At IMB, we explore the molecular biology of the nucleus with an overarching focus on gene regulation, epigenetics & genome stability
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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Recent Publications
- May 2025 | J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol | Keller ValsecchiMultiomics reveal associations between CpG methylation, histone modifications and transcription in a…
- Apr 2025 | Curr Opin Struct Biol | LuckBias in, bias out - AlphaFold-Multimer and the structural complexity of protein interfaces.
- Mar 2025 | Science | BeliPathogenic proteotoxicity of cryptic splicing is alleviated by ubiquitination and ER-phagy.
- Mar 2025 | Sci Rep | UlrichTelAP2 links TelAP1 to the telomere complex in Trypanosoma brucei.
- Mar 2025 | Curr Opin Struct Biol | StelzlDeciphering driving forces of biomolecular phase separation from simulations.
- Mar 2025 | Nat Commun | KönigAn atlas of RNA-dependent proteins in cell division reveals the riboregulation of mitotic…
- Feb 2025 | Cell Rep | Ulrich | WolfCustom affinity probes reveal DNA-damage-induced, ssDNA-independent chromatin SUMOylation in budding…
- Feb 2025 | Commun Biol | Ketting | ButterZbtb48 is a regulator of Mtfp1 expression in zebrafish.
- Feb 2025 | J Cell Biol | Khmelinskii | LukeGenome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics.
- Jan 2025 | Front Mol Biosci | Vieira-SilvaIndividual-network based predictions of microbial interaction signatures for response to biological…
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
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
IMB's summer school on epigenetics & genome stability in health, ageing & disease, for Master & undergraduate students