Carlos Arellano-Caicedo
@carellanoc.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist
I'm interested in how microhabitats dictate microbial interactions and evolution. Microfluidics 💉 + microscopy 🔬
Jr group leader - University of Vienna
I'm interested in how microhabitats dictate microbial interactions and evolution. Microfluidics 💉 + microscopy 🔬
Jr group leader - University of Vienna
Pinned
Looking for Master's thesis projects?
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
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Why do cultural skills (reading, maths) consistently activate the same brain regions across people? @standehaene.bsky.social and L. Cohen argue that culture doesn’t create new brain circuits: it invades evolutionarily ancient maps of the cortex. check this great paper www.cell.com/action/showP...
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Why do cultural skills (reading, maths) consistently activate the same brain regions across people? @standehaene.bsky.social and L. Cohen argue that culture doesn’t create new brain circuits: it invades evolutionarily ancient maps of the cortex. check this great paper www.cell.com/action/showP...
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📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - Nature
Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How streptococci bacteria infect the brain to cause meningitis revealed in zebrafish
📹 Sumedha Ravishankar et al, School of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego in @plosbiology.org
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@antdlewis.bsky.social
📹 Sumedha Ravishankar et al, School of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego in @plosbiology.org
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@antdlewis.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
How streptococci bacteria infect the brain to cause meningitis revealed in zebrafish
📹 Sumedha Ravishankar et al, School of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego in @plosbiology.org
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@antdlewis.bsky.social
📹 Sumedha Ravishankar et al, School of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego in @plosbiology.org
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@antdlewis.bsky.social
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What drives the self-organization of life? By linking three major ecological theories, we show that ecosystems maximize power at intermediate efficiency close to bifurcation points. Energy flux meets life's organizing principles. @sfiscience.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What drives the self-organization of life? By linking three major ecological theories, we show that ecosystems maximize power at intermediate efficiency close to bifurcation points. Energy flux meets life's organizing principles. @sfiscience.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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CeMESS is hiring!
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change
Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
CeMESS is hiring!
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
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phys.org/news/2025-06... I recently found this note. This is a good subject for discussion, I wish I knew more.
Using ChatGPT to write essays may be eroding critical thinking skills
A team of neurologists and AI specialists at MIT's Media Lab has led a study looking into the brain impacts of large language model (LLM) use among people who engage with them for study or work. They ...
phys.org
June 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
phys.org/news/2025-06... I recently found this note. This is a good subject for discussion, I wish I knew more.
Looking for Master's thesis projects?
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
April 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Looking for Master's thesis projects?
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
Join us in Vienna to study :
- bacterial ecology
- fungal-bacterial interactions
- microbial modeling
Reposted by Carlos Arellano-Caicedo
A new Master in Microbiome Science 🦠🧫🔬👨🎓 👩🎓🧑🎓 @univie.ac.at
Apply now! Registration till April 7th, 2025
studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...
#microbiome #master #uniwien #univienba #vienna #education #research #science #facts
Apply now! Registration till April 7th, 2025
studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...
#microbiome #master #uniwien #univienba #vienna #education #research #science #facts
March 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A new Master in Microbiome Science 🦠🧫🔬👨🎓 👩🎓🧑🎓 @univie.ac.at
Apply now! Registration till April 7th, 2025
studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...
#microbiome #master #uniwien #univienba #vienna #education #research #science #facts
Apply now! Registration till April 7th, 2025
studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...
#microbiome #master #uniwien #univienba #vienna #education #research #science #facts
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📣 Our paper on the effect of microplastics on decomposition is out in Applied Soil Ecology: "No short-term response of microbial or isopod-driven litter decomposition to microplastics".
⚠️ Spoiler: We do not report any significant effect, and yes it matters.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
⚠️ Spoiler: We do not report any significant effect, and yes it matters.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
No short-term response of microbial or isopod-driven litter decomposition to microplastics
Microplastic pollution is a growing threat to soils, but its effects on plant litter decomposition remains poorly understood. Particularly, it is uncl…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📣 Our paper on the effect of microplastics on decomposition is out in Applied Soil Ecology: "No short-term response of microbial or isopod-driven litter decomposition to microplastics".
⚠️ Spoiler: We do not report any significant effect, and yes it matters.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
⚠️ Spoiler: We do not report any significant effect, and yes it matters.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Join us in at #ESEB2025 Barcelona for our symposium on microbial adaptation to changing conditions. Organised by @mtoll8.bsky.social @javierdelafuente.bsky.social and me. Amazing invited speakers @saramitri.bsky.social and Itzik Mizrahi!! @eseb2025.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join us in at #ESEB2025 Barcelona for our symposium on microbial adaptation to changing conditions. Organised by @mtoll8.bsky.social @javierdelafuente.bsky.social and me. Amazing invited speakers @saramitri.bsky.social and Itzik Mizrahi!! @eseb2025.bsky.social
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A milestone for @cemess.bsky.social , a milestone for me too. Thank you @univie.ac.at for the support and recognition, thanks to all team members past and present - you’ve been the real reward! cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Jillian Petersen appointed Full Professor at CeMESS
We are delighted to announce that Jillian Petersen has been appointed Full Professor (§ 99/4) at the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This appointment marks an excit...
cemess.univie.ac.at
March 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A milestone for @cemess.bsky.social , a milestone for me too. Thank you @univie.ac.at for the support and recognition, thanks to all team members past and present - you’ve been the real reward! cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
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Fantastic work by first-author Dr. Julia Wiesenbauer, who also defended her PhD-thesis on Monday. Big congratulations! 😀🥳🎉. 5/6
February 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Fantastic work by first-author Dr. Julia Wiesenbauer, who also defended her PhD-thesis on Monday. Big congratulations! 😀🥳🎉. 5/6
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Not sure if this message is being spread yet but if not here it goes: I want everyone to have an opportunity to be a scientist! It is an amazing place to focus your energy and a wonderful community! I want people to know that they should all want this as an opportunity
for their kids.
for their kids.
February 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Not sure if this message is being spread yet but if not here it goes: I want everyone to have an opportunity to be a scientist! It is an amazing place to focus your energy and a wonderful community! I want people to know that they should all want this as an opportunity
for their kids.
for their kids.
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Are cells like small liquid "brains"? Cells can gather and process complex sets of signals and respond in adaptive ways. How close are they to standard neural networks? Here's the seminal 1995 paper by Dennis Bray on cells as computers nature.com/articles/376...
February 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Are cells like small liquid "brains"? Cells can gather and process complex sets of signals and respond in adaptive ways. How close are they to standard neural networks? Here's the seminal 1995 paper by Dennis Bray on cells as computers nature.com/articles/376...
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In 2025, Vienna will celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II - happy birthday! 🎉
Musicologist Michele Calella & theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of Strauss the Younger’s life & work. His musical legacy continues to shape the City of Music to this day!
Musicologist Michele Calella & theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of Strauss the Younger’s life & work. His musical legacy continues to shape the City of Music to this day!
Vienna celebrates 200 years of Johann Strauss II
In 2025, Vienna will celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. University of Vienna musicologist Michele Calella and theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of...
rudolphina.univie.ac.at
February 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In 2025, Vienna will celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II - happy birthday! 🎉
Musicologist Michele Calella & theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of Strauss the Younger’s life & work. His musical legacy continues to shape the City of Music to this day!
Musicologist Michele Calella & theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of Strauss the Younger’s life & work. His musical legacy continues to shape the City of Music to this day!
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Can a microbial community become an evolutionary individual?
#CurrOpinMicrobiol by @salazarafra.bsky.social and @saramitri.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CurrOpinMicrobiol by @salazarafra.bsky.social and @saramitri.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can a microbial community become an evolutionary individual?
Microbial communities provide crucial services for human well-being, driving an interest in designing and controlling them towards optimised or novel …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Can a microbial community become an evolutionary individual?
#CurrOpinMicrobiol by @salazarafra.bsky.social and @saramitri.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CurrOpinMicrobiol by @salazarafra.bsky.social and @saramitri.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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What do conspiracy theorists, incels & Trump supporters have in common?🤔 They are all connected to the concept of resentment - or as philosophers call it, ressentiment.
But what exactly is resentment, and is it always a negative force? Leah Ritterfeld, #PhD researcher at the #univie, explains this ⤵
But what exactly is resentment, and is it always a negative force? Leah Ritterfeld, #PhD researcher at the #univie, explains this ⤵
Conspiracy theorists and incels: a deeper look into Resentment 📖
YouTube video by Universität Wien
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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TER - We had our annual Science Retreat yesterday. Great science, discussions, and fun!
#TerrestrialEcosystemResearch
@cemess.bsky.social
#TerrestrialEcosystemResearch
@cemess.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
TER - We had our annual Science Retreat yesterday. Great science, discussions, and fun!
#TerrestrialEcosystemResearch
@cemess.bsky.social
#TerrestrialEcosystemResearch
@cemess.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @kseniaguseva.bsky.social for becoming Senior Scientist at @ter-cemess.bsky.social, @cemess.bsky.social,
@univie.ac.at
Wonderful to have you on board!
ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at
Wonderful to have you on board!
ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
Ksenia Guseva is a new senior scientist at TER
We are thrilled to announce that Ksenia Guseva has joined our team as a senior scientist.
ter.univie.ac.at
February 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Congratulations to @kseniaguseva.bsky.social for becoming Senior Scientist at @ter-cemess.bsky.social, @cemess.bsky.social,
@univie.ac.at
Wonderful to have you on board!
ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at
Wonderful to have you on board!
ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
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Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release
Review in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social by Yonatan Chemlaet al from Christopher A. Voigt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Review in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social by Yonatan Chemlaet al from Christopher A. Voigt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release - Nature Microbiology
Chemla et al. review the release of bacteria into the environment and propose engineering strategies to help improve performance and reduce risk.
www.nature.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release
Review in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social by Yonatan Chemlaet al from Christopher A. Voigt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Review in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social by Yonatan Chemlaet al from Christopher A. Voigt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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WWTF Grant awarded to CoE Key Researcher @davidberry1.bsky.social from @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at with Stefanie Widder from MedUni Wien. www.wwtf.at/funding/prog...
January 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
WWTF Grant awarded to CoE Key Researcher @davidberry1.bsky.social from @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at with Stefanie Widder from MedUni Wien. www.wwtf.at/funding/prog...
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Microbial diversity and interactions: Synergistic effects and potential applications of Pseudomonas and Bacillus consortia
-in Microbiological Research
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
panel A with reference to [83], while no numerical references in paper, so I assume Sun et al 2022 ISME J
-in Microbiological Research
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
panel A with reference to [83], while no numerical references in paper, so I assume Sun et al 2022 ISME J
January 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Microbial diversity and interactions: Synergistic effects and potential applications of Pseudomonas and Bacillus consortia
-in Microbiological Research
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
panel A with reference to [83], while no numerical references in paper, so I assume Sun et al 2022 ISME J
-in Microbiological Research
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
panel A with reference to [83], while no numerical references in paper, so I assume Sun et al 2022 ISME J
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A study in Nature Microbiology suggests that consuming more healthy plant-based foods could increase the proportion of gut microbes that favour human health. The findings are based on an analysis of more than 21,000 vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores. https://go.nature.com/40kHGqN 🧪
January 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A study in Nature Microbiology suggests that consuming more healthy plant-based foods could increase the proportion of gut microbes that favour human health. The findings are based on an analysis of more than 21,000 vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores. https://go.nature.com/40kHGqN 🧪
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Ten species comprise half of the bacteriology literature, leaving most species unstudied www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
January 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ten species comprise half of the bacteriology literature, leaving most species unstudied www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs