Harald Isemann. Vienna Brno Olomouc. Research Institute for Molecular Pathology

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1 Harald Isemann Vienna Brno Olomouc Managing Director Research Institute for Molecular Pathology

2 The Campus The Campus

3 Max F. Perutz Laboratories Research Institute of Molecular Pathology Austrian Academy of Sciences: Institute of Molecular Biotechnology Academic Research Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology BUSINESS - R&D Affiris Akron Molecules Apeiron Arsanis Axon Neuroscience Baxter Centogene ebioscience- Bender MedSystems EUCODIS Bioscience Intercell Lexogen

4 biolution dialog<>gentechnik Vienna Open Lab LIFE SCIENCES & SOCIETY Campus Child Care Center VBC MEMBER Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology International plant research institute Research is curiosity driven and covers many aspects of plant molecular biology including: Epigenetics, Population genetics, Evolutionary biology, Developmental biology, Chromosome biology, Stress signal transduction Arabidopsis thalianais the model organism of choice although other organisms are used

5 Institute of Molecular Biotechnology... VBC MEMBER basic research institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences international team of scientists curiosity driven research to determine molecular mechanisms of biological processes in health and disease state of the art methodologies Research topics: RNA biology, Gene regulation, Molecular Medicine, Disease models, Stem cells, Cancer stem cells, Cell biology Study Programmes: Vienna Biocenter PhDProgramme, Vienna Biocenter Summer School VBC MEMBER Institute of Molecular Pathology... set up in 1988 as founding unit of the Campus Vienna Biocenter basic biomedical research institute committed to uncovering fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms sponsored largely by Boehringer Ingelheim ~ 240 employees from over 30 countries Research topics: Molecular and Cell Biology, Circuit Neuroscience, Differentiation & Disease, Biology Computation & Engineering Study Programmes: International PhD-Programme, Vienna Biocenter Summer School

6 Max F. Perutz Laboratories VBC MEMBER joint venture of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna basic research and post-graduate education in the field of molecular and cell biology... more than 60 research groups, 470 people from 30 nations Research topics: Infection Biology, RNA Biology, Cell Signalling, Computational and Structural Biology, Chromosome Biology, Membranes and the Cytoskeleton Study Programmes: MFPL International PhD Programme; 3 thematic doctoral programmes funded by the FWF; VIPS Vienna International PostDoc Programme EDUCATION University of Applied Sciences, FH Campus Wien: BSc in Molecular Biotechnology MSc in Molecular Biotechnology MSc in Chemistry of Active Substances Max F. Perutz Laboratories (University of Vienna & Medical University of Vienna): Undergraduate studies: MSc in Molecular Biology / Molecular Microbiology & Immunobiology / Genetics & Microbiology Graduate studies: Max F. Perutz International PhD Programme Focus on Cell signaling / RNA biology / Structural Biology Postgraduate training: Vienna International Post-Doctoral Programme for Molecular Life Sciences (VIPS) Joint campus initiative : International PhD Programme in Molecular Life Sciences

7 International PhD Programme in Molecular Life Sciences Vienna Biocenter Programme founded in 1993 Organized jointly by IMP, MFPL, IMBA, GMI Presently approx. 250 PhD students on campus Selection process twice per year Application deadline May/November EDUCATION 300 to 400 Applications for each selection 20 to 30 vacancies in each selection 25% of applicants from Austria/Germany 60% of applicants from EU countries PhD Programme Application Criteria/Interview Process EDUCATION Completed online application form Two letters of recommendation Master s degree for EU applicants or BA (Hons) or equiv. for UK/US applicants Recommendation that applicants are under 30 years of age VBC faculty first reviews all complete applications Candidates with strong academic achievements are invited to Vienna for 5-day interview procedure (approx. double the amount of vacancies) Formal interview with discussion element Candidates who perform well in the interview then have two days to discuss potential research projects with group leaders Students prioritize the groups they would like to join Students group leaders offer positions to the students who best fit the project and the lab. Candidates have3 weeks to accept or decline the offer.

8 Campus Science Support Facilities CSF Infrastructure non-profit research institution (GmbH) Funded by bm_wfand City of Vienna 10 years funding period Total cost model (investments + running costs) fee-for-service 9 core facilities 52 Mill Euro public funding Start in 2010 CSF - Facilities CSF Administration Ultra-Resolution Imaging NGS VDRC Mass Spectrometry Structural Biology Plant Growth & Phenotyping Preclinical Phenotyping Scientific Computing Child Care Center Light Microscopy Protein Expression Imaging Electron Microscopy Core Facilities provide Crystallography access to cutting edge technology support by highly experienced scientific and technical staff interdisciplinary communication platforms joint repositories of expertise Behavioral Screening Metabolic Screening

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