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ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · 13d

6 Scientists. 1 Panel. Big ideas.

From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!

🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...

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ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · 23d

🌟Join us for the 2nd ISME #UnityInDiversity Conference!🌟
📅Oct 21 |🕗8 AM PST · 5 PM CET · 11 PM Beijing
🎤 Speakers: @sewerynoz.bsky.social · Ho · @nanditagarud.bsky.social · Medina-Chavez · Moroenyane · Wan
🔗Register: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
Celebrate diversity in microbial ecology!✨

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · Jul 29

This thread is already epic at 100+ clam facts 😍

Dan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · Jul 22

One like, one clam fact

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 21

One like, one opinion about how to solve climate change.

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · Jul 25

So happy for Alejandro and congrats on securing one of these competitive @oeaw.bsky.social fellowships for his PhD project! Can’t wait to share the results 😊

cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Jul 24

Big congratulations to Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano on receiving a #DOCfellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)! His research at #CeMESS explores host–microbe interactions in lucinid clams.

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

#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at

DOC Fellowship for Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano

CeMESS PhD student Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano has been awarded a prestigious DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). The fellowship will support his doctoral research on host–microbe...

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Paul Hoskisson 🧫 🦠🐸 @paulhoskisson.bsky.social · Jul 15

This is pretty cool - Effects of parental care on skin microbial community composition in poison frogs elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Effects of parental care on skin microbial community composition in poison frogs

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Jul 7

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-...

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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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Jul 9

CeMESS is hiring!

Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.

🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k

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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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Jun 27

Today, June 27, marks World Microbiome Day! We're celebrating with the inaugural Austrian Microbiome Research Awards. Congrats to Cornelia Rottensteiner @cornelia-cr.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at, Charlotte Neumann @medunigraz.at, and Daniela Wöber @AIT. @fwf-at.bsky.social Details👇

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · Jun 13

The FOMO is seriously heatin’ up! I’ll be so sad to miss the AEM GRC this year 😭

Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · Jun 13

Y'all, @deniseakob.bsky.social is planning a GREAT week of things for the AEM GRC in July.

So hard to remember that Microbe is next week, not the GRC. Can't wait for dorm life next month!

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Jun 13

Postdoc Insights from the Vienna BioCenter - Hear it directly from our fellows!

The VIP³ call is open – apply now for a fully-funded, three-year postdoctoral fellowship in an interdisciplinary environment.

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

#VBCPostDoc

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DOME - Microbial Ecology 🧫🔬🦠🧬 @dome-vienna.bsky.social · Jun 4

We have a job opening for a Senior Scientist 🔬🧫🦠

Apply now or share the post!

#microsky #microbiomesky

Kathi Kitzinger @kathikitzinger.bsky.social · Jun 4

Job vacancy as senior scientist on #fluorescent #microscopy (incl confocal and high resolution) open at University of Vienna!
Apply until June 15: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...

Senior Scientist

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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · Jun 5

We have a new 3-year postdoc position in our group at the @hifmb.de to study plasmids and plasmids systems of the marine environment to survey their utility in microbial responses to environmental change.

Please see the official job ad here, and spread the word:

jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...

PostDoc in ecology and evolution of plasmids in polar waters at HIFMB (f/d/m)

Layout AWI HIPP extern, englisch

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · May 28

Ich wünsche, mehr Politiker*innen würden dies tun! Oder meinen Arbeitsweg durch Wien mit dem Fahrrad fahren. ‚A day in the life of…‘

Florian Klenk 👨🏻‍💻 @klenkflorian.bsky.social · May 28

Ich darf heute einen Tag lang einen Lehrer in einer Wiener Mittelschule begleiten. Bin sehr neugierig. 👀

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · May 19

Session 2 at the HIFMB Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity will be about advancing our understanding of coevolution for conservation.
📆 June 17 + 18
📌 Oldenburg, GER
🖱️ Registration is free: hifmb.de/symp25

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 17

Diversity is our strength❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

On #IDAHOT, we reaffirm our commitment to end violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ people — and raise the progressive flag at our headquarters.

Respect for fundamental rights and equal treatment are key pillars of our Union.

The progressive flag flies between two European Union flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Behind them, a large purple banner on the Berlaymont building reads “United for our Future 2024–2029” with a circle of yellow stars forming the EU symbol.

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · May 16

Congratulations!

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · May 15

Working on microbiome science in Austria? Recently graduated or published a great paper? Apply now! 👇👇👇

Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · May 15

We are launching the Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2025! 🇦🇹🔬
Calling all Austrian microbiome researchers to submit your best MSc/PhD thesis or research paper by June 7, more info: microplanet.at
@fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · May 12

The planning for the HIFMB Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity (June 17+18) is entering the busy phase. Today we would like to introduce our speakers from Session 1 “Framing global biodiversity for policy”.
More information and free registration at hifmb.de/symp25

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Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts.bsky.social · May 6

🎉 We’re hiring! Two ERC-funded #PostdocJobs on insect–phytopathogen mutualisms are available in my lab. Explore the chemical and molecular evolution of symbioses!
🧪Chemical ecology: tinyurl.com/chem-ecol-symb
🦠Phytopathology & mutualisms: tinyurl.com/symb-plantpath
#SymbioSky #PlantPathology

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · May 5

A new era in research on non-model organisms begins! Huge thanks to the whole team including @moorefound.bsky.social and @sangerinstitute.bsky.social for giving our community such a game-changing resource

Brooke Long-Fox, PhD @brooke-long-fox.bsky.social · Apr 28

Check out our new data note (still awaiting peer review) on one of the first published genome sequences 🧬 from a member of the Lucinidae family 🔗 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...

Thanks @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social for including me in this research!

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Daan Speth @daanspeth.bsky.social · May 5

We are hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle meeting at @univie.ac.at in Vienna from Sept 8-11.

Join us for a varied program featuring many aspects of the microbial N-cycle.

Deadline for abstract submission (and early bird registration):
June 15th!

More info:
univie.eventsair.com/enc2025/

Welcome - 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (CeMESS Nitro 2025) - UBB

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations @hassansalem.bsky.social - so happy to see this!

MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations to @hassansalem.bsky.social on the #ERC Consolidator Grant! 🎉 The project explores how beetles use symbiotic relationships w/ microbes to digest plant material, & compare this to gene transfer for digestive enzyme acquisition. 🪲tinyurl.com/bdhrdnes
Evolutionary insights to come!

ERC Consolidator Grant for Hassan Salem

Max Planck Research Group Leader Hassan Salem has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to investigate how beetles use symbiotic relationships with microbes to digest plant material and how this stra...

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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations to these three for their exceptional service, and a huge thank you to the entire community of authors, editors, and reviewers that make the ISME Journal the top address for microbial ecology research and a great support for the society 💪🏻

ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · Apr 24

ISME congratulates Tess Brewer, Hans Bernstein, and @rkmicrobes.bsky.social for winning the Outstanding Editorial Board Member Awards for their contributions to The ISME Journal.
🔗 isme-microbes.org/editorial-bo...
#MicrobialEcology #microbes

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