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Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences At the center of CeMM’s interest are patients and associated diseases.

CeMM integrates basic research and clinical expertise to pursue innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches focused on cancer, inflammation and immune disorders.

07/10/2026

🔬 How do you know if your research idea is worth pursuing, especially in this AI era?

Today, CeMM PI and Medizinische Universität Wien Prof. Christoph Bock gave a lecture on "The genomic and epigenomic landscape of humans" to the 1st year CeMM PhD students. After his lecture, Ayati Sharma (Bock Lab) asked him for his advice on finding new ideas in the rapidly evolving research landscape. Watch the highlight below 👇

Thank you, Christoph, for sharing your expertise with our latest cohort!

06/10/2026

🧪 What inspired you to become a researcher?

Today CeMM PI Barbara Maier delivered a lecture on Tumor Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy as part of our introductory lecture series to the 1st year PhD students.

After the talk, Taiitsu Masunaga (Maier Lab) spoke with her about inspirations and motivations behind her career path.

Watch a glimpse of their discussion below. 👇

Thank you, Barbara, for sharing your expertise on the tumor microenvironment and offering valuable insights to all the PhD Students!

04/10/2026

We broke into CeMM Adjunct PI Nuno Malulide's office (Universität Wien) and asked his group to explain their paper to us. 🎥

Their research asks: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿?

Most drugs come with a hidden trade-off: the same molecular shape that makes them work can also cause unwanted side effects. Chemists have spent decades trying to design around this, but the shapes that would help are often brutally hard to make in the lab... and that's what the Maulide lab has been busy working on.

📄 Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. DOI: 10.1002/anie.8092854

Got questions for the authors? Ask away in the comments 👇

02/10/2026

How would you explain your research to someone outside your field? 💻

Today, CeMM PI André Rendeiro gave a lecture on "Spatial Biology" to the 1st-year CeMM PhD students. After his lecture, Surjadeep Mallick (Rescigno Lab) asked him to explain his work to someone new to this field. This was part of a short exercise for the new CeMMies. Watch their interaction below 👇

Thank you, André, for sharing your expertise with our latest cohort!

01/10/2026

🚀 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠'𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

In the coming weeks, our new PhD students will hear from inspiring speakers about their work and career paths.

Today, Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah, PI at CeMM, gave a lecture on "Mechanics of Tissue Organization: A Bioengineering Approach," exploring how physical forces shape biological systems. After the lecture, Martin Stoll (Bock Lab) asked him what's his advice to new PhD students that want to start in a field which they don't know a lot about yet. Watch below 👇

Thank you, Abdel, for sharing your expertise with our latest cohort!

01/10/2026

🎓 𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗠𝗠 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

CeMM's 2026 cohort of international PhD students has officially arrived. Over the coming years, they'll dive into research driven by their curiosity and with mentorship from our faculty every step of the way.

Meet our latest CeMMies:
• Juliette Pesch (Kubicek group)
• Joelle Mueller (Boztug group)
• Martin Stoll (Bock group)
• Ayati Sharma (Bock group)
• Surjadeep Mallick (Rescigno group)
• Taiitsu Masunaga (Maier group)
• Lisa Dobinger (Stary group)
• Anna Perego (Bock group)
• Charlotte Westhoven (Rendeiro group)

Each year, CeMM draws some of the most talented, driven young researchers from around the globe. Through our program, they'll master cutting-edge techniques and play a real part in advancing the precision medicine of tomorrow.

To our new students: may these next few years be full of hard-won breakthroughs, strong collaborations, and friendships that outlast the PhD itself. 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬

Find out more about CeMM's PhD Program ➡️ https://cemm.at/phd-program/

📸 Rashmi Rashmi / CeMM

29/09/2026

Science, culture, and a table full of homemade delicacies... CeMMies know how to celebrate! 🌍🍴

The CeMM Food Festival 2026 brought colleagues together once again to swap lab coats for aprons, sharing dishes rooted in their own traditions. The cafeteria transformed into a space of shared plates and smiles, proving that science thrives alongside great food and even greater community spirit.

This year's spread took us on a journey across 12 countries: delicate French macarons 🇫🇷, fragrant roasted paneer with vegetables 🇮🇳, Austria's beloved Linzer Torte 🇦🇹, Mediterranean sourdough bread 🇪🇺, Pönnukökur (Icelandic Crepes) 🇮🇸 and a comforting potato roulade (served in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian versions!).

A big thank you to our Research Technicians representatives for making this event happen, and to everyone who cooked, baked, and brought a taste of their culture to the table! 🙌

📸 Rashmi Rashmi / CeMM

25/09/2026

🔬💙 Meet Lilly Bremer, PhD Student from CeMM Adjunct PI Georg Busslinger's group (Medical University Vienna).

Her research aims to better understand gastric cancer and help develop more personalized treatments.

“I would like to help improve the situation for people and hopefully help people with gastric cancer live longer or beat the disease.” 🎯

21/09/2026

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Postdocs are one of our strong assets and help us build on scientific excellence at CeMM. This diverse, international community of scientists drives our institute's innovation in molecular medicine. Their work is essential to our mission: advancing research to tackle diseases at their roots.

Today, we celebrate and thank our 62 current postdocs for their commitment and the expertise they bring and share at CeMM. We also thank our former postdocs, who continue to advance science worldwide through their contributions. Together, we will work towards improving healthcare and make a lasting impact on society!

👉 Want to become part of our postdoc community? Explore the Pre-ERC Postdoc Program
➡️ https://bit.ly/3AxV1gh

📷 Rashmi Rashmi / CeMM

18/09/2026

30+ CeMMies conquered the 5 km Vienna Night Run yesterday. 🏃‍

From fast runners to Nordic walkers, our team showed up with energy and plenty of smiles. Here's to the amazing people who make CeMM special every day! 🫶✨

Moments like these remind us how important it is to connect beyond our work, have fun as a team, and do sports together amid the beautiful night scenery of Vienna's magnificent Ringstrasse.

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Lazarettgasse 14, AKH BT 25. 3
Wien
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+43 1 40160 70011

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http://www.cemm.oeaw.ac.at/

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