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.
- About us
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- Research
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- Core Facilities
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- Students & Postdocs
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- Careers
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Recent Publications
- Nov 2024 | Nucleic Acids Res | DormannIntrinsically disordered RNA-binding motifs cooperate to catalyze RNA folding and drive phase…
- Oct 2024 | Open Biol | Keller ValsecchiSex as a biological variable in ageing: insights and perspectives on the molecular and cellular…
- Oct 2024 | Mol Cell | RoukosType II topoisomerases shape multi-scale 3D chromatin folding in regions of positive supercoils.
- Sep 2024 | J Mol Biol | LemkePotential vs challenges of expanding the protein universe with genetic code expansion in eukaryotic…
- Sep 2024 | EMBO J | KettingPIWI-interacting RNAs: who, what, when, where, why, and how.
- Sep 2024 | Nat Cell Biol | PadekenFasting shapes chromatin architecture through an mTOR/RNA Pol I axis.
- Sep 2024 | Trends Genet | Keller ValsecchiDosage compensation in non-model insects - progress and perspectives.
- Aug 2024 | Cell | Niehrs5-Formylcytosine is an activating epigenetic mark for RNA Pol III during zygotic reprogramming.
- Aug 2024 | Aging Cell | SchweigerPremature cognitive decline in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis.
- Aug 2024 | Nucleic Acids Res | KettingMUT-7 exoribonuclease activity and localization are mediated by an ancient domain.
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
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
IMB's summer school on epigenetics & genome stability in health, ageing & disease, for Master & undergraduate students