22nd VBC PhD Symposium - Alumni edition “Bringing it All Back Home” – A Wrap-Up

What an amazing symposium we had! 😊

It was fantastic to meet so many of you, reconnect with familiar faces, and hear about your science and latest endeavors. We loved listening to all your stories about how mentorship has shaped your paths and learning more about your roles and journeys in the workshops.

You can find two full folders of pictures and impressions from the event in our “event recordings” 🙃

And of course, a huge congratulations to all the winners!

Lauwers Award:

• Paul Welzl (Balzarotti lab, IMP)

Out of the Box Awards:

• Interrogating viral gene vulnerability (using high-throughput, fully automated cell culture)

  • Sebastian Platzer (Hein lab, Max Perutz Labs)

  • Leon Schmidt (Hein lab, Max Perutz Labs)

  • Paul Kirchgatterer (Gaidt lab, IMP)

• Unlocking Bxb1 potential: gp47-mediated flexible recombination in mammalian cells

  • Felix Haslhofer (Bücker lab, Max Perutz Labs)

  • Ziga Vicic (Jachowicz lab, IMBA)

Vienna BioCenter PhD Award:

• Irene Schwartz (Versteeg lab, Max Perutz Labs)

• Robert Kalis (Zuber lab, IMP)

• Víctor Sánchez de Medina Hernández (Dagdas lab, GMI)

• Max Kellner (Penninger lab, IMBA)

A big thank you goes to all the organizers for making this fantastic event happen, and to everyone who participated and joined, near and far. It was great having everyone together 😊

The next opportunity to connect is just around the corner—keep an eye out for our mentoring program!