IMBA – INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

IMBA – INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY OF THE AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

ÜABOUT IMBA

IMBA – Insti tute of Molecular Biotechnology is one of the leading biomedical research insti tutes in Europe focusing on cutti ng-edge functi onal genomics and stem cell technologies. IMBA is located at the Vienna BioCenter, the vibrant cluster of universiti es, research insti tutes and biotech companies in Austria. IMBA is a basic research insti tute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the leading nati onal sponsor of non-university academic research.

ÜABOUT THE VIENNA BIOCENTER

The Vienna BioCenter (VBC) is a leading life sciences locati on in Europe, off ering an extraordinary combinati on of research, educati on and business on a single campus. About 1,700 employees, including more than 1,300 scienti st from 70 nati ons create a highly dynamic environment of internati onal standards.www.viennabiocenter.org

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IMBA – INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ü SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

PUBLICATIONS*

Ü EDUCATION & TRAINING

VBC Summer SchoolVBC PhD ProgrammeComprehensive seminar programme with top-notch internati onal speakerswww.training.vbc.ac.at

ERC GRANTS*Starti ng 5Advanced 4Consolidator 2Proof of Concept 1

EMBO MEMBERSHIPS* EMBO full members 4EMBO YIPs (acti ve) 2

ÜRESEARCH GROUPS

Mechanism and biology of RNA silencing. Post-transcripti onal gene regulati on, RNA biochemistry, RNP enzymology, RNA modifi cati ons, small non-coding RNAs

Transposon silencing & heterochromati n formati on by small RNAs. Transposons, piRNAs, heterochromati n, epigeneti cs, small RNAs

Assembly and functi on of the cell division machinery. Mitosis, chromosomes, cell organelles, high-content screening, computer vision, biophysics

Mechanisms of epigeneti c memory.Epigeneti cs, chromati n, development, polycomb, histone modifi cati ons

Functi onal genomics in embryonic stem cells. Haploid, screen, CRISPR/Cas, embryonic stem cell, cell fate

Linear ubiquiti nati on in infl ammati on, cell death and autophagy. Ubiquiti n signal, E3 ligase, immune responses, cell death, autophagy

30% of all IMBA Publications are in the Top 10% most cited articles in their respective fields Source: InCites dataset updated Jan 13, 2018

>900

Publications since founding of IMBA in 2003

*as of 12/2017

STEFAN AMERES

JULIUS BRENNECKE

DANIEL GERLICH

OLIVER BELL

ULRICH ELLING

FUMIYO IKEDA

IMBA – INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Deputy Scienti fi c DirectorBrain development and disease. Stem cell, brain, organoids, cancer

Molecular control of human organogenesis. Organogenesis, human pluripotent stem cells, mesoderm, cardiac, adipose, patt erning

Chromati n reprogramming in toti potent stem cells. Toti potency, stem cells, chromati n organizati on, epigeneti c reprogramming, zygotes, oocytes

Homeostati c regulati on of adult stem cells. Adult stem cells, organoids, geneti cs, E3 ubiquiti n ligases, cancer

Scienti fi c DirectorModeling human disease. Embryonic stem cells, organoids, development, cancer, disease, mouse models

Systemic regulati on of adult neurogenesis. Brain, stem cells, niche, metabolism, memory, emoti ons

Ü STAFF

JÜRGEN KNOBLICH

SASHA MENDJAN

KIKUË TACHIBANA

BON-KYOUNG KOO

JOSEF PENNINGER

NOELIA URBÁN

male50%

female50%

Gender Distribution* IMBA Staff: Nationalities*

41total

North America5

Oceania1

Europe181

Africa3

Asia19

Principal Investigators12

Postdocs30

PhD Students41

Other Scientific Staff85

Administration31

Master/Diploma Students10

IMBA Staff: Functions*

209total

*as of 12/2017

IMBA – INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Ü SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Eric Kandel (co-chair)Anthony Hyman (co-chair)Fiona Watt Elaine FuchsGregory HannonGuido KroemerGary RuvkunMaria Lepti nJoseph Schlessinger

Ü SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES

IMBA is committ ed to the success of its research groups. We provide strong administrati ve and scienti fi c support that includes a broad array of cutti ng-edge services and faciliti es. Faciliti es that are available to IMBA researchers include:

• Bioinformati cs• BioOpti cs• Electron Microscopy• Metabolomics• Next Generati on Sequencing• Protein Chemistry• Stem Cell Core Facility

www.imba.oeaw.ac.at/scienti fi c-faciliti es/

Ü BUDGET

ÜMORE INFORMATION

www.imba.oeaw.ac.at

Others (incl. private funding)6.7%

Austrian Academy of Sciences47.8%

Research Grants28.5%

Revenues16.9%

IMBA Budget 2017

35Mio