Anja sitting at the microscope checking our diatom cultures “Enjoy the little things! That might just be the perfect motto for my research.”

Janina preparing our diatom medium under the clean bench by carefully pipetting stock solutions to the artificial seawater. “For me, the planning and preparation phase is always exciting and full of anticipation for the results.”

🧪Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay2025 by introducing 2 amazing #EarlyCareerScientists of the #DIALMOD team uncovering effects of metabolites in diatom biofilms: @anjaruhl.bsky.social & Janina Barkowsky! For details head to christinaroggatz.wordpress.com #Freigeist @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social