Tim Skern visted China and gave a talk with the title "Investigating virus-cell interactions with biochemistry" at the Capital Medical University in Beijing.
The news of his visit and lecture at the university are online at:
Peggy Stolt-Bergner has been interviewed about the biotech research situation in Austria. The interview appeared in the Sunday issue, 23. May 2010, of the newspaper "Kurier". An online version (only in German) was also published. Peggy pointed out the good development in the field of bio-technology of the past years in Austria and emphasised the high-productive research, the excellent infrastructure and the high quality of life in Vienna. She also expressed the request to attract more international researchers to work in Austria. Recruiting turned out to be difficult competing with countries as Great Britain or Sweden with a longer resaerch history and an even better reputation.
The jury has awarded Univ.-Prof. Dr.Tim Skern (Division Molecular Biology) as "Teacher of the Month" of the Medical University of Vienna in May.
With the selection of Tim Skern, the jury is pleased to feature a further representative of our university who convincingly typifies the unity of research and teaching. He also represents this unity at various levels, from the mentoring of graduate students to the provision of scientific information to the non-specialist
Tim Skern´s
"Coffee House Notes on Virology" is now available in Chinese
Tim Skern´s book "Coffee House Notes on Virology" has been translated into Chinese. Ordering at www.sciencep.com(ISBN 978-7-03-026886-0)read/see more...
03.05.2010
University of Vienna
Vorlesungsverzeichnis/
Course catalogue SS 2010
is online
The University of Vienna put the new course catalogue for the summer term 2010 online today.
The time period to register for lectures of the DK program is from 8. February (2 pm) to 23. February (8 pm) 2010.
Information about the numerous reforms at the Universities will be provided at our DK-Get-together on 28th January 2010 at 17.00, one hour before the regular begin of the meeting.
18.01.2010
Darwin´s rEvolution
Scientific Excursion
February, 12th 2010
On the 201st birthday of Charles Darwin, we have organized a visit to the special exhibition “Darwins rEvolution” in the Naturhistorischen Museum. At 14.00 the guided tour through the exhibition will start. All of the DK students and faculty are invited. The tour will be paid by the DK.
15.01.2010
DK Get-together
January 28th, 2010
18.00
SR,3rd floor, MFPL
On Thursday 28th January we will have our DK Get-together.
Nearly all of our new colleagues will arrive at the begin or the middle of January 2010. At this meeting each of the PI´s will give a short introduction to the work of her/his research group. Following the DK-students should organize the election of a DK student representative and co-representative. Both will be invited to attend general DK meetings and should represent the interests of the DK students.
15.01.2010
2009
Karl Landsteiner Symposium
Austrian Academy of Sciences November 20, 2009
International Symposium "100 years Poliovirus from Discovery to Eradication"
The symposium will celebrate the discovery of poliovirus by Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper in Vienna 100 years ago, discuss our current state of knowledge on poliovirus biology as well as the prospects for the eradication program
Organising committee: Franz X. Heinz, Dieter Blaas, Tim Skern, Eckard Wimmer
Meeting Location: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Prof. Tim Skern was invited to speak at the National Day of Action against Polio organised by Rotary International at the Rathausplatz in Vienna on Saturday, 17th October 2009. Aim of this appeal for funds is the final eradication of polio.
17.10.2009
Krebsforschungslauf 2009
Cancer Research Run
What started 2 years ago with 300 runners at the AKH Campus, developed to nearly 2000 participants and more than 20.000 laps at the "3. Krebsforschungslauf" this year in the "Universitätscampus Altes AKH". Each runner had to pay 10 € entry fee, the 5 € for each lap run at this day was sponsored by several partners.
The raised money will be used for cancer research projects, e.g. the development of new therapy methods.
See DK-plus Co-speaker Kristina Djinovic-Carugo and speaker Tim Skern in action:
10.10.2009
Journal of Virology
November 2009, Volume 83, Issue 21
Two members of the DK's faculty have a publication in the latest issue of the Journal of Virology:
Tuende Konecsni, Ursula Berka, Angela Pickl-Herk, Gerhard Bilek, Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Leszek Gajdzig, Renate Fuchs, and Dieter Blaas
J. Virol. November 2009 83: 10922-10930; published ahead of print August 12, 2009,
Sabrina Schrauf, Christian W. Mandl, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, and Tim Skern
J. Virol. November 2009 83: 11201-11210; published ahead of print August 19, 2009,
09.10.2009
The 2009 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry
goes to:
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath
for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
DK-Plus Selection Summer 2009 "Night Out"
Monday, 7th September 2009
08.09.2009
Kristina Djinovic-Carugo
"Laura Bassi Center of Expertise"
Kristina Djinovic-Carugo receives "Laura Bassi Center of Expertise" to develop new methods for production and crystallisation of proteins
Kristina Djinovic-Carugo, Head of the Department of Structural and Computational Biology at the Centre for Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna (Max F. Perutz Laboratories), is one of the eight women receiving a "Laura Bassi Center of Expertise". This initiative of the Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth was created to promote outstanding female researchers. In her project, Djinovic-Carugo and her project partners focus on the development of new methods of protein production for the high-quality demands of structural and functional analysis of proteins to investigate their role in disease and therapy.
Success in science depends nowadays on effective communication in English. This workbook is specifically designed to give under- and post-graduates confidence in writing scientific English. Examples and exercises show how to avoid common errors and how to rephrase and improve scientific texts. The generation of a model manuscript enables the reader to recognise how scientific English is constructed and how to follow the conventions of scientific writing. Guidelines for structuring written work and vocabulary lists will encourage young scientists to develop a concise and mature style. The workbook is accessible to students of many fields, including those of the natural and technical sciences, medicine, psychology and economics.
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