human pluripotent stem cells to model human brain development 2008 . Discovery of an endogenous small interfering RNA pathway in Drosophila. 2005 . Discovery of

81-448: A wide range of novel technologies and instrumentations. These professional staff scientists also train users, help with experimental design, and disseminate expert knowledge. The IMBA scientists are not billed for core services, except for certain experiment-related consumables. Beyond the core scientific facilities of the institute, the IMBA laboratories are also financially supported to use of

108-545: Is also a learned society , and its past members have included Theodor Billroth , Ludwig Boltzmann , Christian Doppler , Anton Eiselsberg , Otto Hittmair , Paul Kretschmer , Hans Horst Meyer , Albert Anton von Muchar , Julius von Schlosser , Roland Scholl , Eduard Suess and the Nobel Prize winners Julius Wagner-Jauregg , Victor Francis Hess , Erwin Schrödinger and Konrad Lorenz . Anton Zeilinger , predecessor of

135-437: Is an international PhD training program carried out jointly by the four Vienna Biocenter research institutes ( IMP , IMBA, GMI and Max Perutz Labs ). Acceptance into the program is competitive and based on a formal selection procedure. There are two selections each year, deadlines are usually on April 30 and November 15. Participation in the program is a condition for doing a PhD at the IMBA. TIMBA has received recognition in

162-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Institute of Molecular Biotechnology The research at IMBA aims to understand the fundamental molecular biological processes underlying the 3D architecture of genomes, the functions of small RNAs, and the in vitro reconstitution from stem cells of whole organs and embryos. The institute comprises 14 research groups (as of July 2024): Associated projects : The Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center (VDRC)

189-646: Is located at IMBA, and is available to researchers worldwide. It collects an RNAi library of over 22,000 Drosophila strains. 2023 . First multi-chamber heart organoids 2022 . Disentanglement of the roles of condensin and histone deacetylation in chromosome assembly and chromatin compaction 2022 . Identification of CLIP cells (human interneuron progenitors) as the origin of Tuberous Sclerosis using patient-derived cerebral organoids 2021. Human blastoids model blastocyst development and implantation 2021 . Cardioids reveal self-organizing principles of human cardiogenesis 2020 . Identification of

216-696: The Acoustics Research Institute , the Space Research Institute and the Institute for High Energy Physics (HEPHY), Wien . During his term as president of the academy (1991–2003), Werner Welzig initiated the establishment of the Galerie der Forschung (English: Gallery of Research). In 2005 the Gallery organised its pilot event "Mapping controversies: the case of the genetically modified food", which

243-632: The Austrian Academy of Sciences , of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), and is on the board of directors of the International Society for Stem Cell Research . In 2015, he was awarded both an Advanced and a Proof-of-concept European Research Council (ERC) grant. Josef Penninger , former scientific director, has been elected as a full member of The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). He has been awarded

270-1005: The Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine by the Jung-Stiftung for Science and Research, the Descartes Prize for Research by the European Commission and has received the Carus-Medal of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . In 2012, Josef Penninger was awarded with the Innovator Award for his project "Novel Approaches to Breast Cancer Prevention and Inhibition of Metastases" through the US Department of Defense . In 2013 Josef Penninger received his second European Research Council ’s (ERC) Advanced Investigator Grant for his research in

297-707: The Ernst Schering Prize in 2017, highlighting Tanaka as "the leading expert in the field of regeneration biology". In 2018, she was awarded the Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences for lifetime achievements. In 2020, she was awarded the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award. Jürgen Knoblich , former interim scientific director, has received the Young Investigator Award of

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324-528: The European Research Council ERC and Director of EMBO ), Gary Ruvkun ( Harvard University ), and Nobel prize winner Eric Kandel . Core scientific facilities within the IMBA provide services to facilitate research making use of stem cells, flies/worms, informatics, optics, molecular biology, comparative medicine, transgenics, protein chemistry, or graphic designs. These core facilities are managed by technical leaders who evaluate and implement

351-753: The Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (which is operated in cooperation with Boehringer Ingelheim ), the Gregor Mendel Institute , the Aithyra Institute for biomedical Artificial Intelligence, the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM), Linz , the Research Center for Molecular Medicine , the Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science , the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information ,

378-628: The Research Institute of Molecular Pathology by a bridge so as to enhance collaborations. Both institutes share a common canteen and their scientific core facilities. In 2002, the geneticist Josef Penninger started as the Scientific Director of the IMBA and recruited Barry Dickson as the first group leader (now at Janelia Research Campus , USA). In 2007 the Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center (VDRC) opened, in collaboration with

405-608: The Research Institute of Molecular Pathology . In 2018, Josef Penninger was appointed as director of the Life Science Institute of the University of British Columbia and Jürgen Knoblich took the position as interim director of IMBA. In 2020, the institute expanded in an additional building of the Vienna Biocenter (termed VBC6). In 2024, Elly Tanaka took the position as Scientific Director of IMBA. In order to maintain

432-424: The humanities the academy started with researching and publishing important historical sources of Austria. Research in natural science also covered a wide variety of topics. The 1921 federal law guaranteed the legal basis of the academy in the newly founded First Austrian Republic . From the mid-1960s onwards it became the country's leading institution in the field of non-university basic research. The academy

459-954: The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the Wittgenstein Award awarded by the Austrian Ministry of Science , the Erwin Schrödinger Prize by the Austrian Academy of Sciences , and the Sir Hans Krebs Medal of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). He is an elected member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences , of the Academia Europaea , of the Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse of

486-467: The academy's incumbent president, is Nobel Prize laureate in physics 2022. The academy operates 25 research institutes. In 2012, a reorganization prompted the outsourcing of various institutes to universities as well as mergers. The academy's institutes are split into two major divisions, one for mathematics and natural sciences ( mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse ) and one for humanities and social sciences ( philosophisch-historische Klasse ). In

513-503: The core facilities of the Vienna Biocenter . The IMBA acts as a forum for academic exchange through its participation to a series of weekly internal Vienna Biocenter seminars, and weekly guest lectures (termed "VBC lectures" and "Impromptus") from external, recognised or upcoming scientists. IMBA and the IMP co-organize the yearly SY-Stem symposium focusing on the next generation of stem cell researchers. The Vienna Biocenter PhD Programme

540-463: The field of haploid stem cells . In collaboration with the incorporated society Dialog Gentechnik, in 2006 IMBA opened a hands-on biomolecular laboratory open to the public. Austrian Academy of Sciences The Austrian Academy of Sciences (German: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ; ÖAW ) is a legal entity under the special protection of the Republic of Austria. According to

567-807: The field of humanities , there are the Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture , which is well known for the analysis of excavation results in Carnuntum and Ephesos , the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research , focusing on montology , the Institute of Culture Studies and Theatre History , and the Vienna Institute of Demography , among others. The academy conducts socio-cultural research in Tibetan-speaking Himalayas, Tibet, and central Asia. Facilities that focus on natural sciences include

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594-524: The form of 18 ERC grants and through awards to its researchers. Elly Tanaka , current scientific director, was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2015, of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2017, the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 2021, the National Academy of Sciences in 2023 and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2024. She was awarded

621-627: The highest standard of research, the IMBA has installed a process of review and feedback led by an external Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of internationally recognised scientists. The Board meets yearly and, together with group leaders, discusses the quality, significance, and focus of research conducted. As of December 2022, the IMBA SAB is chaired by Elaine Fuchs ( The Rockefeller University ) and includes Gregory Hannon ( University of Cambridge , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ), Guido Kroemer ( University of Paris Descartes ), Maria Leptin (President of

648-511: The role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in SARS coronavirus–induced lung injury. The institute was founded in 1999 as a joint initiative of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Boehringer Ingelheim and with contributions from the Austrian Government and the city of Vienna. The construction of the building was initiated in 2003 and completed in 2006. It is linked to the building of

675-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IMBA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IMBA&oldid=1148371365 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

702-667: The statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every field, particularly in fundamental research. In 1713, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz suggested to establish an Academy, inspired by the Royal Society and the French Academy of Sciences . The "Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien" was finally established by Imperial Patent on 14 May 1847. The academy soon began extensive research. In

729-687: Was staged in the Alte Aula in Vienna. Via its Austrian Academy of Sciences Press imprint, the academy publishes Medieval Worlds: Comparative & Interdisciplinary Studies , a biannual peer-reviewed open access academic journal covering Medieval studies . Other publications are the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum and eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management . Also Memoranda of

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