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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween will be spooky again this year at Vienna Open Lab: Make your own slime, visit a creepy spider exhibition, and enjoy the “Puking Pumpkin” show & many more experiments! Sign up for the 1.5-hour slots (in German) for families here: lnkd.in/dxUFfcNc
#partofviennabiocenter

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 1d

A stunning microscopy image created @dome-vienna.bsky.social by Adnan Hodžić and Martin Kunert is featured on the cover of @cp-starprotocols.bsky.social!

The 3D visualization reveals the tick endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii using DOPE-FISH.

Take a look🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

Image created at DOME featured on STAR Protocols cover

Ticks are home to a diverse mix of microbial communities – some harmless or even beneficial, others pathogenic. A striking microscopy image by Adnan Hodžić and Martin Kunert (DOME | CeMESS) captures t...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 2d

Dive into the hidden world of fungi at "Experience the FUN(gi) Lab" – today 16:00–18:00 at the University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB), hosted by the Fungal Ecology Lab @ter-cemess.bsky.social.

Free & open to all – just drop by!
www.pilzfestspiele.at/event/experi...

#Pilzfestspiele

Experience the FUN(gi) Lab • Pilzfestspiele 06.–12.10.2025

www.pilzfestspiele.at

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 9d

Join in from Oct 1: Our #CeMESS researchers contribute to this free online course on environmental emergencies!
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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 9d

Free online course “Environmental Emergencies: Navigating Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Environmental Pollution” starts Oct 1. Interdisciplinary course on triple crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. imoox.at/course/envem, www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wp...

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 15d

Das war er, der #Rudolphina Roadtrip 2025: in sechs Reiseberichten und einem Podcast berichten insgesamt zehn Wissenschafter*innen der #univie von ihren (Forschungs-)Erfahrungen rund um den Globus. Fernweh? Neugier? Hier entlang zu allen Beiträgen 👉 rudolphina.univie.ac.at/rudolphina-r...

Forscherin Bea Maas bei der Feldforschung zu sehen, satte grüne Hügel

Bootsfahrt durch auf einem Seitenarm des Sungai Bengkoka, ein Fluss im malaysischen Bundesstaat Sabah auf Borneo. Vorne sitz ein Bootsfahrer, der von hinten zu sehen ist.

Eindrücke der Altstadt in Riga, eine belebte Straße und bunte Häuser.

Das CTD-Messgerät des Forschungsschiff „Pelegia“ wird an der Seite des Forschungsschiffes abgelassen.

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 15d

Who fixes carbon in the dark ocean? A new study in @nature.com, led by @barbarabayer.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shows that ammonia‐oxidizing microbes contribute much less to dark carbon fixation than previously thought – leaving room for unknown players.
Read more: 🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Who fixes carbon in the dark ocean?

A new study led by Barbara Bayer (CeMESS, University of Vienna) discovered that ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms contribute much less to carbon fixation in the ocean than previously assumed. The study...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 19d

@thuenen.de @andreasrichter.bsky.social @cornelia-cr.bsky.social

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 20d

Ever wondered what soil research looks like in Canada’s North? 🌱 Researchers from @ter-cemess.bsky.social share their fieldwork experiences in an article for @univie.ac.at's magazine #Rudolphina.

Curious? Find out more: 🔗 rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/climate-r...

Climate research in Canada

Why do field research in Canada? What drives researchers like us to dig in forests and peat bogs in all kinds of weather, armed with bear spray and mosquito repellent? Why do we put up with dirty fing...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 25d

Great week hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) at #CeMESS, @univie.ac.at! Over 70 researchers from 13 countries came together to dive into microbial nitrogen cycling. & Congrats to Carolin Otersen & Nils Ganzwohl for best posters!

More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting held at CeMESS

The 28th edition of the annual European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) brought together more than 70 participants from institutions in 13 countries at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Sys...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 28d

Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry

We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals

Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...

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Anouk Willemsen @willemsenanouk.bsky.social · 29d

Proud moment to see the first Master student of the team (Lotte Mayer) successfully defend her Master's thesis work digging into viral factories of #giantViruses.

A link to part of her work:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

@erc.europa.eu @univie.ac.at @cemess.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social

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Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · 28d

It is a great privilege for our nitrification team to host this fantastic group of nitrogen-cycle researchers at @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at for the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Conference.

Some impressions from tonight's conference dinner.

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 28d

One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring

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.

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 20+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Please share. Further details: www.vbcphd.at

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Sep 4

3 @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants, die mit je rund 1,4 bis 1,7 Millionen Euro dotiert sind, gehen an die #univie: Historikerin Eva-Maria Muschik, Mikrobiologin Megan Sørensen & Geschichtssoziologin Agata Zysiak erhalten die prestigeträchtige Förderung für ihre Forschung. Wir gratulieren herzlichst! 🥳

3 ERC Starting Grants für die Universität Wien

Förderung für Historikerin Eva-Maria Muschik, Mikrobiologin Megan Sørensen und Geschichtssoziologin Agata Zysiak

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fantastic news: Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her project TRANSITIONS! In her upcoming research at #CeMESS she will explore how endosymbiosis evolves, from protist partnership to organelle.

Read more: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

Megan Sørensen receives ERC Starting Grant

Microbiologist Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant, securing significant funding for her upcoming research on the evolution of endosymbiosis at CeMESS. It is one of three ERC Startin...

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Aug 29

Are you an early career researcher? ✨ @circleu.bsky.social
offers mobility fellowships (5 - 30 days) to explore postdoc opportunities at partner universities. 🗓️ Extended deadline: Sept 15. More here: 👉 www.circle-u.eu/calls/circle...

Circle U. Postdoc Mobility Programme - Circle U.

Seed funding for your next cooperative research project!

www.circle-u.eu

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 28

An exciting new study from Alexander Loy and team (@loyteam.bsky.social), now in @nature.com!

It describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism: Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation (MISO).

Read more: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

Example of a habitat of MISO bacteria - Marine sediment: cup with a soil sample from an Arctic fjord in Svalbard.
Credit: CeMESS Alexander Loy

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 14

Novel plastoquinone forms with essential roles in key nitrogen-cycling microbes identified! Study conducted by the Comammox Research Platform at @univie.ac.at and supported by the #FWF funded @microbesplanet.bsky.social.

Read more: 🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

New study: Unusual quinones found in Nitrospira

A new study, supported by the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health” and the Comammox Research Platform of the University of Vienna, identifies new plastoquinone forms w...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 14

Looking for a read for the long-weekend? Check out this @profil.at article with Alexander Loy (@loyteam.bsky.social) on the possible link between gut microbes and chronic pain (paywall)🔗 www.profil.at/wissenschaft...

Photo of opened article in "Profil" with garden in the background.
Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Aug 14

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Cell! An international study, including CoE Researcher Martin Polz @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at, uncovers the significant and underestimated contribution of fungi to ocean biomass and the global carbon cycle. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 13

Leafy greens may do more than nourish you! A new study by #CeMESS researchers @julkras.bsky.social and @loyteam.bsky.social shows that sulfoquinovose is metabolized by key gut microbes into hydrogen sulfide, revealing intriguing prebiotic potential.

Read more:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

New paper highlights a green-diet-derived sulfur compound as a potential prebiotic

The effects of individual dietary compounds on the gut microbiome and human health remain poorly understood. A new study reveals that a sulfosugar derived from green plants and algae is not metabolize...

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Aug 11

Only 5 days to go!

The Vienna BioCenter PostDoc Program (VIP³) is closing soon. Don’t miss your chance to apply for one of 16 fully-funded postdoctoral positions in a leading interdisciplinary research hub.

Apply here: training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vi...

#VBCPostDoc

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Celebrating seven researchers from four different entities at Vienna BioCenter, who recently received prestigious FWF Grants!

Read more about their work: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/s...

@impvienna.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

Celebrating seven new FWF Grants awarded to Vienna BioCenter Researchers

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) recently awarded Grants from their programs "Principal Investigator", "1000 Ideas" and "International - Multilateral Initiatives” to seven researchers affiliated to fo...

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Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · Aug 6

Interested in the physiology of #nitrifiers? Have a look at our new paper reporting novel methyl-plastoquinones (m-PQs) in comammox and nitrite-oxidizing #Nitrospira bacteria

#MicroSky 🧪

#nitrification #physiology #collaboration

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