Annoucement of new publication in ISME Journal by researchers in the CoE Microplanet. Image shows cattle grazing in a meadow, logos of University of Vienna and funder FWF

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in ISME Journal! CoE Key Researcher Alex Loy and team @loyteam.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at find rumen bacteria that degrade a plant- and algal-derived sulfosugar, might help limit methane production. doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Announcement of scientific publication from the CoE Microplanet: Karner et al 2026 in Neurobiology of stress. Mentions study title, shows University of Vienna logo and FWF logo

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in Neurobiology of Stress! Study by @thomaskarner.bsky.social and the lab of Isabella Anderson-Wagner @univie.ac.at shows how gut microbes and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) influence stress response. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Announcement for Austrian Microbiome Research Awards in categories Best MSc thesis, Best PhD thesis, Best paper, deadline for submission May 31, 2026. more info at microplanet.at

Call for Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2026 is now open! 🇦🇹🔬 Austrian microbiome researchers: submit your best MSc/PhD thesis or research paper by May 31st! microplanet.at @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @tuwien.at @cemm.oeaw.ac.at @medunigraz.at @meduniwien.ac.at @istaresearch.bsky.social

🎧Listen now: die-welt-der-mikroben-the-world-of-microbes.blogs.audiorella.com

@univie.ac.at @tuwien.at @cemm.oeaw.ac.at @meduniwien.ac.at @medunigraz.at @jku linz @istaresearch.bsky.social @ait @fwf-at.bsky.social

Image announcing the first episode of the CoE Microplanet podcast 'the world of microbes'. Interview episode with Director of Research Michael Wagner.

The journey continues! 🎙️ Ep 01 of "The World of Microbes" is live. CoE Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social discusses the role of microbes in planetary health. He also shares why, despite the hurdles, scientific discovery remains a true privilege. Link in 1st comment 👇

Die Welt der Mikroben - Episode D1 - Die Entdeckung der Mikroorganismen

🎧 Jetzt reinhören! open.spotify.com/show/5LZ4MVu...
Eine Kooperation des CoE Microplanet mit Florian Freistetter. @univie.ac.at @tuwien.at @cemm.oeaw.ac.at @meduniwien.ac.at @medunigraz.at @jku linz @istaresearch.bsky.social @ait

Es geht los! 🚀
Folge 1 unseres Podcasts „Die Welt der Mikroben“. Mit Florian Freistetter reisen wir zu den Anfängen: Von römischen Sümpfen bis zur Mundhygiene des 17. Jhd.

Link im ersten Kommentar 👇 @fwf-at.bsky.social

Excited to share that our podcast 'Die Welt der Mikroben - The World of Microbes' launches tomorrow, March 27. Florian Freistetter (DE) & Rebecca Gallo + CoE Key Researchers (EN) explore the hidden world of microbes with MicroPlanet. New episodes every 2 weeks! #Microsky #Archaeasky #scicomm

Are at-home microbiome tests a "lottery"?
CoE Key Researcher @gregorkiewicz.bsky.social @medunigraz.at tells @derstandard.at they’re highly unreliable. A new study shows identical samples produce wildly different results. derstandard.at/story/3000000310104; nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09301-3

Advance your career in microbiome science! Master’s Programme at @univie.ac.at, led by CoE Key Researcher @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social, is open for a new cohort. Explore microbial communities and their impact on health & the environment. Apply by April 7th! studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @nature.com Communications! CoE Deputy Director of Research @chmoei.bsky.social and team @medunigraz.at show the archaeon M. smithii is enriched in CRC patients & metabolically aids cancer bacteria. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Archeasky #Microsky

📍Graz, Hörsaalzentrum
🎓 6 DFP-Punkte
👥 Max. 80 Plätze
Info & Anmeldung: www.medunigraz.at/events/detai...

Orientierung für Fachärzt:innen, praxisnah durch Fallberichte & Austausch mit Christine Moissl-Eichinger @chmoei.bsky.social, CoE Key Researchers Gregor Gorkiewicz @gregorkiewicz.bsky.social und Alexander Moschen u.a.

Mikrobiom: Hype oder klinische Evidenz? Am 20.05.2026 bietet die Fortbildung „Medizinische Mikrobiomforschung“ fundierte Einordnung, organsiert von @medunigraz.at, JKULinz & @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE MicroPlanet
Aktuelle Forschung, Evidenzlage zu Diagnostik, FMT, Probiotika.

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @newphyt.bsky.social! Based on 70 years of data, CoE Key Researcher @christinakaiser.bsky.social and team @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at show 50% loss in beneficial fungi due to high N-low K fertilizers. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congrats to Yujia Luo @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at for securing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship! 🇪🇺 She’ll be investigating how soil microbes handle carbon under climate stress (drought/heat) to better understand climate feedbacks.🌍🔬

Group Picture of all CoE PhD students attending the retreat at Graz Medical University

Great first day of our PhD Retreat in Graz with @microbesplanet.bsky.social and @seyens.bsky.social 🦠 Discussing effective visual communication 👀 and learning from our own mistakes on slides, figures and posters. My take-home is definitely to ask for more regular feedback from my peers!

Huge thanks to Eva-Maria Holzleitner @eviholz.bsky.social @bmfwf.gv.at, FWF president Christof Gattringer, and FWF Vice president Ursula Jakubek for a very inspiring evening and for your leadership in shaping the future of Austrian science. Learn more about the 9 clusters here: youtu.be/HBiJrRKjH2Q

For us at CoE Microplanet, this means: Sharing data, methods, and infrastructure, integrating different perspectives, and communicating discoveries to spark tomorrow’s innovations in microbiome research. www.microplanet.at

The @fwf-at.bsky.social Think Beyond Summit celebrated Austria’s 9 Clusters of Excellence! From quantum science & AI to planetary health: only collaboration enables us to tackle the complex challenges of our time.

O-PTIR spectroscopy reproduces commercial FTIR spectral fidelity and can be used to differentiate migratory from nonmigratory cancer cells. Opens doors for imaging in water & on-chip systems. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in Analytical Chemistry and Measurement Science Au! CoE Key Researcher Bernhard Lendl and his team @CAVS Research Group @tuwien.at construct a custom O-PTIR transmission microscope. Lateral spatial resolution matches Raman, but axial signal is two-lobed.

Österreichs Exzellenzcluster nehmen Fahrt auf Rund zwei Jahre nach ihrem Start haben die neun Exzellenzcluster, Österreichs größte Forschungsnetzwerke, ihre volle Größe erreicht und tragfähige Strukturen etabliert.

Zwei Jahre nach ihrem Start haben die neun Österreichischen #Exzellenzcluster ihre volle Größe erreicht und tragfähige Strukturen etabliert. Mehr als 1000 Forschende arbeiten an 18 Standorten in Stärkefeldern der #Grundlagenforschung so eng vernetzt wie nie zuvor. ▶️

www.fwf.ac.at/aktuelles/de...

Think Beyond Summit 2026

Think Beyond Summit 2026

Think Beyond Summit 2026

Think Beyond Summit 2026

Beim #ThinkBeyondSummit holen wir Österreichs #Exzellenzcluster auf die Bühne. In diesen 9 Forschungsnetzwerken arbeiten hunderte Forschende an neuen Wegen in der #Grundlagenforschung. 🤝

@michiwagner4.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social @microbesplanet.bsky.social

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet study in @nature.com Food! CoE Key Researcher @cdiener.com @medunigraz.at with experts from DK, US, NL proposes a hybrid strategy for objective dietary assessment combining AI tools with "omics" biomarkers. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #STEM #WomenInScience
Photo credit: Ludwig Schedl/CeMESS, Clemens Fabry/CeMESS, unless stated otherwise
@dagmarwoebken.bsky.social

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👩‍🔬 Meet 16 of our excellent female researchers and read why they are fascinated by science!
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Today, for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating the incredible women driving research and innovation in the @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet!
@cornelia-cr.bsky.social

@univie.ac.at @tuwien.at @medunigraz.at @meduniwien.ac.at @cemm.oeaw.ac.at @jkulinz @ait @istaresearch.bsky.social
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #STEM #WomenInScience
Photo credit: Ludwig Schedl/CeMESS, Clemens Fabry/CeMESS, unless stated otherwise