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New insight into how telomeres protect cells from premature senescence
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz have further uncovered the secrets of telomeres, the caps that protect the ends of our chromosomes. They discovered that an...[more]
Brian Luke awarded a Heisenberg Professorship
Brian Luke has been awarded a prestigious Heisenberg Professorship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). Brian Luke is now jointly appointed as Professor at Johannes Gutenberg University...[more]
RNA modification important for brain function
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz have shown that a new way of regulating genes is vital for the activity of the nervous system. They found that this form of...[more]
Peter Baumann awarded Humboldt professorship
Peter Baumann has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt professorship, which will be realised through a joint appointment at Mainz University’s Faculty of Biology and as an Adjunct Director at IMB. Prof. Baumann is...[more]
Christof Niehrs member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Christof Niehrs, IMB's Founding Director, has been elected to the Academy as a Foreign Honorary Member. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences—one of the oldest and...[more]
Brian Luke receives Walther Flemming Award
The award is given to outstanding young researchers for scientific merit in cell biology[more]
Neils help removing epigenetic marks
Scientists at IMB in Mainz have identified a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how epigenetic marks are removed from DNA. The research on DNA demethylation sheds new light on a fundamental process that is important in...[more]
Master switch for brain development
Scientists at IMB have unravelled a complex regulatory mechanism that explains how a single gene can drive the formation of brain cells. The research, published in The EMBO Journal,...[more]
Master switch for brain development
Researchers show how a...[more]
Vijay Tiwari receives Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung Award 2015
The award is part of the foundation’s 40th anniversary celebrations
Vijay Tiwari receives Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung Award 2015
IMB Group Leader Dr Vijay Tiwari is awarded the “Förderpreis der Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung” in celebration of the foundation’s 40th anniversary. The prize recognises the contribution of promising young biomedical researchers in...[more]
Vassilis Roukos joins IMB as a new group leader
Dr Vassilis Roukos joins IMB to study cellular mechanisms maintaining genome integrity
Dr Vassilis Roukos joins IMB to study cellular mechanisms maintaining genome integrity
The Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, is delighted to welcome Dr Vassilis Roukos as a new Group Leader. Dr Roukos has recently developed novel high-throughput imaging tools, which he will use at IMB to...[more]
Breakthroughs in Epigenetics Workshop
The very successful Breakthoughs in Epigenetics Workshop was held at IMB on 19 – 20 March. This workshop was organised by Vijay Tiwari in conjunction with the
2014 Annual Report now available online
Find out more about our research and achievements at IMB in 2014 [more]