The Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)

Welcome to IMB! We are a modern research centre that brings together leading scientists from all over the world. Our researchers tackle ambitious projects at the interface of epigenetics, genome stability, ageing & RNA biology.

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The award recognises Laura's research into the mechanisms that activate mRNA translation at the beginning of embryonic development.

The conference covered double-strand breaks, chromatin dynamics, replication stress, and age-related diseases and therapies.

Ulrich's lab will study how cells control mRNA export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and how these mechanisms are hijacked in viral infections.

09 Jun 2026
Seminar | IMB Seminar
From Whole-Body Maps to Targeted Delivery: AI-Driven Tools for Systems Biomedicine
Dr. Markus Elsner
11 Jun 2026
Company Fair
Company Fair by nerbe plus
16 Jun 2026
Lecture | Professional Development Lecture
Good scientific practice
17 Jun 2026
Seminar | 4R-RTG R-loop Club
4R RTG R-loop club
Katja Sträßer
18 Jun 2026
Seminar | SFB 1361 Seminar
B cell activation drives dynamic remodelling of DNA repair programs
Prof. Michela Di Virgilio
04 Nov - 06 Nov 2026
Conference
RNase H 2026 Conference

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Recent Publications

May 2026 | JACC Heart Fail | Wild
App-based coaching improves physical activity in patients with HFpEF: Results of the MyoMobile…
May 2026 | Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm | Wild
CSF proteins associated with neuroaxonal damage in early active multiple sclerosis.
Apr 2026 | iScience | Tüscher
Slow wave canonical activity deviation concept: Toward a slow wave-based EEG-fMRI reference map for…
Apr 2026 | Mol Cell | Beli
RNF25 confers mRNA damage tolerance by curbing activation of the integrated stress response.
Apr 2026 | bioRxiv | Stelzl | Ketting
Atomistic simulations reveal sub-µs contact dynamics in MUT-16 condensates.
Mar 2026 | Nat Commun | Vieira-Silva
A gut microbiome-kidney-heart axis predictive of future cardiovascular diseases.
Mar 2026 | Epigenetics Chromatin | Wang
WDR-5 exhibits H3K4 methylation-independent activity during embryonic development in C. elegans.
Mar 2026 | Atherosclerosis | Wild
The relation between socioeconomic status and societal development with cardiovascular disease - A…
Feb 2026 | Clin Kidney J | Tüscher | Wild
Increased albuminuria is highly prevalent in the general population: Prevalence of CKD in the…
Feb 2026 | J Thromb Haemost | Wild
Genome-wide identification of loci associated with plasma coagulation factor IX activity.

A centre for basic & clinical research on ageing & age-related disease
with Mainz University & its Medical Center, the Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research & TRON
A joint initiative on the mechanisms underlying robustness & longevity
with groups at Mainz University
A joint PhD programme to discover new ways to understand & treat age-related diseases
with Mainz University & its Medical Center
A joint PhD programme to understand why diseases are more common in old age and how we can age healthily
with Helmholtz Munich, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Leipzig University, Greifswald University Hospital, and Mainz University's Medical Center
The largest network on DNA repair & genome stability in Germany
with groups in Mainz, Darmstadt, Frankfurt & Munich
An initiative bridging the polymer & life sciences to understand biological processes such as ageing
with Mainz University, its Medical Center & the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
IMB’s flagship PhD training programme on epigenetics, genome stability & ageing
with Mainz University & its Medical Center
A DFG-funded PhD programme on how RNA processes contribute to robustness & resilience
with groups from Mainz University & its Medical Center
A DFG-funded PhD programme on the evolution of gene regulatory networks underlying phenotype & lifespan
with Mainz University’s Faculty of Biology

News

Laura Lorenzo-Orts awarded Early Career Research Award by the Biochemical Society

DNA repair experts gather in Mainz for landmark conference

IMB welcomes Ulrich Hohmann as a new Group Leader

Upcoming Events

09 Jun 2026

11 Jun 2026

16 Jun 2026

17 Jun 2026

18 Jun 2026

04 Nov - 06 Nov 2026

Joint Research Initiatives

A centre for basic & clinical research on ageing & age-related disease

A joint initiative on the mechanisms underlying robustness & longevity

A joint PhD programme to discover new ways to understand & treat age-related diseases

A joint PhD programme to understand why diseases are more common in old age and how we can age healthily

The largest network on DNA repair & genome stability in Germany

An initiative bridging the polymer & life sciences to understand biological processes such as ageing

IMB’s flagship PhD training programme on epigenetics, genome stability & ageing

A DFG-funded PhD programme on how RNA processes contribute to robustness & resilience

A DFG-funded PhD programme on the evolution of gene regulatory networks underlying phenotype & lifespan