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

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 9d

Organizer Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social, contributions from 30+ @univie.ac.at scientists, incl @michiwagner4.bsky.social, @christinakaiser.bsky.social, Stephan Krämer, @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social, @ppjevac.bsky.social, @andreasrichter.bsky.social, and @loutsi.bsky.social from our cluster.

Environmental Emergencies | iMooX

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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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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 12d

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study from @davidberry1.bsky.social lab @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shows how arabinogalactan, a potential plant prebiotic, gets metabolized by B. longum, supporting other beneficial gut microbes. www.oaepublish.com/articles/mrr...

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

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study led by @barbarabayer.bsky.social, CoE Researchers @michiwagner4.bsky.social and @kathikitzinger.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at challenges the role of ammonia-oxidizing microbes in deep-ocean carbon fixation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 19d

Our CoE Board member Angela Sessitsch is nominated for "Austrian of the Year 2025" by @diepressecom.bsky.social in the ‘Research’ category. As a top researcher at AIT Tulln, she's an expert on plant microbiomes. Show your support and vote here: www.diepresse.com/20065228/aus...
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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 21d

Organized by CoE Microplanet Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social, and CoE Key Researchers Holger Daims, @kathikitzinger.bsky.social, @ppjevac.bsky.social. See you next year!
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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 21d

The 28th European Nitrogen Cycle meeting (ENC28) brought together over 70 participants from 13 countries at @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at! Inspiring CoE Microplanet closing lecture by Jan Willem Erisman. Thanks to all the speakers and participants for making it such a stimulating event.

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · 29d

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication from the lab of Thilo Hofmann with first author Anya Sherman
@cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at finds tire-derived compounds in edible plants. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Sep 1

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication @nature.com! A study from the lab of CoE Researcher Alexander Loy @loyteam.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at uncovers bacteria that “breathe” rocks using toxic sulfide in oxygen-free environments. Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Aug 20

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication from the labs of @michiwagner4.bsky.social and Holger Daims with @ppjevac.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at identifies novel plastoquinone forms (m-PQs) in nitrogen-cycling microbes, revealing their essential role in electron transport.

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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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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Aug 11

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Microbiome! CoE Researcher @loyteam.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at reveals that sulfoquinovose from leafy greens acts as promising prebiotic by boosting beneficial gut bacteria. microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Aug 8

CoE Deputy Director of Research, @chmoei.bsky.social @medunigraz.at, was on @derstandard.at podcast! She discusses whether the microbiome is a savior or just empty hype, incl some nutritional tips.
Tune in! www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 4

New @wienerzeitung.at interview with Thilo Hofmann (CeMESS|@edge-vienna.bsky.social) on heatwaves in the city now up on Instagram:

🔗 www.instagram.com/p/DMpYRHvpIwH/

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Aug 5

UN negotiations on a global plastic treaty are underway in Geneva after the previous round in Busan ended without a deal. In #APA’s special on plastics, our researcher Thilo Hofmann shares insights on microplastics.

Read more🔗 science.apa.at/thema/mikrop...

Mikroplastik – Vom Wunderwuzzi zum Problemfall

Plastik hat die Welt in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten nachhaltig und in vielfältiger Weise verändert. Der multitalentierte Werkstoff bietet zahlreiche Vorteile, hat aber auch eine Schattenseite: In sein...

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Christine Moissl-Eichinger @chmoei.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 2 funded #PhD positions (ERC Adv Grant) in the Moissl-Eichinger Lab, Graz! Study Methanobrevibacter as a keystone in the gut microbiome.
💡 Omics, modeling, synthetic consortia
📅 Deadline: Sept 10, 2025
🌍 Int’l applicants welcome!
Application link below.
#microbiomesky #archaeasky #microsky

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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Jul 8

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication @currentbiology.bsky.social! The lab of CoE Researcher Matthias Horn @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at introduces novel chlamydial species infecting social amoebae, transmitted solely through cell-to-cell contact. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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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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Gorkiewicz Lab @ Med Uni Graz @gorkiewiczlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our PI Gregor Gorkiewicz presented our work at bageco.org 2025 in Graz. Showing the complexity of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for IBD patients and how we are hunting for mechanisms behind remission. Thanks for the invitation, @gabrieleberg.bsky.social #humanmicrobiome #ibd #fmt

Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology

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

Celebrating excellent Austrian microbiome research on World Microbiome Day!
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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Jun 27

➡️Best MSc Thesis: Cornelia Rottensteiner for her work on microbial activity in permafrost soils.
➡️Best PhD Thesis: Charlotte Neumann for her innovative research on the woman-microbiome-child interplay.
➡️Best Paper: Daniela Wöber for her paper on microbial communities in sugar beet storability.

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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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Cluster of Excellence 'MicroPlanet' @microbesplanet.bsky.social · Jun 24

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Microvascular Research! CoE Researchers @tuwien.at introduce the Nylon Vessel-on-a-Chip (NVoC): a cost-effective, versatile microfluidic platform advancing vascular disease study (PAH). 📃 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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