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New leaders at IST Austria
IST Austria announces two new Vice Presidents for its Science Education and Technology Transfer activities, and a new Dean for its Graduate School

June 9, 2021

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Federal Minister for Climate Action Leonore Gewessler visits IST Austria
Together with researchers, she discussed the development of the Institute and the importance of research for a sustainable future.

June 7, 2021

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Quantum Computing with Holes
Scientists found a new and promising qubit at a place where there is nothing.

June 3, 2021

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How retroviruses become infectious
Scientists at IST Austria discover how the HIV-related Rous sarcoma virus is assembled driving virus research forward.

May 28, 2021

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Defective Gene Slows Down Brain Cells
Scientists at IST Austria discover how a high-risk gene for developing autism spectrum disorder affects brain development. Study published in Nature Communications.

May 24, 2021

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Polluting Labs: Researchers for new Solutions
As part of an Austria-wide initiative, researchers at IST Austria are campaigning for more environmentally friendly laboratories.

May 20, 2021

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Synaptic transmission: Not a one-way street
Key synapse acts as a “smart teacher”, sending messages against the usual flow of information in the brain. – Paper published in Nature Communications

May 18, 2021

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The Emergence of Cooperation
Scientists at IST Austria mathematically describe the importance of helping each other and having a good reputation.

May 13, 2021

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Smashing the Covid curve
Scientists at IST Austria show that little differences in behavior decide between success and complete failure of epidemic control.

May 10, 2021

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A beacon of scientific success
Three scientists from IST Austria receive European Research Council grants, securing over 6 million Euro funding.

April 22, 2021

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Predicting the Onset of Diseases
Scientists have created a statistical model that helps them predict when diseases like high blood pressure, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes will occur.

April 20, 2021

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How to Become a Professor at IST Austria
Finding a permanent position in science is hard, but IST Austria provides a system that enables long-term planning.

April 8, 2021

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NOMIS Fellowships – Call for Proposals
IST Austria and NOMIS Foundation seek postdoctoral researchers with pioneering interdisciplinary spirit.

April 6, 2021

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Autism Awareness Day: Understanding Autism
Neuroscientist Gaia Novarino studies genetic basis of autism spectrum disorders at IST Austria.

April 2, 2021

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Scientific breakthrough of the decade halts lab construction
Groundbreaking discovery pauses construction project of new library and chemistry building at IST Austria

April 1, 2021

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Leonid Sazanov awarded Keilin Memorial Medal

March 30, 2021

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Embryonic tissue undergoes phase transition
Scientists explain a crucial phase of embryonic development in zebrafish with the help of mathematical and physical concepts.

March 16, 2021

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László Erdős receives Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the ÖAW
IST Austria mathematician László Erdős wins the prestigious science award

March 2, 2021

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Independence and development secured beyond 2026
The Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research and Lower Austria declare their commitment to the further development of cutting-edge research at IST Austria. They intend to secure long-term funding before the end of this year.

March 2, 2021

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More than 40 million euros fresh capital for life science and tech spin-offs
IST cube increases venture fund for science start-ups tenfold in cooperation with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and 25 other investors

February 17, 2021

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Can evolution be predicted?
Scientists created a framework to test the predictions of biological optimality theories, including evolution.

February 15, 2021

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Between life and death: an ant’s love story
Today on Valentine’s Day, we take a closer look at the love life of ants.

February 14, 2021

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Unsolved mysteries of an everyday phenomenon
For centuries scientists have been struggling to answer seemingly simple questions about electricity.

February 9, 2021

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When schoolchildren become pandemic pros

January 22, 2021

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ISTernship – a unique summer research experience
Invitation to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to join a unique internship

January 21, 2021

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Dancing Molecules and Two-dimensional Particles
Researchers find a new way of realizing anyons using rotating molecules.

January 11, 2021

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A plant’s way to its favorite food
Scientists at IST Austria discover how plants adapt their root growth to changes of nutrients.

January 5, 2021

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Cutting-edge technology reveals structures within cells
New methods enable scientists at IST Austria to take a look at the innermost of cells: high-resolution images of deep-frozen cells show structures that previously could only be guessed at.

December 22, 2020

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How to transport microwave quantum information
William Hease and Georg Arnold from the Fink group present two transducers that could enable quantum communication between superconducting processors

December 16, 2020

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How to move a Eureka moment to the real world
Technologies developed at international research institutions like IST Austria can revolutionize whole industries.

December 9, 2020

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New tool enables economic glass design
Computer scientists develop a design tool that opens up the use of a cost-efficient technology for curved glass panels. The tool is based on a deep neural network and allows for the free-form design of beautiful glass façades.

December 7, 2020

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Thomas Henzinger reappointed as President of IST Austria
Tom Henzinger accepts the offer to lead the Institute for a fourth four-year term. The Board of Trustees bases their decision on his achievements in the past and his plans for the future development of the Institute.

December 3, 2020

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New compact model for gene regulation in higher organisms
Scientists at IST Austria find a way to describe how different molecules interact with each other to activate gene expression.

December 3, 2020

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Plants on Aspirin
Researchers at IST Austria gain deeper knowledge of plant growth by treating seedlings with painkillers like Aspirin and the like. New study published in Cell Reports.

December 1, 2020

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BM Heinz Faßmann and Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner present “Virus Alert in Stayhomton“
IST Austria developed a board game for young people and schools from 12 years of age on the topic of virus spread

November 23, 2020

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Jiří Friml one of the most cited researchers worldwide
Plant biologist Jiří Friml is on the list of “highly cited researchers” for 2020

November 19, 2020

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Relaxing cell divisions
Scientists at IST Austria discovered how tissue tension controls cell division

November 17, 2020

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Review Science-Industry Talk 2020
On November 10, the IST Austria’s Science-Industry Talk 2020 took place for the twelfth time. Over 140 people joined the live stream.

November 16, 2020

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Mikhail Lemeshko appointed member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
The outstanding young scientist and IST Austria physics professor is looking forward to exchanging ideas with researchers from different disciplines.

November 11, 2020

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Scientific board member Angelika Amon passed away
Wednesday, cell biologist and cancer researcher Angelika Amon passed away.

October 30, 2020

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Molecular compass for cell orientation
Scientists at IST Austria discovered how the hormone auxin coordinates the cells during vasculature formation and regeneration

October 29, 2020

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Elements of the Future
Researchers investigate the foundations and applications of forgotten elements in energy storage.

October 28, 2020

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Remembering Novelty
Uncovering a new part in our understanding of the brain.

October 15, 2020

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New Deep Learning Models
Artificial intelligence (AI) can become more efficient and reliable if it is made to mimic biological models. New approaches in AI research are hugely successful in experiments.

October 13, 2020

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Julian Fischer wins Förderungspreis of the Austrian Mathematical society
Mathematician Julian Fischer is the first IST Austria professor to win this award

October 6, 2020

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Wanted: A new phase of matter
Professor Kimberly Modic’s search for Quantum Spin Liquids

October 5, 2020

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Sticking together
Cells’ stickiness sets up patterns in developing organism – Study published in Science

October 2, 2020

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Novel platform for women in science receives research award
Initiative towards gender equality in STEM leadership positions receives Wissen schaf[f]t Zukunft award from Lower Austria

October 1, 2020

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Wound-healing Waves
Researchers find a complex interplay among cells, which guides them to where they need to go.

September 28, 2020

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Upcoming Events

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Was passiert beim Denken? Was passiert beim Denken?
Tim Vogels, IST Austria

Jun 17, 2021

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Institute colloquium  
Correcting decoherence errors in quantum superconducting circuits Correcting decoherence errors in quantum superconducting circuits
Michel Devoret, Yale University

Jun 21, 2021

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Diagnosing barren plateaus with tools from quantum optimal control Diagnosing barren plateaus with tools from quantum optimal control
Martin Larocca, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jun 16, 2021

3:00 pm
Neurotheory Forum  
Sleepless in Vienna – how to rescue folding-deficient dopamine transporters by pharmacochaperoning Sleepless in Vienna – how to rescue folding-deficient dopamine transporters by pharmacochaperoning
Michael Freissmuth, Institute of Pharmacology, Centre of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna

Jun 18, 2021

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Aug 17, 2021

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Aug 23, 2021

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Physical Sciences Seminar  
The breakdown of photon blockade: a first-order dissipative quantum phase transition The breakdown of photon blockade: a first-order dissipative quantum phase transition
András Vukics, Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics / Wigner Research Centre for Physics

Jun 23, 2021

11:00 am
ELLIS talk  
Uncertainty Estimation Using a Single Deep Deterministic Neural Network Uncertainty Estimation Using a Single Deep Deterministic Neural Network
Yarin Gal, University of Oxford

Aug 4, 2021

4:00 pm

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Graduate Education

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Jiří Friml

DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS

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Carrie Bernecky

RNA-BASED GENE REGULATION

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Uli Wagner

DISCRETE AND COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY

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Bernd Bickel

COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND DIGITAL FABRICATION

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Herbert Edelsbrunner

ALGORITHMS, COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOPOLOGY

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Maria Ibáñez

FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS

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Calin Guet

SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF GENETIC NETWORKS

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Michael Sixt

MORPHODYNAMICS OF IMMUNE CELLS

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Recent Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Structural basis for inhibition of the AAA-ATPase Drg1 by diazaborine

Michael Prattes, Irina Grishkovskaya, Victor-Valentin Hodirnau, Ingrid Rössler, Isabella Klein, Christina Hetzmannseder, Gertrude Zisser, Christian C. Gruber, Karl Gruber, David Haselbach, Helmut Bergler

Nature Communications 2021

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Generation of excitatory and inhibitory neurons from common progenitors via Notch signaling in the cerebellum

Tingting Zhang, Tengyuan Liu, Natalia Mora, Justine Guegan, Mathilde Bertrand, Ximena Contreras, Andi H Hansen, Carmen Streicher, Marica Anderle, Natasha Danda, Luca Tiberi, Simon Hippenmeyer, Bassem A. Hassan

Cell Reports 2021

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A singlet triplet hole spin qubit in planar Ge

Daniel Jirovec, Andrea C Hofmann, Andrea Ballabio, Philipp M. Mutter, Giulio Tavani, Marc Botifoll, Alessandro Crippa, Josip Kukucka, Oliver Sagi, Frederico Martins, Jaime Saez Mollejo, Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, Maksim Borovkov, Jordi Arbiol, Daniel Chrastina, Giovanni Isella, Georgios Katsaros

Nature Materials 2021

CONFERENCE

Tracing isomanifolds in Rd in time polynomial in d using Coxeter-Freudenthal-Kuhn triangulations

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat, Siargey Kachanovich, Mathijs Wintraecken

SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry 2021

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The density fingerprint of a periodic point set

Herbert Edelsbrunner, Teresa Heiss, Vitaliy Kurlin , Philip Smith, Mathijs Wintraecken

SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry 2021

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Gating and modulation of a hetero-octameric AMPA glutamate receptor

Danyang Zhang, Jake Watson, Peter M. Matthews, Ondrej Cais, Ingo H. Greger

Nature 2021

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Unboxing mutations: Connecting mutation types with evolutionary consequences

Emma L. Berdan, Alexandre Blanckaert, Tanja Slotte, Alexander Suh, Anja M Westram, Inês Fragata

Molecular Ecology 2021

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Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton stimulation and simultaneous pre- and postsynaptic recording at cortical synapses

David H Vandael, Yuji Okamoto, Carolina Borges Merjane, Victor M Vargas Barroso, Benjamin Suter, Peter M Jonas

Nature Protocols 2021

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