Scientific Service Units

Ten facilities provide research infrastructure on campus.

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The Scientific Service Units (SSUs) are one of Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)´s strategic key factors. These facilities pool scientific infrastructure used by more than one research group to avoid a duplication of efforts and expenses. Their cutting-edge equipment and expert services allow scientists to perform research at an internationally competitive level.

Over the years, the Scientific Service Units grew up to more than 140 employees in ten facilities. In order to meet the needs of existing research groups and to support the start-up of new faculty members, they always strive to adapt and expand their services. Constant learning ensures that they provide excellent know-how for world-class research.

The Scientific Service Units act as an interdisciplinary platform that, in accordance with the mission statement, maximizes the sharing of equipment among multiple research groups.

List of SSU Facilities

Publications with SSU Co-Authorship

Vijatovic D, Toma FA, Ignatyev Y, Harrington ZP, Sommer CM, Hauschild R, Smits MG, Dalla Vecchia M, Trevisan AJ, Chapman P, Julseth M, Brenner-Morton S, Gabitto MI, Dasen JS, Bikoff JB, Sweeney LB. 2026. Multifold increase in spinal inhibitory cell types with emergence of limb movement. Cell Reports. 45(4), 117227. View

Springstein BL, Javoor M, Megrian D, Hajdu R, Hanke DM, Zens B, Weiss GL, Schur FK, Loose M. 2026. Repurposing of a DNA segregation machinery into a cytoskeletal system controlling cell shape. Science. 392(6795), eaea6343. View

Gonzalez-Uarquin F, Jirkof P, Bert B, Hawkins P, Angelovski L, Baumgart J, Baumgart N, Cevik ÖS, Franco NH, Horata E, Kaura R, Neuhaus W, Riso B, Smith AJ, Sotiropoulos A, Vitale A, Schober S. 2026. Building bridges: Involvement of animal care staff and laboratory technicians in experimental planning and conduct of animal studies for better job satisfaction and science. Laboratory Animals. View

Miletić Vukajlović J, Ilić B, Bruszel B, Panić-Janković T, Mitulović G. 2026. Comparison of the trapping efficiency for tryptic peptides on particle-packed and micro-pillar trap columns for proteomics analyses. Proteomes. 14(1), 10. View

Rak D, Lorenc D, Balazs D, Zhumekenov AA, Bakr OM, Alpichshev Z. 2026. Flexoelectric domain walls enable charge separation and transport in cubic perovskites. Nature Communications. 17, 946. View

Arruda J, Alamoudi E, Mueller R, Vaisband M, Molkenbur R, Merrin J, Kiermaier E, Hasenauer J. 2026. Simulation-based inference of cell migration dynamics in complex spatial environments. npj Systems Biology and Applications. 12, 20. View

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Publications with SSU Acknowledgement

Lin P. 2026. Calibrating the teacher synapse: Mechanisms and functional significance of presynaptic inhibition at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. View

Javoor M. 2026. Large-scale imaging of cellular actin networks at single filament resolution using montage cryo-electron tomography. Institute of Science and Technology Austria . View

Zhao Z, Vercellino I, Whitelegge JP, Maghlaoui K, Białek W, Nixon PJ, Sazanov LA. 2026. Cryo-EM structures of naturally occurring dimeric photosystem II complexes lacking the Mn4CaO5 cluster. Nature Communications. 17, 8433. View

Liu Y, Kleinhanns T, Spadaro MC, Genç A, Horta S, Jakhar N, Costanzo T, Dutkiewicz E, Arbiol J, Hong M, Ibáñez M. 2026. Exploiting mismatch strain and the β–α phase transition for microstructural engineering in thermoelectric Ag2Se. ACS Energy Letters. 11(8), 5752–5762. View

Pertl F. 2026. Experimental probing of nanoscale charge features and surface morphology changes during tribocharging. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. View

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