Today, Laura Kracht, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Knoblich Lab at IMBA, will speak at “Pint of Science” about the role that microglia, the brain’s immune cells, play in neuronal development. (Event in German). pintofscience.at/event/mini-hir…

Do you want to learn more about what it’s like to do your PhD at IMBA? In our newest Alumni Portrait, Julia Batki, former PhD student in the lab of Julius Brennecke, reflects on her IMBA journey and how it shaped her scientific career: bit.ly/3y9dVxt

New publication! The group of Jürgen Knoblich reports the development of the first model to study the brain’s information highways. The research, with PhD Student Catarina Martins Costa as first author, was published today on Cell Stem Cell. More info: bit.ly/3WrXt5u

We are hiring! Join our team as a technical assistant in the sterile processing department. Apply here: imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/h03z8797

New paper alert! Jürgen Knoblich and his team describe how so many more neurons are generated in the human brain than in the brains of other animals. Now out at Nature Cell Biology. Find out more: bit.ly/44yAfNc

Takuya Hidaka, postdoctoral researcher at the Gerlich Lab, has been awarded a highly competitive Human Frontier Science Project (HFSP) Fellowship. Congratulations! More information: bit.ly/3xWgeDW

“Everyone at IMBA made us feel welcome and helped us in the transition.” Alejandro Burga started his group at IMBA in 2019 – apply now to join IMBA as a group leader. bit.ly/imbagroupleader

IMBA group leaders Alejandro Burga, Daniel Gerlich, Joanna Jachowicz, and Nicolas Rivron are participating in the 2024 Vienna BioCenter Leadership program. Check it out!

The IMP/IMBA Core Facility is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Head of Transgenic Services. Apply here: imp.ac.at/career/open-po…