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RESEARCH NEWS
Turn left or right? This brain area helps us decide
Medial prefrontal cortex supports flexible behavior when rules change – Study published in Neuron

February 6, 2020

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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

INSTITUTE NEWS
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

INSTITUTE NEWS
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

RESEARCH NEWS
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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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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‘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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