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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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Mystery of giant proton pump solved
Mechanism how complex I of respiratory chain pumps protons finally understood – Study published in Science

September 24, 2020

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Feeling Like a Cell
A researcher investigates how immune cells feel their way through our bodies.

September 23, 2020

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Structure of ATPase, the world’s smallest turbine, solved
First complete structure of mammalian F1Fo ATP-synthase – Study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

September 14, 2020

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Federal Minister Edtstadler experiences research at IST Austria
Together with researchers she discussed the role of competitive research funding

September 14, 2020

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High-ranking delegation visits IST Austria
Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramböck and Wirtschaftslandesrat Jochen Danninger visited the IST Austria campus together with their government colleagues.

September 7, 2020

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ERC Starting Grants for Julian Fischer and Scott Waitukaitis
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) two grants for frontier research set to improve our understanding of understanding of tribocharging and explore the role of randomness in multiscale problems in physics and mechanics.

September 3, 2020

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When is necessary sufficient?
Researchers provide the key to an algorithm for finding integer solutions to certain polynomial equations.

August 17, 2020

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Documenting the beauty of nature
IST Austria scientists present three novel techniques to simulate nature’s complexity

August 13, 2020

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Tamas Hausel appointed member of the Academia Europaea
Mathematician Hausel is the seventh IST Austria professor to join the pan-European scientific society

August 10, 2020

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The bouncer in the brain
IST Austria scientists discover cells that filter and sharpen spatial signals

August 6, 2020

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Cells react differently to genomic imprinting
Genomic imprinting controls the survival advantage of astrocytes – Study published in Neuron

July 23, 2020

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Order from noise
Collective cell dynamics could define stem cells identity, number, and dynamics

July 6, 2020

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Forschungsfinanzierungs- gesetz to be the right signal
Long-term financial security and autonomy are the foundation of successful research

June 25, 2020

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IST Austria evaluation: “a positive trajectory “
Third evaluation of institute acknowledges accomplishments so far and recommends long term commitment

June 16, 2020

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Pioneers at the intersection of sciences
IST Austria and NOMIS Foundation launch fellowship program focusing on interdisciplinary research and mentoring

June 16, 2020

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Wounded plants: how they coordinate their healing
Scientists at the IST Austria discovered governing factors within plant regeneration

June 15, 2020

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Possible physical trace of short-term memory found
Search for the long-sought “engram” successful? – Study published in Neuron

June 2, 2020

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Efficient animation for visual artists
Researchers demonstrate efficient method for simulating elastoplastic materials and objects composed of irregular-shaped bodies.

May 28, 2020

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“Off-road” mode enables mobile cells to move freely
Basic biomechanical principle of cell migration revealed – IST Austria study published in Nature

May 13, 2020

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Scientists demonstrate quantum radar prototype
New detection technique based on quantum technology developed at IST Austria – Study published in Science Advances

May 9, 2020

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Blood flows could be more turbulent than expected
Turbulent blood flow may increase risk of arteriosclerosis – Study published in PNAS

May 5, 2020

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Thomas Henzinger elected to two prestigious American academies
The computer scientist and president of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

May 4, 2020

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Two IST Austria postdocs receive FWF fellowships
New fellowships for immune cell response and nanotechnology research – FWF Lise Meitner Fellowships to Alba Juanes Garcia and Cheng Chang.

April 14, 2020

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Boosting large-scale quantum computing networks
Superconducting quantum circuits — a new pathway towards large-scale quantum computers. Future and Emerging Technology (FET) grant awarded to IST Austria quantum physicist, Johannes Fink.

April 9, 2020

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ERC grant for soon-to-be IST Austria professor Vadim Kaloshin
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded soon-to-be IST Professor, Vadim Kaloshin, an ‘Advanced Grant’ for the development of tools to study rigidity and integrability of large classes of dynamical systems.

March 31, 2020

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Everybody for Everybody
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) is initiating an interdisciplinary Citizen Science project to collate and analyze data on social interactions during the Corona crisis.

March 30, 2020

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Pulling together
A message from Thomas Henzinger, President of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria

March 23, 2020

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Proteins as molecular switches
IST Austria biochemists identify self-organizing properties of Rab proteins – Study published in PNAS

March 12, 2020

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Cancellation of all events until mid-April
Cancellation of all events on IST Austria campus until mid-April

March 10, 2020

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How to thrive without gene regulation
IST Austria scientists demonstrate alternative evolutionary strategy – Study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

March 9, 2020

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Little cell – big cover story
IST Austria scientists rebuild cell division machinery to reveal protein choreography – Study featured on the cover of Nature Microbiology

March 5, 2020

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Parties, doughnuts and coloring: some problems in graph theory Parties, doughnuts and coloring: some problems in graph theory
Maria Chudnovsky, Princeton University

Dec 7, 2020

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Belief-propagation, evolutionary inference, phase transitions, and complexity Belief-propagation, evolutionary inference, phase transitions, and complexity
Elchanan Mossel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dec 14, 2020

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Stochastic Seminar  
Adaptive coding for dynamic Bayesian inference Adaptive coding for dynamic Bayesian inference
Wiktor Mlynarski, IST Austria

Dec 7, 2020

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Mathematics and CS Seminar  
Limits of the diagonal Cartan subgroup in SL(n,R) and SL(n, Q_p) Limits of the diagonal Cartan subgroup in SL(n,R) and SL(n, Q_p)
Arielle Leitner, Weizmann Institute of Science

Dec 10, 2020

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Mathematics and CS Seminar  
The Strongly Coupled Polaron in a Translational Invariant Setting: Quantum Corrections to the Pekar Asymptotics The Strongly Coupled Polaron in a Translational Invariant Setting: Quantum Corrections to the Pekar Asymptotics
Dario Feliciangeli, IST Austria

Dec 10, 2020

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Neurotheory Forum  
Social transmission of maternal behavior Social transmission of maternal behavior
Ioana Carcea, Rutgers University

Dec 11, 2020

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Asbjorn Lauritsen, IST Austria

Dec 17, 2020

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Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar
Kirsten Wickelgren , Duke University, North Carolina

Jan 14, 2021

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Otto Overkamp, Leibniz Universität Hannover

Jan 21, 2021

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Jörg Jahnel , University of Siegen

Jan 28, 2021

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Raf Cluckers , KU Leuven, NL

Mar 11, 2021

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Online Talk Astrid Prinz Online Talk Astrid Prinz
Astrid Prinz, Emory University

Mar 12, 2021

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Maria Yakerson, ETH Zürich

May 6, 2021

2:00 pm

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Beatriz Vicoso

SEX-CHROMOSOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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Leonid Sazanov

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEXES

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Herbert Edelsbrunner

ALGORITHMS, COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOPOLOGY

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Krishnendu Chatterjee

COMPUTER-AIDED VERIFICATION, GAME THEORY

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Vladimir Kolmogorov

DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION

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Tamas Hausel

GEOMETRY AND ITS INTERFACES

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Bernd Bickel

COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND DIGITAL FABRICATION

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Kimberly Modic

THERMODYNAMICS OF QUANTUM MATERIALS AT THE MICROSCALE

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Recent Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The PBW theorem for affine Yangians

Yaping Yang, Gufang Zhao

Transformation Groups 2020

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Differential loss of spinal interneurons in a mouse model of ALS

Alina Salamatina, Jerry H Yang, Susan Brenner-Morton, Jay B Bikoff, Linjing Fang, Christopher R Kintner, Thomas M Jessell, Lora Beatrice Jaeger Sweeney

Neuroscience 2020

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Molecular mechanisms for targeted ASD treatments

Bernadette Basilico, Jasmin Morandell, Gaia Novarino

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 2020

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Surface and catalyst driven singlet oxygen formation in Li-O2 cells

Aleksej Samojlov, David Schuster, Jürgen Kahr, Stefan Alexander Freunberger

Electrochimica Acta 2020

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Uniform convergence to equilibrium for a family of drift–diffusion models with trap-assisted recombination and the limiting Shockley–Read–Hall model

Klemens Fellner, Michael Kniely

Journal of Elliptic and Parabolic Equations 2020

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Area-dependent quantum field theory

Ingo Runkel, Lorant Szegedy

Communications in Mathematical Physics 2020

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Coupling of hippocampal theta and ripples with pontogeniculooccipital waves

Juan F Ramirez Villegas, Michel Besserve, Yusuke Murayama, Henry C. Evrard, Axel Oeltermann, Nikos K. Logothetis

Nature 2020

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An inertial subgradient extragradient algorithm extended to pseudomonotone equilibrium problems

Yekini Shehu, Olaniyi S. Iyiola, Duong Viet Thong, Nguyen Thi Cam Van

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 2020

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