Exzellenzcluster „Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health“
Thursday, 23 March 2023 03:58
Mit der Exzellenzinitiative excellent=austria schlägt Österreich ein neues Kapitel in der Grundlagenforschung auf: Fünf Exzellenzcluster werden ab Sommer 2023 an elf Standorten kooperative Projekte in noch nie dagewesener Dimension starten. Seitens des FWF sowie der beteiligten Forschungsstätten steht ein Investitionsvolumen von 135 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung, um Spitzenforschung zu Zukunftsthemen für die ersten fünf Jahre der geplanten zehnjährigen Laufzeit zu finanzieren. Wissenschaftsminister Martin Polaschek und FWF-Präsident Christof Gattringer gaben in Wien die lang erwarteten Förderentscheidungen bekannt. AUCH EIN LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER IST VERTRETEN: Exzellenzcluster „Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health“ Die Bedeutung von Mikrobiomen für die planetare Gesundheit verstehen Board of Directors und beteiligte Forschungsstätten: Michael Wagner (Director of Research, Universität Wien) Andreas Bergthaler (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, CeMM) Christina Kaiser (Universität Wien) Bernhard Lendl (Technische Universität Wien) Christine Moissl-Eichinger (Medizinische Universität Graz) Alexander Moschen (Universität Linz) Leonid Sazanov (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) Angela Sessitsch (Austrian Institute of…
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15th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting - Save the Date
Thursday, 23 March 2023 01:20
We are pleased to announce the 15th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting to take place in Salzburg on September 19-21, 2023, under the title: “Life Sciences and cutting-edge technologies” The Life Sciences are driven by ever improving technologies, to profile the omics in single-cells and with spatial resolution, to represent the physiological context in organoid models, to extract knowledge with data science and machine learning, and many more. Cutting-edge technologies have great potential but also challenges, and are highly transferable between scientific disciplines. In this meeting, we will discuss intricacies of technologies and their applications in the Life Sciences. Over the duration of the scientific meeting, we have compiled a program that broadly covers diverse disciplines within the Life Sciences. This program is organized in two tracks: Track 1 with a focus on Technologies, which are transferable between Life Science disciplines. Track 2 that covers diverse Life Sciences disciplines, demonstrating the insights…
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Life Science Awards Austria 2023 applications now open
Thursday, 23 March 2023 01:17
Each year, the ÖGMBT initiates a unique nationwide search in order to find the brightest young researchers in the Life Sciences field across all of Austria. There are different award categories available: Life Science Research Awards Austria Basic Science (1 Prize à € 3.000.-) Applied Research (1 Prize à € 3.000.-) Excellence & Societal Impact (1 Prize à € 3.000.-) This is a special prize bestowed among all applicants for basic science and applied research awards and who can convince the jury with a meaningful presentation of the possible social impact of their work. Life Science PhD Awards Austria Basic Science (1 Prize à € 1.200-) Applied Research (1 Prize à € 1.200-) Further details and the application procedure can be found on the Awards homepage.
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