Biomedical research has the potential for groundbreaking discoveries for the benefit of humanity, however, it also produces considerable amounts of plastic waste and uses 10-15 times more energy than the average workplace according to recent studies. Climate@MaxPerutzLabs is an initiative which aims to make research at the institute, and at the Vienna Biocenter in general, more climate-friendly. Climate@MaxPerutzLabs seeks to inspire action among researchers to reduce plastic waste, cut emissions from international travel, and to become more energy efficient in their day-to-day work.
“As scientists we have to continuously question the way we do things. Climate@MaxPerutz started as a grass-roots initiative led by a small group of students and postdocs. Over the last years, they have carefully evaluated the environmental impact of our research and have started fact-based discussions within the Perutz and with our stakeholders about how to create an ecologically more sustainable institute. This important award is well deserved and calls for further concrete action”, says Scientific Director Alwin Köhler.
The Sustainability Award by the Austrian Federal Government is awarded every two years to innovative and sustainable projects at Austrian Universities and Higher Education institutions. Winners are selected by a jury of renowned members of the media, research and education, and institutions in the field of sustainability. It was established in 2007 as a means of promoting and increasing awareness for sustainability processes within Austrian universities, and to provide incentives for institutions of higher education to work in this area.
More about the Climate@MaxPerutzLabs initiative
18th Microsymposium on RNA Biology
The „Microsymposium on RNA Biology“ is an international conference that brings together young scientists, junior and senior group leaders, and company representatives from all over the world to present and discuss their latest findings in the exciting field of small RNAs and beyond. The Microsymposium was founded in 2005 and has established itself as the major small RNA meeting in Europe. It is organized by the four research institutions IMBA, IMP, GMI and the Max Perutz Labs as well as by the RNA community of the Vienna BioCenter.
Nickel impact on human health, from bacterial infections to cancer
Multiscale plant bioimaging using advanced microscopy
Parthenogenesis, cryptobiosis, and the survival in extreme environmental conditions
Evading ageing: Mitochondrial and proteostatic adaptations in oocytes
Genomes in Rhodnius prolixus symbiotic system
Stem cells, immune evasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2024
The Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium is an annual international meeting taking place in the beautiful capital of Austria, aiming to bring together scholars from various fields studying ubiquitin/Ubl biology and protein degradation in a personal, family-like atmosphere, as suggested by the name.
The evolution and development of mollusc shells
Unraveling the Complexity of Crossover Regulation in C. elegans
Dynamics of 3D Genome Structure and Function
How superworms can help to solve our plastic waste crisis
Title to be announced
New players in an old pathway: biology of methanogens of the TACK superphylum
Shaping morphogen gradients: from molecules to tissues and back
Title to be announced
Studying stressed cells by in situ structural biology
Exploring Microbial Resilience: Unravelling Escherichia coliand#x27;s Stress Response at the Level of Protein Synthesis
Arbuscular mycorrhiza development and function
Deep homology and deep diversity: Evolving genetic toolkits for making and sensing light
The evolution of cell type identity and tissue microecology at the fetal-maternal interface
The unanticipated roles of PICIs and phages in bacterial evolution
Chemical targeting of subcellular protein localization
Origin and diversification of gut-derived organs in chordates
Job's Dilemma for the Genome: Why Bad Things Happen to Good Chromosomes
Connections between carbon and nitrogen cycling in the ocean
Understanding how the DNA-loop-extruding protein complex Condensin folds a chromatinized genome into mitotic chromosomes
From Roads to Rivers? Occurrence and environmental fate of tire and road wear particles and of tire-related chemicals
FENS 2024 Satellite event: Home cage behavior monitoring at the interface of animal welfare and neuroscience
Striking physiology and cell biology of (marine) environmental microorganisms
Mechanisms controlling maintenance of cohesin dependent loops
Title to be announced