A raccoon to appreciate for Raccoon Appreciation Day!

I appreciate raccoons; they are really quite extraordinary. This little guy came to my back door like that to politely inquire where I had moved the compost bin to. I snapped his photo and carved his portrait.

#raccoon #linocut #printmaking

This research was made possible through collaboration between @medunigraz.at @gorkiewiczlab.bsky.social, @cdiener.com lab and @chmoei.bsky.social lab within the awesome @microbesplanet.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence „MicroPlanet“ funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social 🇦🇹

Tomorrow, I will be presenting a poster 081.16P about mucin degrading specialists of the ✨Akkermansia✨ genus in patients that underwent 💩 transplants to treat their ulcerative colitis. Come for a chat, and pls give me feedback on my version of designing with microbes but only on paper 🙃
#FEMS2025

These are the sessions where I connected with new people and fangirled (or boyed/theyed) about microbes and all the cool things they can do for us and with us - beyond my immediate field. It was awesome, thank you @femsmicro.org

And @femsmicro.org at #FEMS2025 decided to host different interactive workshops to design with microbes 🦠 or about the growing need for ethics and policy discussions around microbial solutions - this is where I noticed my „science mojo“ awakening again*

*it got lost in the post-PhD burnout phase

There is also sooo much interesting research across all subfields of microbiology in forms of sessions and beautiful posters 😍 (I have a soft spot for well designed posters, pls share your secrets!)

So not only were we warmly welcomed with song, cheese, wine, anf gelato …

This is my first time attending a big @femsmicro.org congress #FEMS2025 (thank you @cdiener.com 💚). I wanted to experience the FEMS congress since my baby PhD days in 2019 but did not get a chance to until now. It is absolutely exceeding my expectations, and I will tell you exactly why in the 🧵

✨ Here is a 🧵 about a wonderful paper by @cdiener.com et al. that shows how we can estimate diet from 💩 metagenomic sequencing data, published today! ✨

I’m really happy and grateful Christian included me in later stages of this project and that I could help out a little 😊

Hi, we have an open PhD position in our lab starting winter 2025. Join the great MolMed PhD program at a vibrant research institution and help us understand probiotic engraftment. More info at www.dienerlab.com/posts/phd2025/ . Application through the MedUni portal: phd-recruiting.medunigraz.at

CALL TO ACTION: By publishing this Editorial concurrently across journals, we are demanding immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations. doi.org/10.1128/msys...

The gut microbiome produces many beneficial metabolites such as butyrate and other SCFAs. But can we predict which interventions increase their production in individuals? Our work led by Nick shows how to do this with metabolic models and is out today: www.nature.com/articles/s41...