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ISTA Graduation 2024
Representing 20 countries on 5 continents, honoring exceptional PhDs and alumni
June 21, 2024
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2024 Wittgenstein Award for Jiří Friml
Cell biologist at ISTA receives Austria’s most highly endowed science prize
June 20, 2024
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A Railroad of Cells
Computer simulations explain cell movement
June 19, 2024
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“Can’t sleep, must run experiments”
2,000 young and older guests visit the ISTA Open Campus 2024
June 13, 2024
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Ursula von der Leyen at ISTA
President of the European Commission on campus in Klosterneuburg
June 7, 2024
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Tom Henzinger Elected to Royal Society
ISTA professor and founding president is new member of UK body
June 6, 2024
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US National Academy Elects Nick Barton
ISTA professor and evolutionary biologist joins US National Academy of Sciences
June 4, 2024
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The Embryo Assembles Itself
New mathematical framework sheds light on how cells communicate to form embryo
June 3, 2024
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Nurturing Curiosity From the Start
Ground-breaking new kindergarten and press conference “Masterplan 2036”
May 22, 2024
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Beneath the Surface
To grow their roots, plants feel gravity — ISTA scientists take a close look
May 16, 2024
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Exploring Uncharted Territories
ISTA awards NOMIS-ISTA Fellowship
May 15, 2024
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Bilateral AI – New FWF Cluster of Excellence
Four research groups from ISTA involved
May 6, 2024
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Biological Timekeeping
New assistant professor at ISTA investigates how cells keep track of time
May 2, 2024
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The Glacier Researcher
C/O Vienna Magazine interview with ISTA Professor Francesca Pellicciotti
April 29, 2024
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ISTA Physicists Admitted to Young Academy
With Kimberly Modic and Hryhoriy Polshyn, ISTA counts seven members in ÖAW body
April 23, 2024
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New Leadership Team
ISTA welcomes three new Vice Presidents to strengthen institute management
April 9, 2024
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The (Un)Reachable States of Matter
New assistant professor at ISTA bridges ultrafast physics and quantum mechanics
April 9, 2024
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Nerve Cells “Old at Heart”
New research shows: key molecules within nerve cells persist throughout life
April 5, 2024
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How Plants Heal Wounds
Pressure changes and mechanical forces trigger wound healing in plants
April 4, 2024
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Million Euro Boost for Neuro Start-up
ISTA researchers secure venture capital for new MedTech company Syntropic Medical
April 4, 2024
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World Record: Tiniest Egg Ever
ISTA researchers create smallest egg in history – and lose it
April 1, 2024
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The Protein Factory
New assistant professor at ISTA assembles 3D nano-molecules
March 27, 2024
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A Resident Journalist’s Soliloquy
German science journalist Sigrid März is the 2024 ISTA Journalist in Residence
March 21, 2024
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Two Artists, Two Portraits
ISTA Welcomes Artists in Residence Julia Carrillo and Maximilian Prüfer in April
March 21, 2024
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Walking on Rolling Stones
Exhibition at first Klima Biennale Wien
March 20, 2024
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Two Emerging Fields Teams with ISTA
Florian Schur and Gaia Novarino receive FWF funding for pioneering research
March 12, 2024
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Leonid Sazanov Wins Schrödinger Award
Sixth ISTA scientist to receive this highest award by the Austrian Academy of Sciences
March 11, 2024
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Baby Quasars
ISTA: James Webb Space Telescope spots little giants in the deep past
March 7, 2024
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What Math Tells Us about Social Dilemmas
Scientists at ISTA present a new mathematic model for cooperation
February 26, 2024
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Cloud Clustering Causes More Extreme Rain
New climate model shows more extreme rainfall in the tropics with increased temperatures
February 23, 2024
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Neuronal Insights: Flash and Freeze-Fracture
Analyzing brain region using light flashes, high-pressure freezing and fracturing
February 15, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence as a Tool in Science
ISTA researchers welcome AI use in science, but remain cautious
February 13, 2024
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Down to the Core of Poxviruses
ISTA researchers uncover the architecture of poxvirus cores
February 5, 2024
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Finding Your Way in Research
Grow as a researcher with ISTA’s summer program
February 1, 2024
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The Explainers
Christian Bertsch and Mia Meus interview by C/O Vienna Magazine
January 22, 2024
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2+1 ERC Grants for ISTA
Two ERC Proof of Concept Grants and one ERC Consolidator Grant
January 18, 2024
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Anđela Šarić Promoted to Professor
A fast-track path to tenure at ISTA for research on simulating living matter
January 12, 2024
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Synapses Brought to the Point
Scientists unravel structure and function of important inhibitory synapses in the cerebellum
January 11, 2024
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Stranger than Friction: A Force Initiating Life
Scientists examine how friction forces propel development in a marine organism
January 9, 2024
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The Snail or the Egg?
How marine snails switched from laying eggs to giving birth
January 4, 2024
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Spark a (Research) Flame 3
Co-affiliation enables interdisciplinary PhD thesis projects
December 20, 2023
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Reaching for the (Invisible) Stars
Uncovering the missing precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovae
December 14, 2023
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The Pedigree of Brain Cells
New study explains development of the mammalian superior colliculus
December 13, 2023
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Causal AI: The Future of Machine Learning
AI researcher Locatello joins ISTA’s faculty as an assistant professor
December 11, 2023
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Spark a (Research) Flame 2
The rotation principle in the first year of the ISTA PhD
December 7, 2023
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On the Hunt
ISTA scientists unravel mysteries of “one of the creepiest-looking” insects
December 5, 2023
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Wind of (Climate) Change
Himalayan glaciers react, blow cold winds down their slopes
December 4, 2023
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ISTA Congratulates Tom Henzinger
Prof. Thomas A. Henzinger now Chair of new Austrian Research Council
December 4, 2023
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Spark a (Research) Flame
What is it like to make your PhD at ISTA?
November 21, 2023

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PHD THESIS

Central limit theorems for random matrices: From resolvents to free probability

Jana Reker

2024

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Phase locking of hippocampal CA3 neurons to distal CA1 theta oscillations selectively predicts memory performance

Shih Pi Ku, Erika Atucha, Nico Alavi, Halla Mulla-Osman, Rukhshona Kayumova, Motoharu Yoshida, Jozsef L Csicsvari, Magdalena M. Sauvage

Cell Reports 2024

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Delegated online search

Pirmin Braun, Niklas Hahn, Martin Hoefer, Conrad Schecker

Artificial Intelligence 2024

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Fluctuation moments for regular functions of Wigner Matrices

Jana Reker

Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry 2024

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

How much memory per CPU core is requested?

Alois Schlögl, Waleed Khalid, Stefano Elefante, Stephan Stadlbauer

2024

PHD THESIS

Superconducting qubits capable of dynamic switching between protected and high-speed control regimes

Farid Hassani

2024

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Evaluating the motional timescales contributing to averaged anisotropic interactions in MAS solid-state NMR

Kathrin Aebischer, Lea Marie Becker, Paul Schanda, Matthias Ernst

Magnetic Resonance 2024

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Shared behavioural impairments in visual perception and place avoidance across different autism models are driven by periaqueductal grey hypoexcitability in Setd5 haploinsufficient mice

Laura Burnett, Peter Koppensteiner, Olga Symonova, Tomas Masson, Tomas A Vega Zuniga, Ximena Contreras, Thomas Rülicke, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Gaia Novarino, Maximilian A Jösch

PLoS Biology 2024

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