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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Impromptu Seminars at AITHYRA: Thanks to Mihaela Peycheva, Postdoc at CeMM “Tertiary Lymphoid Structures as a Tool to Dissect Antitumor Immunity”, and Moritz Schaefer, Postdoc at Stanford University “Multimodal Agentic AI for Precision Medicine” for visiting AITHYRA. aithyra.at/news

Georg Winter, Mihaela Peycheva, Moritz Schaefer, Michael Bronstein at AITHYRA (c) Patrycja Johansson

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week, Anita Ender, AITHYRA Managing Director participated in the “AI in Healthcare ” event organized by W-HIT - Women in Health IT and the AI Factory Austria AI:AT. aithyra.at/news #AI #Healthcare

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah, PI at #CeMM, gave an Impromptu Seminar at #AITHYRA. Thank you Abel, for sharing your knowledge on how to build new bioengineering tools, profiling transcriptomic landscapes, and bridging the multicellular and molecular dimensions of mechanoregulation. aithyra.at/news

Georg Winter, Scientific Director Life Sciences AITHYRA and Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah, Principal Investigator CeMM (c) Patrycja Johansson/AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AITHYRA was pleased to welcome the Directors of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation #BIS. Felix Gutsche, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, and Marc Wittstock, Managing Director Finance & Admin met the #AITHYRA Directors and PIs, and visited the AI Driven Robotics Lab. aithyra.at/news/

Photo: Alex Tong, Michael Bronstein, Georg Winter, Marc Wittstock, Felix Gutsche, Anita Ender, Xinyi Zhang, Jason Nomburg (c) Patrycja Johansson/AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“I’m an ML researcher, but I don’t know biology.” “I’m a life scientist or chemist, but I don’t code.” At #AITHYRA neither is a barrier. In fact, bringing different perspectives together is exactly what we value most. PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine: phd.aithyra.at #PhDProgram #AI #LifeSciences

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Nomburg Lab at #AITHYRA is seeking a motivated POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW or BIOINFORMATICS SCIENTIST (all genders) to join the interdisciplinary team that combines AI, structural biol, & high-throughput molecular virology to decode the virus-host conflict. aithyra.at/about/open-p... until 15.9.2026

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today, we were thrilled to welcome 20 scholars from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes to #Aithyra. Fostering the next generation of researchers is at the heart of what we do. Thank you to everyone involved for a highly productive visit. aithyra.at/news www.studienstiftung.de #Studienstiftung

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

AITHYRA AI/ML researchers at ICML 2026, Seoul; PIs, Postdocs, PhD Students from the groups of Michael Bronstein, Alex Tong, Ismail Ceylan at #AITHYRA will present their latest accomplishments in formats such as Orals, Spotlights, Posters, Workshops. 6 papers were accepted. aithyra.at/news/ #ICML2026

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations to @georgwinter.bsky.social, AITHYRA Life Science Director and CeMM Adjunct PI, on being elected as Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), one of the highest honors in the Life Sciences. www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOmember2026

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EMBO @embo.org · 30/06/2026

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 11 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! They join a community of more than 2,200 leading scientists. 🧪 www.embo.org/press-releases/seventy… #EMBOMembers2026

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The #AITHYRA Scientific Recess 2026 brought together researchers and trainees across disciplines and scientific support staff for a 2-day retreat dedicated to strengthening collaboration at the intersection of AI and LS. Thank you to all participants for lively & fruitful discussions. #SciRecess2026

AITHYRA team at Scientific Recess 2026, Lengbachhof, Altlengbach (c) Franzi Kreis.

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We are pleased to announce that STUDIO DUMBAR/DEPT® our Aithyra design partner, has won 2 prestigious ADC Awards for creating the corporate identity of Aithyra. Congratulations! We are happy with our logo, motion & sound design. www.oneclub.org/awards/adcaw... #adcawards #StudioDumbar #Aithyra

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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · 19/05/2026

🍻 Science belongs everywhere – even in the pub! Pint of Science is a science festival bringing researchers into the pubs next door: Tonight, Perutz PI Tom Leonard connected Max Perutz, Artemis II, and kinase research in his talk, while AITHYRA PI Jason Nomburg shared his fascination for viruses 🦠

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

AITHYRA participated at the Long Night of Research #LNF26 with two activity booths at the ÖAW campus. Thank you to the visitors and everybody involved who contributed to this important & joyful outreach activity. The LNF is Austria’s largest event dedicated to science. aithyra.at/news/detail/...

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 01/04/2026

This week, #CeMM and #AITHYRA welcomed 30 PhD candidates. Being among the top candidates, out of a pool of more than 1200 applicants, is already a big success. Many thanks to the candidates and everyone involved in the organization and support of the recruitment days. #PhDProgram #ScienceCareers

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We are honored to announce that the following distinguished and renowned scientists have accepted to serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of #AITHYRA. The presence, attention, strategic advice of the SAB will provide additional motivation to set & reach ambitious goals! aithyra.at/research/ait...

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

AITHYRA is recruiting a LIFE SCIENCE PI We are interested in research questions related to one of our four core disease areas: cancer research, immunological disorders, infectious diseases, neurodevelopment disorders. Job Ad: aithyra.at/fileadmin/do... Apply by 30.4.2026 #StartingPI #LS #AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

AITHYRA is recruiting an AI/ML STARTING PI Generative Models, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, Active & Reinforcement Learning, AI-driven Scientific Discovery & Lab Automation, ML-driven molecular simulations... Job Ad: aithyra.at/fileadmin/do... Apply by 30.4.2026 #StartingPI #AI/ML #AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

AITHYRA at #ICLR: 20 Papers, Including 3 Orals (top 1.2%) #AITHYRA has a strong presence at the upcoming International Conf on Learning Representations (ICLR) taking place in Apr in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Congrats to all our team members and collaborators! More info: aithyra.at/news/detail/...

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled LAB AUTOMATION ENGINEER to join the AITHYRA lab robotics team, with expertise in robotic systems, automation programming, and AI-driven workflows. Tasks & Offer: aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/emm2nsqp Deadline: 28.3.2026 #AITHYRA #LabAutomationEngineer

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We are seeking a GRANTS MANAGER (mainly 'Pre Award') to identify funding opportunities and support our AI and LS researchers in preparing and submitting competitive grant applications. Info about tasks & what we offer: aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/5epm35x9 Deadline 10.4.2026 #AITHYRA #GrantsManager

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 16/02/2026

🧬 Molecular glue discovery at scale CeMM, @aithyra.bsky.social & @scripps.edu have developed a scalable method for molecular glue discovery. Their approach identified a selective degrader of ENL, a key driver of aggressive #leukemia. ➡️ More: bit.ly/4re95Wu 📄 Paper: bit.ly/4r404iy

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

AITHYRA had a great evening at the Science Ball. We thank the organizers and the City of Vienna for creating such a nice event in the beautiful festive hall of the Rathaus. It was a pleasure! Congratulations @olivercyril84.bsky.social Oliver Lehmann and organizing team! #SciBall26 aithyra.at/news

AITHYRA members, photo credit: Giulio Superti-Furga, CeMM loge

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

REMINDER: Apply for the AITHYRA-CeMM Joint International PhD Call in Molecular Medicine and Artificial Intelligence, Deadline: 30 January 2026 15-20 fully funded PhD positions (m/f/d): apply.cemm.at #AITHYRA #CeMM #PhDProgram

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 was an exciting year for AITHYRA, time to THANK our employees, stakeholders and the scientific community, who helped #AITHYRA, the new Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences to thrive and become visible. aithyra.at/news/

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

AITHYRA Global Adjunct Principal Investigator Program: Advancing AI-Driven Life Science Through Global Collaborations Learn more about the Program: aithyra.at/fileadmin/do... Application Deadline, 30 January 2026: application@aithyra.at #AITHYRA #GlobalAdjunctPI

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Alex Tong @alextong.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🔮Introducing OXtal – a new all-atom diffusion model for crystal structure prediction! We tackle a grand challenge in computational chemistry: predicting the structure of crystalline solids directly from their chemical composition. Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2512.06987 Blog Post: oxtal.github.io 1/8

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

AITHYRA is seeking a SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in our mission. aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/6vqx92se Application deadline: 11.1.2026 #AITHYRA #ScientificIllustrator

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

AITHYRA is seeking a PROCUREMENT MANAGER to establish and oversee our procurement processes, ensuring seamless support for our scientific teams. aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/5kc6uod5... Application deadline: 11.1.2026 #AITHYRA #ProcurementManager

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

At the General Assembly of the Austrian Academy of Sciences #AITHYRA Directors Georg Winter and Michael Bronstein shed light on the rapid integration of AI into biomedical research. The discussion moderated by ÖAW President Heinz Faßmann was open to members of the Academy and the interested public.

ÖAW President Heinz Faßmann, AITHYRA Directors Georg Winter and Michael Bronstein at General Assembly in the Festive Hall of the ÖAW (c) Giulio Superti-Furga

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

New Study published in Nature by the group of @georgwinter.bsky.social, From Inhibition to Destruction - Kinase Drugs Found to Trigger Protein Degradation aithyra.at/news/ #AITHYRA #CeMM #TPD

Georg Winter and first author Natalie Scholes (c) Barbara Bachmann/CeMM

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Spannende Einblicke: Michael Bronstein @aithyra.bsky.social von der #ÖAW hat letzte Woche bei der #BuchWien über seine Forschung gesprochen. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

EU-Kommissarin Ekaterina Zaharieva besuchte gestern das AITHYRA-Institut für KI in der Biomedizin der #ÖAW und zeigte sich beeindruckt: KI, Life Sciences & unternehmerisches Denken werden hier vereint - ein Modell für andere EU-Mitgliedsstaaten, sagt Zaharieva. www.oeaw.ac.at/news/eu-komm...

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EU-Kommissarin Zaharieva zu Gast an der ÖAW

Die Forschungskommissarin zeigte sich beim Besuch des AITHYRA-Instituts für KI in der Biomedizin von den Kooperationen am Vienna BioCenter beeindruckt: „Modell für andere EU-Staaten“

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

EPFL AI Center and AITHYRA Initiate New Research Collaboration. Bruno Correia, Associate Prof at EPFL’s School of Engineering, has been appointed Global Adjunct Principal Investigator at AITHYRA. He will coordinate two joint projects to advance AI-driven research. #AITHYRA #EPFLAICenter #AdjunctPI

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The Starting Principal Investigators at #AITHYRA the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the OeAW in Vienna invite outstanding candidates to apply for postdoctoral positions in the field of AI/ML & Life Sciences. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/post... Please apply by 20 Nov 2025!

AITHYRA Starting PIs Ariane Mora, Jason Nomburg, Alex Tong, Xinyi Zhang offer several postdoc positions in Vienna.

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Today we celebrate the 1st Anniversary of AITHYRA, founded as Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the OeAW with generous support of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation. Happy Birthday, #AITHYRA, the institute we love, cherish and pamper. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/about

AITHYRA Directors Michael Bronstein, Anita Ender, Georg Winter

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Last week the AITHYRA - @univie.ac.at AI for Science School for Ukrainian Students took place in Vienna. Thank you to Michael Eichmair, Maths+ coordinator Dmytro Rzhemovskyi and Michael Bronstein for involving #AITHYRA in such a meaningful activity of training talent. More info: tinyurl.com/3bze8zyt

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AITHYRA-University of Vienna AI for Science School for Ukrainian Students

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Thank you to Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, for visiting AITHYRA and to discuss talent attraction and societal impact in Europe. Our Faculty had the chance to present their vision and research plans, right after their first retreat in Vienna.

Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Global Approach and International Cooperation in Research and Innovation of the European Commission, visited AITHYRA on Friday, 12 September 2025 (c) Bubu Dujmic

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Everything comes to an end, but we have the feeling that the first AITHYRA #AIinLifeScience Symposium in Vienna can only be the beginning of a conference series. Thanks to all participants for a successful event! www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/about

AITHYRA #AIinLifeScience Symposium Participants (c) Bubu Dujmic

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

“We can do science in a different way: generate very big datasets, train models with them, and then use that to predict and engineer biology”, says @benlehner.bsky.social from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social at the #AITHYRA #AIForLifeScience Symposium

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

“We need to start all over again and reinvent small molecule drug discovery in a way that is native to AI”, Greg Verdine, Co-Founder, President and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics, is convinced. #AIForLifeScience #AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The current grand challenge in AI, that @marinkazitnik.bsky.social from @harvard.edu is especially excited about, is developing systems that serve as collaborative partners, working alongside human scientists. #AIForLifeScience #AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The next big thing in AI for his field will be “modelling protein dynamics, not just static structures”, @moalquraishi.bsky.social from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social emphasises at #AITHYRA ‘s #AIForLifeScience Symposium

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

“Machine learning will have the capability to find patterns where we can’t see them with our own brains or our own eyes”, says @deboramarks.bsky.social from @harvard.edu at the #AIForLifeScience symposium of #AITHYRA

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The first AITHYRA Symposium #AIinLifeScience at the House of Industry Vienna started with a very engaging and motivating video message from @eviholz.bsky.social Austrian Minister for Women, Science and Research. Link to video: tinyurl.com/2je333cu #AITHYRA is grateful for the trust placed in us!

Eva Maria Holzleitner, Bundesministerin für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMFWF)

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

With great pleasure we announce that @alextong.bsky.social joined AITHYRA as Starting PI. He was mentored by Turing Award Laureate @yoshuabengio.bsky.social. Alex develops next-gen ML methods to model and engineer biological systems. More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese... #AITHYRA #StartingPI

Alex Tong = Engineering biology with generative ML

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

With great pleasure we announce that XINYI ZHANG is one of the Starting PIs AI/LS who will join AITHYRA. Xinyi will develop machine learning models for cell and tissue biology: from multimodal integration to biomarkers and function. More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese... #AITHYRA #StartingPI

Xinyi Zhang = curious + adventurous + collaborative + nature-loving + pilot

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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences @aithyra.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

With great pleasure we announce that İsmail İlkan Ceylan will join TU Wien as Faculty Member, and AITHYRA as Adjunct PI. Ismail will focus on developing trustworthy, interpretable, and scalable geometric deep learning methods. More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese... #AITHYRA #AdjunctPI

Ismail Ceylan = curious - analytical - collaborative - precise – driven

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 21/08/2025

🚀 European Alliance for proximity-induced drugs: Scientists from @goetheuni.bsky.social, @irbbarcelona.org, ‪@cemm.oeaw.ac.at‬ @aithyra.bsky.social, @dundee.ac.uk & EPFL call for a united effort to advance PROTACs, molecular glues & AI-driven degrader design. Read more: ➡️ ️https://bit.ly/4mm7mvD

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