IMB is a modern research centre, which is funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation and the State of Rhineland Palatinate. Our scientists conduct basic research in epigenetics, genome stability, ageing and related areas.
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Recent Publications
- Jun 2024 | Gastroenterology | Vieira-SilvaBeyond the Norm: epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome and mental health among sexual and…
- Jun 2024 | Nat Commun | UlrichSNM1A is crucial for efficient repair of complex DNA breaks in human cells.
- Jun 2024 | bioRxiv | Khmelinskii | LukeGenome-wide conditional degron libraries for functional genomics.
- May 2024 | Front Cell Dev Biol | Keller ValsecchiEditorial: In celebration of women in developmental epigenetics
- May 2024 | Nat Commun | LukeTranscription stress at telomeres leads to cytosolic DNA release and paracrine senescence.
- May 2024 | Nat Biotechnol | Roukos | BeliLinking CRISPR-Cas9 double-strand break profiles to gene editing precision with BreakTag.
- May 2024 | Trends Cell Biol | NiehrsCilia as Wnt signaling organelles.
- Apr 2024 | Nat Commun | RoukosHigh clonal diversity and spatial genetic admixture in early prostate cancer and surrounding normal…
- Apr 2024 | Nat Med | Vieira-SilvaMicrobiome confounders and quantitative profiling challenge predicted microbial targets in…
- Apr 2024 | Digit Health | TüscherBurst versus continuous delivery design in digital mental health interventions: Evidence from a…
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