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We are exploring microbial natural products and fungal pathogens to develop new diagnostics and treatments for infectious diseases. #LeibnizHKI https://www.leibniz-hki.de/en/
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Feb 13
Hello #Bluesky community! 👋 Welcome to the Leibniz-HKI!

We’re researching microbial #NaturalProducts and #FungalPathogens to develop new diagnostics and treatments for #InfectiousDiseases, particularly against rising antimicrobial resistance.

💡 Follow us for the latest updates on our research!
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 1d
Over the past two days, @leibniz-hki.de has hosted the Junior Groups in Infection Research Annual Meeting. We talked a lot about collaborations, the future of infection research and enjoyed dinner at the Botanical Garden @uni-jena.de.

#bmftr #infection #research #science
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 2d
👉 read the full press release here:
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Leibniz-HKI receives Thuringian Animal Welfare Award 2025
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) has been honored with the T…
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 2d
🏆The @leibniz-hki.de receives the Thuringian Animal Welfare Award 2025!
An innovative lung model reduces animal testing in infection research by up to 90%.
Science and animal welfare go hand in hand🤝

#AnimalWelfare #Research @soziales.thueringen.de

Picture Credits: TMSGAF; Delf Zeh
Kerren Volkmar and Maria Straßburger from the Leibniz-HKI are honored with an award and flowers
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 12d
🗞️ Press release: shorturl.at/AzMAg
🧪Original paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The dose makes the difference
The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize t…
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 12d
Dose makes the difference! #Candidaalbicans uses the toxin #candidalysin not only to cause infections but also to quietly colonize the mouth – too little fails, too much triggers immune defense.

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picture credits: Erik Böhm, @leibniz-hki.de
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 14d
🍄 #Psilocybe & #Inocybe magic mushrooms use completely different enzymes to make #psilocybin as a team from @leibniz-hki.de and @uni-jena.de have discovered.

🗞️ Press release: shorturl.at/imyW2
🔎 Original paper: doi.org/10.1002/anie...

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ways of the Biosynthesis of Psilocybin © Tim Schäfer, Leibniz-HKI The "Kubanische Kahlkopf" (Psilocybe cubensis), a bunch of brown mushroom. © Felix Blei, Leibniz-HKI
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 16d
👉 read more about Biophelion here shorturl.at/YY2CL

👉 website start-up
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New startup Biophelion: Using fungi to produce sustainable …
The new startup wants to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in industry. Biotechnological processes a…
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 16d
Biophelion, a @leibniz-hki.de spin-off, turns industrial waste into sustainable materials! 🌱♻️ Using a black yeast, they create biodegradable polyesters, pullulan & new eco-friendly surfactants.
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Pictures: @sprind-de.bsky.social, Tillmann Franzen
Biophelion aims to recover new recyclable materials from industrial waste in the future. Biophelion also gives young scientists the opportunity to gain qualifications. The two founders, Lars Regestein (left) and Till Tiso (right), on their way to the laboratories of the BioInstrumentezentrum.
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 21d
Meet our #September feature Hannah Büttner in this year’s #calendar 2025! 👩🏻‍🔬 She explored fungal-bacterial symbiosis, loves both music & art, and carries science in her bag wherever she goes. 🎒🏜️ Read her interview here: lmy.de/FUIJC 🎙️

#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
A young woman with glasses sits on a wooden bench outdoors, smiling at the camera while holding a viola on her lap. She is wearing a black top, wide green pants, and black heeled sandals. On the left side of the image, there is a large colorful speech bubble with the following quote: “I primarily focused on the symbiosis between fungi and endosymbiotic bacteria. We identified natural products produced by the bacteria that protect the fungi from predators and play a key role in the symbiotic relationship.” At the bottom left, the “Leibniz-HKI” logo is visible. At the bottom right, a large purple arrow points to the right. A graphic calendar page with a turquoise-blue gradient background. In large pink letters it says “SEPTEMBER,” and underneath: “Hannah Büttner.” At the lower left is the “Leibniz-HKI” logo with the text “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025.” At the lower right, the word “SWIPE” is written in bold black letters next to a large purple arrow pointing to the right. A young woman in a white lab coat is working in a laboratory. She is holding a pipette and placing a sample into a scientific instrument. On the right side of the image, there is a speech bubble in a turquoise color gradient with the text: “I particularly enjoyed structural elucidation and analytical challenges.” Below, the logo of LEIBNIZ-HKI is visible. A large purple arrow points to the right. A young woman with glasses, wearing a black t-shirt and green trousers, stands indoors next to a large aquarium full of fish and aquatic plants. She holds a viola under her arm and looks thoughtfully into the distance. Her reflection is visible in the aquarium glass. Colorful text bubbles on the right side of the image read: “I like it when Art and Nature come together.” The words “Art” and “Nature” are highlighted in bright, decorative fonts. At the bottom left corner, the logo “LEIBNIZ HKI” is visible.
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Balance of the Microverse @microverse.bsky.social · 21d
🌍 Today is the #InternationalMicroorganismsDay!
On this occasion, we are naming the Microverse #MicrobeoftheYear 2025: Candida albicans.

Carried by up to 95% of people, it usually lives harmlessly in our bodies – but can also cause infections.
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Leibniz-Lab Pandemic Preparedness @leibnizpandemic.bsky.social · Aug 27
Virusinfektionen sind ja leider oft nur die halbe Miete. Pilze finden geschwächte Körper nämlich auch ganz gut ⬇️ #zombies @leibniz-hki.de
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Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · Aug 27
A little more than 2 weeks to apply for a Postdoc position in our lab @leibniz-hki.de 👇🏻
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Slavica Janevska @slavi-jan.bsky.social · Jul 17
📣 I’m recruiting a #Postdoc to help us further our understanding on the infection strategies of our human fungal pathogen. If you’re enthusiastic about research, our interdisciplinary group @leibniz-hki.de will be a good fit for you! Please share!
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Job opportunity Postdoctoral Researcher (m/w/div) in “Microbial Infection Strategies” at Leibniz HKI Jobportal
Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 27
The project, supported by the Free State of Thuringia, was co-financed by funds from the European Union as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
#ERDF #EU #Aufbaubank #DFG
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 27
We’re accelerating antiinfective discovery with #ISMEA! This automated system powers high-throughput screening via #JenXplor, enabling efficient, error-free handling of substances and boosting research with ML-driven predictions. ➡️ lmy.de/Hyqtb
One module of the “ISMEA” device system. A logo at the bottom left reads "Co-funded by the European Union". One module of the “ISMEA” device system. A logo at the bottom left reads "Co-funded by the European Union". One module of the “ISMEA” device system. A logo at the bottom left reads "Co-funded by the European Union". One module of the “ISMEA” device system. A logo at the bottom left reads "Co-funded by the European Union".
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 22
🌱 “Researching and working in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way is both a #process and a #challenge. We are happy to take on these tasks, as they make a lasting contribution to positive climate development,” says our Director Axel Brakhage. #Sustainability

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Two researchers in white lab coats working at a biological safety cabinet. One is handling lab equipment while smiling and looking toward the camera, with his reflection visible in the glass. The other researcher is partly visible in the foreground, wearing blue gloves. Two researchers in white lab coats sitting side by side at a biological safety cabinet. They are handling test tubes and laboratory tools inside the sterile workspace, with their backs facing the camera. Two researchers in a laboratory. One, wearing glasses and blue gloves, is focused on preparing samples at a bench. The other is standing beside him, looking at a smartphone. Both are dressed in white lab coats. Two young male researchers wearing white lab coats smile brightly into the camera. They are standing in a modern biological laboratory. In the background, there is a white wall cupboard over a workbench with lots of colorful equipment.
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 21
Solar panels, recycling waste heat, efficient freezers. Small steps, big impact: We are working on making research and our institute more energy-efficient.

#Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #SolarPanels #LeibnizHKI
View from the roof of the HKI Biotech Center over Jena, which lies in a valley between small green mountains. Further ahead is a blue lake, to the right a green meadow and to the left many green deciduous trees. In the background you can see the houses and red roofs of the city as well as a high-rise building. Close-up view of a solar panel with dark blue photovoltaic cells and white grid lines, reflecting sunlight. The panel stretches into the background toward blurred mountains and a blue sky. Side view of a mounted solar panel supported by metal brackets fixed into the ground. The foreground shows dry grass and yellow wildflowers, while the background reveals a distant valley and hills under a clear sky. Yellow wildflowers and tall dry plants in focus in the foreground, with a solar panel installation slightly blurred in the background. The scene is set in a grassy area with mountains and blue sky in the distance.
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 20
Plastic waste is a challenge. But with simple changes, labs can cut up to 65% – without compromising research quality, says Patrick Penndorf (@patricks-science.bsky.social).

We want to tackle this problem.

#Sustainability #PlasticWaste #GreenLabs #LeibnizHKI
A scientist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a small test tube inside a biosafety cabinet. A researcher in blue gloves handles a pipette over a well plate filled with pink liquid while recording notes with a black marker in a laboratory setting. A scientist in a white lab coat and blue gloves writes experimental notes on the glass surface of a biosafety cabinet with a black marker. A person wearing a white lab coat and blue disposable gloves writes notes with a red pen in a squared laboratory notebook. The notebook rests on a workbench inside a biosafety cabinet, with laboratory equipment and test tubes visible in the background.
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 19
Science must be part of the climate solution. 🌱🌎 At #LeibnizHKI, we rethink workflows to reduce waste & save energy. Patrick Penndorf (@patricks-science.bsky.social) helps us with this.

➡️ www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel...

#Sustainability
Patrick Penndorf and Jakob Sprague sit on a biosafety workbench in a modern laboratory and carry out scientific experiments, both of them wearing white lab coats. Close-up of two hands in blue rubber gloves holding a micropipette cap made out of transparent plastic. equipment in a modern microbiology research laboratory Patrick Penndorf and Jakob Sprague in conversation in front of a workbench in a modern biological research laboratory. Both are wearing white lab coats.
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 15
🛠️🚗 Meet Michael Hetz, our in-house technician and driver! From fixing tech to dreaming of flying a helicopter with the boss 🚁😉– discover what drives him and brings him joy 🎶🛥️in our #August #calendar feature: lmy.de/dXISl

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Michael Hetz in a workshop, wearing a yellow polo shirt, working at a vise. Next to him is a speech bubble with the quote: “I’m the technician, driver, handyman, I do everything except for scientific work.” In the background, there are toolboxes and shelves. Graphic calendar page for August 2025 with an orange gradient background. Large green and yellow letters read “AUGUST Michael Hetz,” with “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025” below and a green arrow with the word “Swipe.” Two men work together in a laboratory setting. The man on the left is Michael Hetz, wearing a yellow shirt. He observes while his colleague on the right, in a blue shirt, adjusts wires connected to equipment on a wall shelf. In front of them are large glass bottles filled with clear liquid, connected by tubes. A spray bottle and other lab tools are visible on the shelf. A speech bubble above them reads: “It takes courage to admit your own mistakes, but that’s just part of it.” A green arrow points to the right at the bottom of the image. In the bottom left corner is the blue Leibniz-HKI logo. Michael Hetz sitting relaxed on a bench under blooming cherry trees in front of a modern building. A speech bubble contains the quote: “Someone always has to tidy up in the end.”
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Sarela Garcia-Santamarina @sarsarela.bsky.social · Aug 12
Join our Deep Microbiome Metabolomics team as a Technician!

Work with LC/MS & ICP-MS in a cutting-edge microbiome lab @leibniz-hki.de

- CTA/chemical lab tech or BSc in chemistry/biochemistry
- LC/MS experience
- English

🔗 jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Technis...

#LabJobs #Technician #Metabolomics #LCMS
Stellenangebot Technische*r Assistent*in (m/w/div) bei Leibniz HKI Jobportal
Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena
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Sarela Garcia-Santamarina @sarsarela.bsky.social · Aug 12
We’re hiring a Postdoc on Gut Microbiome–Host Interactions @leibniz-hki.de, Jena 🇩🇪

You'll create organ-on-chip models to study how microbes mediate host responses to xenobiotics

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Job opportunity Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Gut Microbiome Host Interactions at Leibniz HKI Jobportal
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Sarela Garcia-Santamarina @sarsarela.bsky.social · Aug 12
We’re hiring a Postdoc in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics!

Help us decode microbial metabolism and its impact on human health @leibniz-hki.de , Jena 🇩🇪

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Job opportunity Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics at Leibniz HKI Jobportal
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 11
🤝Politics meets research: Today, we welcomed Lena Saniye Güngör & Christian Schaft from @dielinketh.bsky.social to @leibniz-hki.de. They were particularly impressed by the research opportunities offered for young scientists, for example at the Bio Pilot Plant.
#Research #Biotechnology
Picture: Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum, Lena Saniye Güngör, Christian Schaft, Axel Brakhage Picture in the lab with scientists and politicians
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 8
At #LeibnizHKI, research thrives through collaboration. Like microbial communities in balance, our strength comes from the Leibniz Association network. We are celebrating 30 years of shared science, because community matters – on small and large scales.

#30JahreLeibniz

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Serratia marcescens and Candida albicans colonies form interesting structures on agar plate after long-term incubation. Picture credit: Sarah Vielreicher, Leibniz-HKI
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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · Aug 1
Spotlight on our Leibniz Competition project “FuRTHER” on #WorldRNADay: Exploring how fungal ncRNAs may reprogram human gene expression. A new concept in infection biology by @mgblango.bsky.social, funded by the @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de. #InterkingdomCommunication #LeibnizHKI

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