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Beneath the Surface
To grow their roots, plants feel gravity — ISTA scientists take a close look
May 16, 2024
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Exploring Uncharted Territories
ISTA awards NOMIS-ISTA Fellowship
May 15, 2024
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Bilateral AI – New FWF Cluster of Excellence
Four research groups from ISTA involved
May 6, 2024
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Biological Timekeeping
New assistant professor at ISTA investigates how cells keep track of time
May 2, 2024
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The Glacier Researcher
C/O Vienna Magazine interview with ISTA Professor Francesca Pellicciotti
April 29, 2024
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ISTA Physicists Admitted to Young Academy
With Kimberly Modic and Hryhoriy Polshyn, ISTA counts seven members in ÖAW body
April 23, 2024
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New Leadership Team
ISTA welcomes three new Vice Presidents to strengthen institute management
April 9, 2024
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The (Un)Reachable States of Matter
New assistant professor at ISTA bridges ultrafast physics and quantum mechanics
April 9, 2024
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Nerve Cells “Old at Heart”
New research shows: key molecules within nerve cells persist throughout life
April 5, 2024
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How Plants Heal Wounds
Pressure changes and mechanical forces trigger wound healing in plants
April 4, 2024
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Million Euro Boost for Neuro Start-up
ISTA researchers secure venture capital for new MedTech company Syntropic Medical
April 4, 2024
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World Record: Tiniest Egg Ever
ISTA researchers create smallest egg in history – and lose it
April 1, 2024
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The Protein Factory
New assistant professor at ISTA assembles 3D nano-molecules
March 27, 2024
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A Resident Journalist’s Soliloquy
German science journalist Sigrid März is the 2024 ISTA Journalist in Residence
March 21, 2024
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Two Artists, Two Portraits
ISTA Welcomes Artists in Residence Julia Carrillo and Maximilian Prüfer in April
March 21, 2024
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Walking on Rolling Stones
Exhibition at first Klima Biennale Wien
March 20, 2024
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Two Emerging Fields Teams with ISTA
Florian Schur and Gaia Novarino receive FWF funding for pioneering research
March 12, 2024
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Leonid Sazanov Wins Schrödinger Award
Sixth ISTA scientist to receive this highest award by the Austrian Academy of Sciences
March 11, 2024
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Baby Quasars
ISTA: James Webb Space Telescope spots little giants in the deep past
March 7, 2024
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What Math Tells Us about Social Dilemmas
Scientists at ISTA present a new mathematic model for cooperation
February 26, 2024
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Cloud Clustering Causes More Extreme Rain
New climate model shows more extreme rainfall in the tropics with increased temperatures
February 23, 2024
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Neuronal Insights: Flash and Freeze-Fracture
Analyzing brain region using light flashes, high-pressure freezing and fracturing
February 15, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence as a Tool in Science
ISTA researchers welcome AI use in science, but remain cautious
February 13, 2024
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Down to the Core of Poxviruses
ISTA researchers uncover the architecture of poxvirus cores
February 5, 2024
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Finding Your Way in Research
Grow as a researcher with ISTA’s summer internship program
February 1, 2024
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The Explainers
Christian Bertsch and Mia Meus interview by C/O Vienna Magazine
January 22, 2024
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2+1 ERC Grants for ISTA
Two ERC Proof of Concept Grants and one ERC Consolidator Grant
January 18, 2024
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Anđela Šarić Promoted to Professor
A fast-track path to tenure at ISTA for research on simulating living matter
January 12, 2024
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Synapses Brought to the Point
Scientists unravel structure and function of important inhibitory synapses in the cerebellum
January 11, 2024
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Stranger than Friction: A Force Initiating Life
Scientists examine how friction forces propel development in a marine organism
January 9, 2024
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The Snail or the Egg?
How marine snails switched from laying eggs to giving birth
January 4, 2024
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Spark a (Research) Flame 3
Co-affiliation enables interdisciplinary PhD thesis projects
December 20, 2023
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Reaching for the (Invisible) Stars
Uncovering the missing precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovae
December 14, 2023
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The Pedigree of Brain Cells
New study explains development of the mammalian superior colliculus
December 13, 2023
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Causal AI: The Future of Machine Learning
AI researcher Locatello joins ISTA’s faculty as an assistant professor
December 11, 2023
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Spark a (Research) Flame 2
The rotation principle in the first year of the ISTA PhD
December 7, 2023
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On the Hunt
ISTA scientists unravel mysteries of “one of the creepiest-looking” insects
December 5, 2023
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Wind of (Climate) Change
Himalayan glaciers react, blow cold winds down their slopes
December 4, 2023
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ISTA Congratulates Tom Henzinger
Prof. Thomas A. Henzinger now Chair of new Austrian Research Council
December 4, 2023
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Spark a (Research) Flame
What is it like to make your PhD at ISTA?
November 21, 2023
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Studying Supramolecular Chemistry
Chemist Rafal Klajn joins ISTA faculty
November 2, 2023
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New ERC Synergy Grant for ISTA
ISTA Professor Gašper Tkačik contributes to multi-institute research on gene transcription
October 26, 2023
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More Space for ISTA Kindergarten Children
Construction of the more modern and sustainable kindergarten to start in 2024
October 25, 2023
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Water Towers: The Glaciers and Climate Change
ISTA welcomes new Professor Francesca Pellicciotti
October 25, 2023
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VISTA Groundbreaking
With Minister Polaschek and Governor of Lower Austria Mikl-Leitner
October 20, 2023
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ISTA Launches VISTA Science Experiences
Science education for children, young people, and adults
October 18, 2023
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Meet ISTA’s New Astrophysicists
ISTA’s New Assistant Professors
October 12, 2023
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Three Science Awards for ISTA Scientists
Recognition for research on enzymes, batteries and quantum dynamics
October 11, 2023
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New Chair of ISTA Board of Trustees
Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß takes over from Claus J. Raidl
October 9, 2023

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May 24, 2024
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Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Jun 7, 2024
11:30 am
Quantum Colloquium  
Quantum verification with few copies Quantum verification with few copies
Borivoje Dakić, University of Vienna / Austria
May 21, 2024
11:00 am
Neuroscience data talk  
Instinctive behavior circuit development is shaped by sensory input, sex, and function Instinctive behavior circuit development is shaped by sensory input, sex, and function
Harris Kaplan, HHMI Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Catherine Dulac Lab, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
May 21, 2024
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The invention of nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World The invention of nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World
Andrea Wulf
Jun 18, 2024
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Quantum Colloquium | Talk by Alberto Morpurgo Quantum Colloquium | Talk by Alberto Morpurgo
Alberto Morpurgo, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
May 28, 2024
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Quantum control of a cat-qubit with bit-flip times exceeding ten seconds Quantum control of a cat-qubit with bit-flip times exceeding ten seconds
Zaki Leghtas, INRIA, ENS – École normale supérieure Paris (France)
Jun 4, 2024
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FENS satellite event On Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses FENS satellite event On Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses
Jun 24, 2024
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7th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics 7th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics
Jul 22, 2024
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3rd ISTA Summer School in Analysis and Mathematical Physics 3rd ISTA Summer School in Analysis and Mathematical Physics
Jun 10, 2024
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Quantum Colloquium  
Resonant (laser) excitation of the Thorium-229 nucleus Resonant (laser) excitation of the Thorium-229 nucleus
Thorsten Schumm, Institute of Atomic and Subatomic Physics / TU Vienna
Jun 11, 2024
11:00 am
Annalena Genreith-Schriever, University of Cambridge
Jun 13, 2024
3:30 pm
Quantum Colloquium  
Quantum State Transfer in Semiconductor Quantum Dot Arrays Quantum State Transfer in Semiconductor Quantum Dot Arrays
Gloria Platero, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Spain
Jun 18, 2024
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ISTA-FKNE-CHET Young PI Symposium ISTA-FKNE-CHET Young PI Symposium
Jun 23, 2024
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Motor Control Across Scales Motor Control Across Scales
Jun 24, 2024
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Cold and Controlled Molecules & Ions 2024 (CCMI 2024) Cold and Controlled Molecules & Ions 2024 (CCMI 2024)
Sep 2, 2024
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Institute colloquium  
Institute Colloquium: Lisa Manning, Syracuse University Institute Colloquium: Lisa Manning, Syracuse University
Lisa Manning, Syracuse University
Nov 4, 2024
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Ryuichi Shigemoto

MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

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Kimberly Modic

THERMODYNAMICS OF QUANTUM MATERIALS AT THE MICROSCALE

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Calin Guet

SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF GENETIC NETWORKS

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Krishnendu Chatterjee

COMPUTER-AIDED VERIFICATION, GAME THEORY

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Herbert Edelsbrunner

ALGORITHMS, COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOPOLOGY

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Marco Mondelli

DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND INFORMATION THEORY

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Andela Saric

COMPUTATIONAL SOFT AND LIVING MATTER

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Stefan Freunberger

MATERIALS ELECTROCHEMISTRY

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Limits to selection on standing variation in an asexual population

Nicholas H Barton, Himani Sachdeva

Theoretical Population Biology 2024

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SH3Ps recruit auxilin-like vesicle uncoating factors for clathrin-mediated endocytosis

Maciek Adamowski, Marek Randuch, Ivana Matijevic, Madhumitha Narasimhan, Jiří Friml

Cell Reports 2024

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Wegner estimate and upper bound on the eigenvalue condition number of non-Hermitian random matrices

László Erdös, Hong Chang Ji

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics 2024

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Christensen–Evans theorem and extensions of GNS-symmetric quantum Markov semigroups

Melchior Wirth

Journal of Functional Analysis 2024

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Depth in arrangements: Dehn–Sommerville–Euler relations with applications

Ranita Biswas, Sebastiano Cultrera Di Montesano, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Morteza Saghafian

Journal of Applied and Computational Topology 2024

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Investigating acute microglia response to seizure activity in vivo: Combining 2-Photon imaging and EEG recording

Julie Stefanie Murmann

2024

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Mirror symmetry for parabolic Higgs bundles via p-adic integration

Shiyu Shen

Advances in Mathematics 2024

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Sharp interface limit for a Navier–Stokes/Allen–Cahn system in the case of a vanishing mobility

Helmut Abels, Mingwen Fei, Maximilian Moser

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations 2024

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