FEBS is pleased to announce that ÖGMBT members can now choose to publish open access articles in two FEBS  journals (The FEBS Journal and FEBS Letters) at no direct cost. In February 2021, Wiley, FEBS’ publishing partner, agreed a 3-year combined open access publication and subscription agreement with the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Researchers at affiliated institutes will be able to both access Wiley’s subscription journals and to publish accepted articles open access in both The FEBS Journal and FEBS Letters with no direct charge. Corresponding authors of articles accepted for publication in either FEBS Letters or The FEBS Journal should click Order Open Access (see here) when prompted to make their article open access with no direct charge. FEBS is delighted to be able to offer this service to members of ÖGMBT. And of course, all FEBS members and others will benefit…
Nominations are invited for the 2022 FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award.  The deadline is next Friday, 15th October. Full details can be seen here: https://www.febs.org/news/febs-embo-women-in-science-award-2022-nominate-by-15-october-2021/

ÖGMBT congratulates Markus Schosserer!

Monday, 04 October 2021 11:26
Welche Veränderungen durchlebt unser Organismus, während wir altern? Die Biotechnologen Johannes Grillari und Markus Schosserer haben es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, dem gesunden Altwerden auf Zellebene auf die Spur zu gehen. Inzwischen ist es ihnen gelungen, das Leben von Fliegen, Würmern und Hefezellen zu verlängern und gleichzeitig deren Fitness zu steigern. Dies gelang durch Veränderungen an den Ribosomen.   Originalartikel