INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mission statement

Welcome to the Institute of Molecular Biology at the Biocenter Innsbruck

The institute of Molecular Biology is responsible for teaching and training students in various currcicula (Human Medicine, Dental Medicine, Molecular Medicine) in molecular biology, microbiology and infectious disease control. 

The research of the institute is devoted to various topics in the molecular life sciences (molecular microbiology, epigenetics, applied microbiology and protein structure and function).

Research Interest 

Structure & Function of Chromatin: filamentous fungi

Whereas some deletions show only negligible effects, others significantly impact viability, production of important secondary metabolites such as antibiotics and toxins or affect pathogenicity of causative fungi. A further characterization of histone modifying enzymes and the elucidation of their roles as regulators of metabolites, as virulence factors or targets of antifungal substances more…
Group Brosch / Grässle

Antifungal Therapeutics and Resistance

Fungi as well as mammals belong to the domain of eukaryotes and vital processes in mammalian cells are also conserved in fungal species. Therefore, substances with antifungal activity often have toxic effects on human cells, which makes it particularly challenging more…
Group Gsaller

Molecular Microbiology

Chromatin- and Epigenetics

The way in which eukaryotic DNA is organized in chromatin has profound effects on all processes that direct DNA metabolism (such as transcription, replication, repair and recombination). Chromatin controls access to the DNA, and it harbors epigenetic information. We are interested to learn about the establishment, maintenance and modification of eukaryotic chromatin structure. We are approaching this question by studying the molecular mechanisms and biological context more…
Group Lusser

Peptide-based Antimicrobials

Former faculty members

Publications of the Institute of Molecular Biology