Life Sciences
Life Sciences at Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) embraces faculty working at the interface of theory and experiment. Research groups operate in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, and employ multidisciplinary, quantitative approaches in molecular and developmental cell biology, structural biology and biochemistry, genomics, evolutionary biology, ecology, and neuroscience. Ultimately, Life Sciences at ISTA in a holistic and synergistic manner, strives to approach fundamental basic scientific questions advancing our general knowledge.
Faculty
PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Cell Biology
RNA-BASED GENE REGULATION
Biochemistry
GENES, CIRCUITS, AND BEHAVIOR
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS
Cell Biology
DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
Cell Biology
MORPHOGENESIS IN DEVELOPMENT
Cell Biology
PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS AND AGING
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
GENETIC DISSECTION OF CEREBRAL CORTEX DEVELOPMENT
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERN FORMATION
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
SELF-ORGANIZATION OF PROTEIN SYSTEMS
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
GENOME REGULATION AND BIOLOGICAL TIMEKEEPING
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Chemistry
GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Neuroscience
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEXES
Biochemistry
BIOMOLECULAR MECHANISMS FROM INTEGRATED NMR SPECTROSCOPY
Biochemistry
Chemistry
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF CELL MIGRATION AND VIRAL INFECTION
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
MICROGLIA-NEURON INTERACTION
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND FUNCTION OF MOTOR CIRCUITS
Cell Biology
Evolution & Ecology
Neuroscience
SEX-CHROMOSOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Data Science
Evolution & Ecology
EPIGENETICS AND CHROMATIN
Cell Biology
Evolution & Ecology