At IMB, we explore the molecular biology of the nucleus with an overarching focus on gene regulation, epigenetics & genome stability
Welcome to IMB! We are a modern research centre that brings together leading scientists from all over the world. Our researchers tackle ambitious projects at the interface of epigenetics, genome stability, ageing & RNA biology.
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Recent Publications
- Jul 2025 | Trends Genet | Königm6A in the coding sequence: linking deposition, translation, and decay.
- Jul 2025 | EMBO Rep | KettingA genetic framework for RNAi inheritance in Caenorhabditis elegans.
- Jun 2025 | Elife | KönigModifying gene expression through passive forces.
- Jun 2025 | Nucleic Acids Res | Butter | KettingERH regulates type II interferon immune signaling through post-transcriptional regulation of JAK2…
- Jun 2025 | ChemMedChem | StelzlProton first: rationalizing a proton transfer in a protein-fragment complex.
- Jun 2025 | Genes Dev | Keller ValsecchiSex-specific transcriptome dynamics of Anopheles gambiae during embryonic development.
- Jun 2025 | Cell Chem Biol | DormannTwo sides of a co(i)ndensate.
- Jun 2025 | Genes Dev | BeliThe USP11/TCEAL1 complex promotes transcription elongation to sustain oncogenic gene expression in…
- May 2025 | DNA Repair | UlrichReversible association of ubiquitin with PCNA is important for template switching in S. cerevisiae.
- May 2025 | eGastroenterology | Vieira-SilvaDietary convergence induces individual responses in faecal microbiome composition.
Joint Research Initiatives
A centre for basic & clinical research on ageing & age-related disease
A joint initiative on the mechanisms underlying robustness & longevity
A joint PhD programme to discover new ways to understand & treat age-related diseases
A joint PhD programme to understand why diseases are more common in old age and how we can age healthily
The largest network on DNA repair & genome stability in Germany
An initiative bridging the polymer & life sciences to understand biological processes such as ageing
IMB’s flagship PhD training programme on epigenetics, genome stability & ageing
A DFG-funded PhD programme on how RNA processes contribute to robustness & resilience
A DFG-funded PhD programme on the evolution of gene regulatory networks underlying phenotype & lifespan