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Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome
Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition – Study published in Ecology Letters

January 17, 2020

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Geometry meets time
IST Austria PhD student and computer scientist in collaboration with researchers from Caltech and Rey Juan Carlos University designs flat sheets that transform themselves taking the predefined curved shape with the rates of deformation specified across the whole surface – Study published in Nature Communications

January 13, 2020

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New function for potential tumor suppressor
Analysis of Cdkn1c loss at single cell level reveals novel and unexpected role of gene – Study published in Nature Communications

January 10, 2020

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„Flash and freeze“
New method to simultaneously study both structure and function of synapses in intact brain circuitry of mice presented – Study published in Neuron

January 9, 2020

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2019: Ten Years – A Review
A year of excellent research results and great Institute developments

December 20, 2019

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IST Austria – a place of growth
Four new professors have joined the Institute in 2019 to raise total number of research groups to 53

December 18, 2019

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JKU and IST Austria join ELLIS Network
The Institute for Machine Learning and the LIT AI Lab (JKU) as well as the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) in Lower Austria have been selected as two Austrian research institutions to become an ELLIS location.

December 12, 2019

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ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Krishnendu Chatterjee
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded IST Austria Professor, Krishnendu Chatterjee, a ‘Consolidator Grant’ for the improvement of algorithmic tools for probabilistic or stochastic models. Stochastic models are foundational to many scientific disciplines and increasingly to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and game theory simulations.

December 10, 2019

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Book release: How machines learn
IST Austria Professor and book editor Christoph Lampert explains Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on everyday situations for easy understanding.

November 29, 2019

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Science-Industry Talk connected scientists with the economy
Capturing Serendipity – capturing chance

November 20, 2019

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Robert Seiringer Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Austrian Professor honored for his achievements and contributions to Mathematics

November 14, 2019

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Jiří Friml receives Czech Neuron Award
Neuron Foundation honors plant biologist for lifelong research into plant hormone auxin.

November 13, 2019

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Edouard Hannezo and Martin Loose join EMBO Young Investigator Programme
Professors Edouard Hannezo and Martin Loose selected to join EMBO Young Investigator Programme as “some of the best young researchers in the life sciences” (EMBO)

November 13, 2019

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Jozsef Csicsvari appointed member of the Academia Europaea
Neuroscientist Csicsvari joined the pan-European scientific society as sixth IST Austria professor

November 4, 2019

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Biochemistry meets mechanics
IST Austria PhD student identified mechanosensitive cell-cell junctions required for cell movement in early zebrafish embryo – Study published in Cell

October 31, 2019

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Research consortium receives €3.7 million grant
IST Austria Professor Björn Hof among a consortium of leading international physicists awarded over €3.7 million to advance the scientific understanding of turbulence.

October 16, 2019

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Techtober at IST Austria
Curiosity-driven science at IST Austria as a solid foundation for practical applications

October 10, 2019

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IST Austria inaugurates new cryo-electron microscopes
Austria’s largest and most advanced cryo-electron microscopy facility installed – Symposium on October 18 highlights developments in cutting-edge cryo technology

October 7, 2019

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Federal Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein visited IST Austria
Federal Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein visited IST Austria for an exchange on excellence in basic research and international best practices of scientific institutions.

October 3, 2019

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Technology and Research Center IST Park
New lighthouse in the Lower Austrian research landscape

October 3, 2019

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New form of magnetism found
Physicists have discovered new type of magnetism in interaction of two ultra-thin atomic layers

September 26, 2019

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IST Scholar – New cohort of IST Austria PhD students
IST Austria welcomes 62 new PhD students

September 18, 2019

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Peer review makes the world of science go round
Peer Review Week: Professor Siekhaus among best reviewers of Developmental Cell – Peer Review Week from September 16-20 puts peer reviewers in the spotlight

September 17, 2019

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Carus Medal awarded to IST Austria professor Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Leopoldina commends Heisenberg’s research achievements in the field of developmental biology – Award ceremony on September 20, 2019

September 9, 2019

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Two ERC Starting Grants for Edouard Hannezo and Maksym Serbyn
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 organ morphogenesis and quantum systems.

September 3, 2019

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“Top Models in Science” inspires teenagers
For third time, teenagers learned about models that are used in innovation and science.

September 2, 2019

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IST Austria Professor Maksym Serbyn wins Ludwig Boltzmann Prize
The Austrian Physical Society has awarded its Ludwig Boltzmann Prize to theoretical physicist Maksym Serbyn for his pioneering work on the non-equilibrium properties of quantum systems.

August 29, 2019

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High-end microscopy reveals structure and function of crucial metabolic enzyme
Structural biologists reveal the atomic structure and regulative mechanism of the metabolic enzyme transhydrogenase – Results are the first to be published based on state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscope at IST Austria

August 28, 2019

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Structure of protein nano turbine revealed
First structure of a cell’s rotary engine determined

August 22, 2019

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Summer camp with additional value
Science for kids and teacher training at IST Austria

August 21, 2019

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Too much inequality impedes support for public goods
Nature study from University of Exeter Business School, IST Austria and Harvard University

August 14, 2019

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ISTernship – The interns of IST Austria
IST Austria welcomes 44 ISTerns to campus

August 6, 2019

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When plant roots learned to follow gravity
Key evolutionary steps of gravity-directed root growth identified

August 2, 2019

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Scientists call on EU: Give CRISPR a chance!
Common Open Statement asks to amend outdated GMO legislation

July 30, 2019

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Visual computing team presents findings at SIGGRAPH 2019
Researchers at world’s largest conference on computer graphics and animation

July 26, 2019

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‘Cool Tech’ on campus
Technology used at IST Austria produces temperatures close to absolute zero

July 22, 2019

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Minister Iris Rauskala visits “Kinderuni” at IST Austria
Around 300 enthusiastic kids took part in the Kinderuni in Klosterneuburg.

July 19, 2019

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Thomas A. Henzinger receives prestigious EATCS award
Renowned computer scientist and president of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) has been honored for his extensive contributions to computer science by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS).

July 15, 2019

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IST Austria celebrates 23 PhD graduates
On Tuesday July 9th, the Institute of Science and Technology (IST Austria) celebrated 23 new graduates of the Institute’s PhD program.

July 10, 2019

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New method for realistic water wave animations
Researchers at IST Austria have developed a method that realistically models water wave animations at a significantly lower computational expense.

July 2, 2019

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Building a bridge to the quantum world
Scientists develop prototype of what may serve as link to connect quantum computers

June 26, 2019

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IST Austria No. 3 among the world’s best research institutes
Nature Index ranks IST Austria in Klosterneuburg at the top of the world

June 19, 2019

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Peter Jonas elected member of EMBO
Number of EMBO members at IST Austria rises to 8

June 11, 2019

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IST Austria celebrated 10-year anniversary
High-ranking visitors from politics and research celebrated 10-year anniversary this week

June 7, 2019

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Paul Nurse lectured on “Science as Revolution”
IST Lecture by Nobel laureate continued 10-year anniversary celebrations

June 6, 2019

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BRIDGE Network launched
Five top international research institutes form BRIDGE Network

June 5, 2019

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IST Austria – 10 years of world-class basic research
More than 300 invited guests celebrated 10-year anniversary

June 5, 2019

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IST Austria held research festival to celebrate 10th anniversary
More than 2000 people visited IST Austria’s Open Campus

May 27, 2019

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How to correctly generate a brain
During brain development, stem cells generate neurons of different type and function at distinct points in time | IST Austria researchers contribute key experiment to identify essential protein controlling stem cell behavior

May 9, 2019

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Jan 29, 2020

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Feb 14, 2020

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Mar 24, 2020

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Mar 30, 2020

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Mar 31, 2020

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Apr 21, 2020

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May 12, 2020

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Jun 22, 2020

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Kimberly Modic

THERMODYNAMICS OF QUANTUM MATERIALS AT THE MICROSCALE

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Auxin guides roots to avoid obstacles during gravitropic growth

Yuzhou Zhang, Jiří Friml

New Phytologist 2020

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Auxin signalling in growth: Schrödinger’s cat out of the bag

Michelle C Gallei, C Luschnig, Jiří Friml

Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2020

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Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens

Barbara Milutinovic, Miriam Stock, Anna V Grasse, Elisabeth Naderlinger, Christian Hilbe, Sylvia Cremer

Ecology Letters 2020

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Programming temporal morphing of self-actuated shells

Ruslan Guseinov, Connor McMahan, Jesus Perez Rodriguez, Chiara Daraio, Bernd Bickel

Nature Communications 2020

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Imprinted Cdkn1c genomic locus cell-autonomously promotes cell survival in cerebral cortex development

Susanne Laukoter, Robert J Beattie, Florian Pauler, Nicole Amberg, Keiichi I. Nakayama, Simon Hippenmeyer

Nature Communications 2020

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Collective force generation by molecular motors is determined by strain-induced unbinding

Mehmet C Ucar, Reinhard Lipowsky

Nano Letters 2020

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Microtubule and actin differentially regulate synaptic vesicle cycling to maintain high-frequency neurotransmission

Lashmi Piriya Ananda Babu, Han Ying Wang, Kohgaku Eguchi, Laurent Guillaud, Tomoyuki Takahashi

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Chromatinopathies: A focus on Cornelia de Lange syndrome

Laura Avagliano, Ilaria Parenti, Paolo Grazioli, Elisabetta Di Fede, Chiara Parodi, Milena Mariani, Frank J. Kaiser, Angelo Selicorni, Cristina Gervasini, Valentina Massa

Clinical Genetics 2020

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