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🩸 Do all blood vessels age the same way? Not quite! 🔬 A new study led by CeMM PI Laura de Rooij introduces the first comprehensive atlas of vascular aging, revealing distinct changes across human tissues. ➡️https://bit.ly/4jIh5y7 📄@NatureAging: https://bit.ly/4isQ5R0

Last week, Tibor Harkany (@meduniwien.ac.at, @ki.se) gave a seminar, "Neuroendocrinology through the lens of single-cell biology." After his lecture, Anna Perego (@bocklab.bsky.social 's group) asked whether his understanding of what makes a good scientist had changed over time. Watch 👇

A new study by researchers from VetmeduniVienna, @cemm.oeaw.ac.at & St. Anna CCRI (led by @floriangrebien.bsky.social) reveals how the RNA molecule Gas5 influences leukemia cell growth, offering new insights into potential treatment targets. www.vetmeduni.ac.at/universitaet...

Today, we welcomed Tibor Harkany ( @meduniwien.ac.at & @ki.se) to CeMM for an Impromptu Seminar on "Neuroendocrinology through the lens of single-cell biology", exploring the hypothalamus as a hub for brain–body communication. 🧠 Thank you, Tibor & host @mrescigno.bsky.social!

🧭 EU-LIFE Board of Directors met in #Dubrovnik for a retreat co-organised with our Croatian member institute @institutrb.bsky.social. They reflected on how research institutes may need to evolve in the future and exchanged views on AI and leadership. Find out more! eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

💗 This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, meet Thaddaeus Newerkla, a PhD Student in the de Rooij lab at CeMM. His research aims to better understand the ambivalent role of endothelial cells in breast cancer. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #vienna

🧬 Today, CeMM PI Stefan Kubicek gave a lecture on "Chemical control of cellular differentiation" to the 1st-year CeMM #PhD students. After his lecture, Juliette Pesch (Kubicek Group) asked him about the changes he's observed since joining the institute. Watch 👇

Latest #WeAreEULIFE spotlight is here! Meet Anupama Hemalatha, Junior Group Leader at the FMI in Basel, whose lab uses live imaging to explore how metabolism shapes cell behaviour and disease. 🌍

At our annual outing last Friday, CeMMies gathered for a guided fermentation workshop! 🥬 Making your own jar of Kimchi, lunch & welcoming our new PhD students made it a special day. A tradition to come together beyond the lab & strengthen the CeMM community spirit!

Today, CeMM PI and @meduniwien.ac.at Prof Christoph Bock gave a lecture on "The genomic and epigenomic landscape of humans" to the 1st year CeMM #PhD students. After the lecture, Ayati Sharma (@bocklab.bsky.social) asked him for his advice on finding research ideas worth pursuing. Watch 👇

Today CeMM PI Barbara Maier delivered a lecture on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy as part of our intro lecture series to the 1st year PhD students. After the talk, Taiitsu Masunaga (Maier Lab) spoke with her about her career path. Watch 👇 #PhDProgram

Today, CeMM PI André Rendeiro gave a lecture on "Spatial Biology" to the 1st year CeMM PhD students. After his lecture, Surjadeep Mallick (Rescigno Lab) asked him to explain his work to someone new to this field as part of #scicomm exercise.

🚀 CeMM's #PhDProgram Intro Lecture Series is live! After @ar-abdelfattah.bsky.social (CEMM PI) lecture today, Martin Stoll (@bocklab.bsky.social ) asked him for his career advice to new PhD students. Watch 👇 #PhDlife

🎓 From around the world to Vienna: #CeMM welcomes its 2026 cohort of international #PhD students! Ready to collaborate, discover & push the boundaries of #molecularmedicine together. 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬

Science & culture taste better together! 🌍🍴 This week, colleagues joined the #CeMMFoodFestival 2026, sharing homemade dishes from 12 countries: French macarons, roasted paneer, Linzer Torte, sourdough bread & more! Thanks to all who cooked & our Research Technician reps for organizing! 🙌

🔬💙 Meet Lilly Bremer, PhD Student from CeMM Adjunct PI Georg Busslinger's group (@MedUni_Wien). Her research aims to better understand gastric cancer and help develop more personalized treatments. 📽️ Watch the video below to get a glimpse into her research life #phdlife #phd #cancerresearch

🚀 It’s #PostdocAppreciationWeek! We celebrate our current postdocs & former postdocs for their dedication & expertise at CeMM. Together, we'll continue to improve healthcare and make an impact in society! Find out more about our Pre-ERC Postdoc Program➡️ bit.ly/3AxV1gh

30+ CeMMies conquered the Vienna Night Run yesterday. Moments like these remind us how important it is to connect beyond our work, have fun as a team, and do sports together amid the beautiful night scenery of Vienna's magnificent Ringstrasse. #werunthenight

🔬 A new spotlight from @eu-life.bsky.social’s #WeAreEULIFE campaign is out! This edition highlights #EngagingSociety & features Marko Košiček from @institutrb.bsky.social in Zagreb, check it out 👇 ⭐ More stories coming montly, stay tuned!

🎓Congrats to @reinisjiri.bsky.social, from CeMM PI Stefan Kubicek's group, who successfully defended his PhD thesis today, entitled "Computational discovery of bioactive compounds from imaging of pooled multicolor-tagged live cells". Well done, Jiří, we're very proud!👏🏻🎉 #phdlife

🧬Great CeMM #Alumni Seminar with former postdoc Sara Sdelci (@sdelcilab.bsky.social & PI at @@crg.eu who returned to #CeMM to share exciting insights into nuclear metabolism & how chromatin acts as a dynamic metabolic reservoir. Thanks, Sara, & host Stefan Kubicek! 👏

🔬 Small molecular changes, big possibilities for #DrugDiscovery Led by Adjunct PI Nuno Maulide, researchers at CeMM, @univie.ac.at & @meduniwien.ac.at developed a simple way to make #aminocyclopropanes, tiny structures that can help fine-tune potential drugs. 🔗 bit.ly/46f63ID 📄 bit.ly/4A4sFJC

🎓 Curious about doing a PhD at #CeMM? Meet our colleagues Barbara Bachmann & Wolfgang Ott at the online @docinsightssymp.bsky.social Ask your questions & get first-hand insights into the CeMM #PhDProgram & our interdisciplinary research environment. 📅 10 Sep 2026 👉 Register: bit.ly/3ZHhu9b

To complement the CeMM Faculty, we are looking for ADJUNCT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS in pain/nociception research for collaborative projects on healthy aging. More information: https://cemm.onlyfy.jobs/de/job/s2m9y0pt Deadline: 20 October 2026 #CeMM #AdjunctPI #HealthyAging #PainNociceptionResearch

Thank you to the 25 talented Ukrainian high school students who visited CeMM as part of the @aithyra.bsky.social Life Sciences School 👩‍🔬👨🏾‍🔬 A very insightful morning full of research & life at CeMM, tours around our facilities & a campus visit led by PI Christoph Bock @bocklab.bsky.social

Congratulations to Felix Kartnig, from the group of Giulio Superti-Furga @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social (CeMM PI & founding Director), who successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “High-content imaging–based functional precision medicine in rheumatoid arthritis” We are very proud, well done!

📢 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗥𝗖 #𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺! Join one of Europe's leading biomedical research institutes & advance your independent research career through cutting-edge projects in AI, cancer, immunology, aging, genomics, & more. 🗓️ Apply by 31 August 2026 👉 bit.ly/4f0Sa67

🔎 Curious about #CeMM's Pre-ERC #PostdocProgram? Join our Online Open Day tomorrow to learn more & chat with current postdocs for first-hand insights! 👩🏾‍🔬👨‍🔬 🗓️ 18 August 2026 | 10:00 or 17:00 CEST 👉 Register now for your preferred slot: https://bit.ly/4eUW2FK

🎉 Our Administrative Director & CEO, @anita-ender.bsky.social, is featured in the latest @eu-life.bsky.social's #WeAreEULIFE story! Discover how her leadership at #CeMM demonstrates the power of #AdminInnovation in enabling collaboration, innovation & research excellence 👇 #EULIFE

We welcomed 9 fellows from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation to CeMM yesterday!👋 Hosted by our postdoc Tina Becirovic & the Kubicek lab, they discovered CeMM, our research, PhD program & careers in biomedical science. Thanks for visiting & hope to see some of you back at CeMM one day! 🔬

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱! 🎁 Now it's time to unlock the #proteomic secrets hidden in your samples 🔬 The CeMM Molecular Discovery Platform is open for new projects. Ready to see what this technology can do? Get in touch to get started ➡️ https://bit.ly/3R2iPpA

In this month’s #WeAreEULIFE spotlight, meet Anthie Moysidou at the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, whose work bridges #bioengineering, #bioelectricity, and #organoid science to advance our understanding of human biology. ➡️ bit.ly/4f3UbOS ⭐ More #WeAreEULIFE stories coming soon!

📢 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗥𝗖 #𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 👉 Join top researchers pursuing innovative, translational biomedical research at #CeMM & our partners @meduniwien.ac.at , @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & @aithyra.bsky.social 🔎 Apply by 31 August 2026 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4f0Sa67

🚀 Join CeMM as our 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 #𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! Design secure, scalable solutions combining advanced enterprise infrastructure & high-performance research computing for cutting-edge #MolecularMedicine research. 📍Vienna | Full-time 📅 Apply by 15 August 👉 https://bit.ly/4f2s1CC

🔬 Great Impromptu Seminar with @yelabiead.bsky.social (@bokuvienna.bsky.social), where he shared how large-scale public #metabolomics data can uncover new molecules & biological patterns. Thank you, Yasin, & hosts Adjunct PI Clarissa Campbell & Miriam Abele (MDP)!👏

👋 Welcome to our VBC #SummerSchool interns: Antonia Welker (Georg Busslinger's lab), Amelie Späth (@dseruggia.bsky.social's lab) & Ximena Millán Hurtado (@ar-abdelfattah.bsky.social's lab)! We wish them a great start & that they will enjoy a summer full of cutting-edge research at CeMM!🔬

🎓Congrats to Zsofia Keszei, from Andreas Bergthaler's group (@bergthalerlab.bsky.social), who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Crosstalk between CD8+ T cells and systemic bile acid metabolism controls LCMV-induced immunopathology." Well done, Zsofia, we're very proud!👏🏻🎉 #phdlife