Latest Updates from the Max Perutz Labs

Publication

Separating signal from noise during stress in the HOG network

Mar 09, 2017

Cellular integrity relies not only on intracellular, but also on extracellular parameters which are often prone to fluctuation. If physico-chemical parameters in a cell’s environment reach extremes, adaptation is crucial for survival.

New Publication

RAF1, the unexpected moonlighter

Mar 08, 2017

Cells have to be able to interpret environmental signals in order to detect what's going on in their surroundings and respond appropriately to cues from both their neighbors and their environment. Within cells, signals are transmitted by specific proteins arranged in hierarchical structures, called signalling cascades. Many of these cascades are extremely well conserved, showing their relevance for a wide range of species.

Event

Seeding Success in Science

Mar 01, 2017

Symposium on the occasion of the retirement of Graham Warren, Scientific Director of the Max F. Perutz Laboratories and Dean of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna

Grants

DP RNA Biology – Funding secured for three more years

Feb 23, 2017

Based at the MFPL and headed by Andrea Barta, the FWF-funded DP RNA Biology is a cross-institutional PhD program bringing together Vienna’s RNA researchers from the MFPL, the Medical University of Vienna, the University of Vienna, the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) and the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI).

New Publication

Unravelling the first step of vesicle fusion

Feb 15, 2017

Vesicles are small, fluid filled structures that are surrounded by a lipid double layer. They are vital for many cellular and physiological processes, as they carry or secrete cellular cargo such as waste, hormones or neurotransmitters.

New Publication

Shedding light on the brakes of Akt activity

Feb 02, 2017

Changes leading to the hyperactivation of the protein kinase Akt are observed in almost 50% of all human tumors. Understanding Akt’s regulatory mechanisms is therefore essential for developing and improving cancer therapies. Researchers from the Max F. Perutz Laboratories, a joint venture of the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, propose a completely new model of Akt regulation, limiting its activity to discrete locations within the cell – cellular membranes. The results are published in the journal Molecular Cell.

Event

Official kick-off of the NaturTalente program

Jan 31, 2017

This January, the University of Vienna’s NaturTalente program has started for the third time. The initiative is carried out in cooperation with UNIPORT, the career service of the University of Vienna. An exciting half-year program awaits 32 excellent students, with the aim of establishing a network between students of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and industry.

Iva Lucic awarded Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Jan 30, 2017

We congratulate Iva Lucic on her Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the University of Vienna! The scholarship offers financial support to PhD students during the completion of their theses, for up to a period of six months.