Marco Hein
@marco.heinlab.org
Systems biologist • Prof at Max Perutz Labs & MedUni Vienna • dad×2 • he/him
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Marco Hein
@marco.heinlab.org
· Jan 14
Time to share our organelle proteome paper
out in @cellcellpress.bsky.social: doi.org/nzwz
We created a spatial map of human cells using organelle immunoprecipitation at scale.
Locate your fav protein among the 7,600 we mapped across 19 subcellular compartments: organelles.sf.czbiohub.org/
1/3 🧪
out in @cellcellpress.bsky.social: doi.org/nzwz
We created a spatial map of human cells using organelle immunoprecipitation at scale.
Locate your fav protein among the 7,600 we mapped across 19 subcellular compartments: organelles.sf.czbiohub.org/
1/3 🧪
Looking boldly into the future while keeping the lessons of history in mind. Celebrating the opening of @meduniwien.ac.at‘s two new institutes: the Center for Translational Medicine and the Eric Kandel Institute - Center for Precision Medicine, together with my @maxperutzlabs.ac.at colleagues.
October 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Looking boldly into the future while keeping the lessons of history in mind. Celebrating the opening of @meduniwien.ac.at‘s two new institutes: the Center for Translational Medicine and the Eric Kandel Institute - Center for Precision Medicine, together with my @maxperutzlabs.ac.at colleagues.
Reposted by Marco Hein
Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social -
We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route.
A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route.
A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
September 24, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social -
We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route.
A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route.
A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
Very proud of Leon for his DOC fellowship!
Aim high and give it your best: in the latest Perutz #SuccessStory, PhD student Leon Schmidt (Hein lab) shares how his @oeaw.bsky.social DOC Fellowship supports his approach to science and ambitious goals 🦠
September 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Very proud of Leon for his DOC fellowship!
Reposted by Marco Hein
One frame. Many voices. 🔬
Kavya Shetty, PhD student in the Hein lab, brings an important message to our #WomenInScience series: diverse role models matter, especially for the scientists who come next 🤝
Kavya Shetty, PhD student in the Hein lab, brings an important message to our #WomenInScience series: diverse role models matter, especially for the scientists who come next 🤝
September 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM
One frame. Many voices. 🔬
Kavya Shetty, PhD student in the Hein lab, brings an important message to our #WomenInScience series: diverse role models matter, especially for the scientists who come next 🤝
Kavya Shetty, PhD student in the Hein lab, brings an important message to our #WomenInScience series: diverse role models matter, especially for the scientists who come next 🤝
Very happy to be named “researcher of the month” at @meduniwien.ac.at
🦠🔬 Was passiert in unseren Zellen bei einer Virusinfektion?
Researcher of the Month @marco.heinlab.org von den @maxperutzlabs.ac.at erforscht gemeinsam mit seiner Arbeitsgruppe, wie Virenorganellen entstehen und welche Rolle sie bei Infektionen spielen.
📽️ Mehr im Video ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ULGBYE
Researcher of the Month @marco.heinlab.org von den @maxperutzlabs.ac.at erforscht gemeinsam mit seiner Arbeitsgruppe, wie Virenorganellen entstehen und welche Rolle sie bei Infektionen spielen.
📽️ Mehr im Video ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ULGBYE
September 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Very happy to be named “researcher of the month” at @meduniwien.ac.at
Reposted by Marco Hein
1/ out in @science.org! We found a new asymmetry in large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! A close collaboration w/ @gerlichlab.bsky.social , led by @flaviacorsi.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
1/ out in @science.org! We found a new asymmetry in large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! A close collaboration w/ @gerlichlab.bsky.social , led by @flaviacorsi.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Marco Hein
Given rising interest in the rapidly strengthening El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, I've created a one-page fact sheet succinctly describing what El Niño is, this year's (remarkable) forecast, and potential impacts from California to global scales. [Thread]
August 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Given rising interest in the rapidly strengthening El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, I've created a one-page fact sheet succinctly describing what El Niño is, this year's (remarkable) forecast, and potential impacts from California to global scales. [Thread]
Reposted by Marco Hein
I am hiring a computational postdoctoral fellow or bioinformatics scientist! Please apply here if interested, or share with anyone who may be. This position will be following up on our work studying the virus-host conflict. Reposts appreciated!
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/v2gwu...
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/v2gwu...
July 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
I am hiring a computational postdoctoral fellow or bioinformatics scientist! Please apply here if interested, or share with anyone who may be. This position will be following up on our work studying the virus-host conflict. Reposts appreciated!
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/v2gwu...
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/v2gwu...
Reposted by Marco Hein
Happy to share the first preprint out of the Nomburg lab! Many aspects of cellular immunity are shared across the tree of life. Here, we show that some of these conserved aspects of cellular immunity are mirrored by conserved effectors of immune antagonism. Thread below! 1/15
Conserved folds enable immune antagonism across the tree of life https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.21.739742v1
July 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Happy to share the first preprint out of the Nomburg lab! Many aspects of cellular immunity are shared across the tree of life. Here, we show that some of these conserved aspects of cellular immunity are mirrored by conserved effectors of immune antagonism. Thread below! 1/15
How do you indicate in a slide deck that an image is AI-generated (and not real data or human-made artwork) in a clear yet unobtrusive way?
Today I saw a great solution: a small astroid (the geometric shape, not an asteroid), similar to the Gemini logo. Simple, subtle, and easily recognizable.
Today I saw a great solution: a small astroid (the geometric shape, not an asteroid), similar to the Gemini logo. Simple, subtle, and easily recognizable.
June 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
How do you indicate in a slide deck that an image is AI-generated (and not real data or human-made artwork) in a clear yet unobtrusive way?
Today I saw a great solution: a small astroid (the geometric shape, not an asteroid), similar to the Gemini logo. Simple, subtle, and easily recognizable.
Today I saw a great solution: a small astroid (the geometric shape, not an asteroid), similar to the Gemini logo. Simple, subtle, and easily recognizable.
Reposted by Marco Hein
June 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Reposted by Marco Hein
Liebe Autofahrer:innen, in Straßen wie diesen könnt und dürft ihr nicht überholen, weil der Mindestabstand (1,5 Meter) nicht eingehalten werden kann. Also entspannt euch, nehmt den Fuß vom Gas und fahrt brav hinterher. Und zwar nicht nur am #Weltfahrradtag. #WorldBicycleDay
June 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Liebe Autofahrer:innen, in Straßen wie diesen könnt und dürft ihr nicht überholen, weil der Mindestabstand (1,5 Meter) nicht eingehalten werden kann. Also entspannt euch, nehmt den Fuß vom Gas und fahrt brav hinterher. Und zwar nicht nur am #Weltfahrradtag. #WorldBicycleDay
Reposted by Marco Hein
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes:
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
June 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes:
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
Reposted by Marco Hein
The 2026 West Nile virus season is underway.
Our first weekly seasonal surveillance report is now available. As of 27 May 2026, one human case of West Nile virus infection has been reported in Europe, from North Macedonia.
wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus
Our first weekly seasonal surveillance report is now available. As of 27 May 2026, one human case of West Nile virus infection has been reported in Europe, from North Macedonia.
wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus
June 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The 2026 West Nile virus season is underway.
Our first weekly seasonal surveillance report is now available. As of 27 May 2026, one human case of West Nile virus infection has been reported in Europe, from North Macedonia.
wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus
Our first weekly seasonal surveillance report is now available. As of 27 May 2026, one human case of West Nile virus infection has been reported in Europe, from North Macedonia.
wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus
Reposted by Marco Hein
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data.
@sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social
reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
@sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social
reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?
We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog
reeserichardson.blog
May 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data.
@sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social
reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
@sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social
reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
Around 21,000 demonstrators gathered in Vienna today to protest the budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
May 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Around 21,000 demonstrators gathered in Vienna today to protest the budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
Big demonstration planned for tomorrow to protest the Austrian government’s proposed budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
📢 #unisretten
Die geplanten Kürzungen der Universitätsbudgets bedrohen Forschung, Lehre und Innovation in Österreich.
Deshalb gehen die österreichischen Universitäten gemeinsam auf die Straße:
📍 27. Mai 2026 | 13 Uhr
📌 Hauptgebäude der @univie.ac.at
Gemeinsam ein Zeichen für Universitäten. ✊
Die geplanten Kürzungen der Universitätsbudgets bedrohen Forschung, Lehre und Innovation in Österreich.
Deshalb gehen die österreichischen Universitäten gemeinsam auf die Straße:
📍 27. Mai 2026 | 13 Uhr
📌 Hauptgebäude der @univie.ac.at
Gemeinsam ein Zeichen für Universitäten. ✊
May 26, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Big demonstration planned for tomorrow to protest the Austrian government’s proposed budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
Reposted by Marco Hein
How do sperm and egg fuse? Surprisingly, we still don’t fully know…
Our field has uncovered many pieces of the fertilization puzzle, but not how they fit together.
We identify ✨ SPARK ✨ - a conserved sperm complex that couples sperm-egg binding to fusion.
tinyurl.com/34cm4xat
Read on! 🧵👇
Our field has uncovered many pieces of the fertilization puzzle, but not how they fit together.
We identify ✨ SPARK ✨ - a conserved sperm complex that couples sperm-egg binding to fusion.
tinyurl.com/34cm4xat
Read on! 🧵👇
May 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How do sperm and egg fuse? Surprisingly, we still don’t fully know…
Our field has uncovered many pieces of the fertilization puzzle, but not how they fit together.
We identify ✨ SPARK ✨ - a conserved sperm complex that couples sperm-egg binding to fusion.
tinyurl.com/34cm4xat
Read on! 🧵👇
Our field has uncovered many pieces of the fertilization puzzle, but not how they fit together.
We identify ✨ SPARK ✨ - a conserved sperm complex that couples sperm-egg binding to fusion.
tinyurl.com/34cm4xat
Read on! 🧵👇
@johanduchene.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social
Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
May 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Reposted by Marco Hein
Excited to share our discovery of a new programmable RNA-guided DNA-targeting system hiding inside bacteriophages that predates CRISPR.
We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets.
Thread + link below.
We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets.
Thread + link below.
April 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Excited to share our discovery of a new programmable RNA-guided DNA-targeting system hiding inside bacteriophages that predates CRISPR.
We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets.
Thread + link below.
We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets.
Thread + link below.
Reposted by Marco Hein
The number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t.
ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants.
🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants.
🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
ERC President explains stricter application measures amid rising demand for funding
The text of an open letter sent by ERC President Maria Leptin to ERC panel members, grantees and other stakeholders on 16 April 2026.
link.europa.eu
April 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t.
ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants.
🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants.
🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
Reposted by Marco Hein
#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion
EARTHSET.
April 6, 2026.
Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon.
🚀🌕🌍
EARTHSET.
April 6, 2026.
Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon.
🚀🌕🌍
April 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion
EARTHSET.
April 6, 2026.
Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon.
🚀🌕🌍
EARTHSET.
April 6, 2026.
Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon.
🚀🌕🌍
Our newest piece of lab equipment: Bio-Rad’s “Buffer C dispenser”, developed in cooperation with De’Longhi.
A discreet bench-top device that won’t raise suspicions with the lab safety officers.
A discreet bench-top device that won’t raise suspicions with the lab safety officers.
April 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Our newest piece of lab equipment: Bio-Rad’s “Buffer C dispenser”, developed in cooperation with De’Longhi.
A discreet bench-top device that won’t raise suspicions with the lab safety officers.
A discreet bench-top device that won’t raise suspicions with the lab safety officers.
Reposted by Marco Hein
Exciting job offer: PhD Program Manager. Lead recruitment, support PhD candidates, and shape doctoral training at a top international life sciences campus. https://ow.ly/3YkN50YAuGM
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
March 30, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Exciting job offer: PhD Program Manager. Lead recruitment, support PhD candidates, and shape doctoral training at a top international life sciences campus. https://ow.ly/3YkN50YAuGM
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology