New paper by @christinakaiser.bsky.social and #KianJenab from @ter-cemess.bsky.social at #CeMESS 🙌🌱🍄‍🟫

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Yujia Luo Congratulations to Yujia Luo, who received a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project “Tracing microbial carbon allocation to growth and survival strategies in soil”.

Congrats to Yujia Luo on a Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship! Her Grow C project with @ter-cemess.bsky.social at #CeMESS will trace microbial carbon allocation in soils and improve understanding of soil carbon and climate feedbacks.

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science from #CeMESS! Today we celebrate the women at CeMESS and their curiosity and rigor to push science forward. ✨🔬

Explore inspiring quotes and stories of our researchers: cemess.univie.ac.at/women-at-cem...

#WomenInScience

Big congratulations to @thomasboettcher.bsky.social (Faculty of Chemistry | #CeMESS) on his @erc.europa.eu PoC Grant for PhageTRAP – a modular platform to rapidly capture and release bacteriophages, enabling scalable purification and high‑throughput screening.

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Waltz at the Vienna Science Ball 2026. Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

CeMESS members at the Vienna Science Ball 2026. Photo: CeMESS

#CeMESS members celebrating science at the #SciBall26 at the Vienna Town Hall this weekend. 💃🕺Thank you for a wonderful evening, @sciball.bsky.social!

Congratulations to Thomas Böttcher and his team @univie.ac.at, Faculty of Chemistry | #CeMESS) on @fwf-at.bsky.social “International – Multilateral Initiatives” funding alongside @dfg.de for “CRC 1756”!
Learn more 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news-detail/...

Excited to see the first photos #MichaelGoldgruber shot at #CeMESS for “TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER – Visual manifestations of ecological sciences.” Check out the portrait of Petra Pjevac @ppjevac.bsky.social and the @univie.ac.at UBB lecture hall: 🔗 www.instagram.com/michael_gold...

Photographer and two researchers in a lab. Photo: CeMESS/Katharina Granig

Photographer taking a portrait photo. Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

Photographer and researchers in a lab. Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

Something big is coming... 👀 We had photo sessions at #CeMESS, and we can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned!

#microbiology #environmentalsystemscience #photosession #labphotos

Eight “Highly Cited Researchers” at CeMESS CeMESS is proud to announce that eight of its researchers across all its four divisions have been named on the 2025 Clarivate list of the world's most highly cited researchers. This prestigious recogn...

Unbelievable but true! 🎉 EIGHT #CeMESS researchers are on the 2025 @clarivate.com Highly Cited Researchers list 2025! That's nearly 1/3 of CeMESS professors and 8/11 of the University of Vienna researchers!

🔗 Read more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

#Clarivate #HighlyCitedResearchers

Join in from Oct 1: Our #CeMESS researchers contribute to this free online course on environmental emergencies!
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28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting held at CeMESS The 28th edition of the annual European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) brought together more than 70 participants from institutions in 13 countries at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Sys...

Great week hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) at #CeMESS, @univie.ac.at! Over 70 researchers from 13 countries came together to dive into microbial nitrogen cycling. & Congrats to Carolin Otersen & Nils Ganzwohl for best posters!

More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...

Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry

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.

One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring

Megan Sørensen receives ERC Starting Grant Microbiologist Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant, securing significant funding for her upcoming research on the evolution of endosymbiosis at CeMESS. It is one of three ERC Startin...

Fantastic news: Megan Sørensen has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her project TRANSITIONS! In her upcoming research at #CeMESS she will explore how endosymbiosis evolves, from protist partnership to organelle.

Read more: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

New paper highlights a green-diet-derived sulfur compound as a potential prebiotic The effects of individual dietary compounds on the gut microbiome and human health remain poorly understood. A new study reveals that a sulfosugar derived from green plants and algae is not metabolize...

Leafy greens may do more than nourish you! A new study by #CeMESS researchers @julkras.bsky.social and @loyteam.bsky.social shows that sulfoquinovose is metabolized by key gut microbes into hydrogen sulfide, revealing intriguing prebiotic potential.

Read more:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

DOC Fellowship for Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano CeMESS PhD student Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano has been awarded a prestigious DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). The fellowship will support his doctoral research on host–microbe...

Big congratulations to Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano on receiving a #DOCfellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)! His research at #CeMESS explores host–microbe interactions in lucinid clams.

Read more:🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at

PFAS-Chemikalien: Gift für die Ewigkeit Mehr als 10.000 „Ewigkeitschemikalien“ belasten Wasser, Essen, Textilien, Pfannen und Kosmetika. Wie gesundheitsgefährlich sind diese Stoffe?

PFAS – known as “forever chemicals” – are everywhere, from food packaging to drinking water. #CeMESS | @edge-vienna.bsky.social researcher Thilo Hofmann explains what makes them so dangerous and why we urgently need to act.

Read the @profil.at article here (paywall) 🔗 www.profil.at/wissenschaft...

Data Steward Data Steward

👉 @univie.ac.at is looking for a #dataSteward for the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science @cemess.bsky.social. It's a 40h IVa job with wonderful #datasteward colleagues! :-) #cemess #univie
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Data-Ste...

New Paper: Chlamydiae give up extracellular stage to thrive in social amoebae Many intracellular bacteria rely on an extracellular stage to move between hosts – but what happens when that’s no longer needed? A new study, now published in Current Biology, reveals a striking exam...

Exciting new research! Matthias Horn & Lukas Helmlinger from #CeMESS uncover how chlamydiae thrive in social amoebae by skipping their extracellular stage.

Read their groundbreaking study in Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social):

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Congratulations to Megan Sørensen on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award! We’re thrilled to announce that Megan Sørensen has been awarded a prestigious FWF-ASTRA grant to investigate at CeMESS how microbial partnerships have shaped evolution.

We’re thrilled to announce that Megan Sørensen has been awarded an FWF-ASTRA for her upcoming research at #CeMESS on microbial partnerships and evolution!

Read more about the grant and project 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

Katharina Kitzinger Appointed Assistant Professor CeMESS is excited to announce the appointment of Katharina Kitzinger as a new Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). Her research focuses on linking the activity of single microbial cells to large-scale ...

Join us in congratulating Katharina Kitzinger (@kathikitzinger.bsky.social) on her appointment as Assistant Professor at #CeMESS!

🔗 Read more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

#CeMESS professor Michael Wagner was among the @univie.ac.at speakers at #Expo2025 in Osaka, presenting his talk “Microbiomes: The Invisible Engines of Planetary Health.”
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Michael Zumstein appointed Associate Professor We are pleased to announce that Michael Zumstein has been appointed Associate Professor at the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS).

Great news – Michael Zumstein is now Associate Professor at #CeMESS. Congratulations, Michael!
🔗 More info: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

A female fire salamander during the sampling. Credit: Marie-Therese Fischer/CeMESS

Researcher Marie-Therese Fischer in the woods with the film team of ORF Mayrs Magazin. Credit: Stephanie Scholz/CeMESS

Researcher Marie-Therese Fischer in the lab at CeMESS (Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science) with the film team of ORF Mayrs Magazin. Credit: Stephanie Scholz/CeMESS

#CeMESS researcher Marie-Therese Fischer is studying the microbiome of fire salamanders – in collaboration with #zoovienna. Mayrs Magazin accompanied her during a field sampling session.

🔗 Watch the feature tonight on #ORF2 at 18:30: tv.orf.at/program/orf2...

Everyday products expose us to invisible, lasting pollutants. #CeMESS Professor Thilo Hofmann shares what science knows about microplastics, PFAS & more.

🔗 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/853cX0rn75Q

Concerning Chemicals from the Wear of Climbing Shoes Cause Trouble in Indoor Halls Concentrations as high as those by a busy road illustrate the importance of solutions

Are you a climber? Researchers from #CeMESS at @univie.ac.at and #EPFL have found that chemicals from worn climbing shoes can affect indoor air quality in climbing gyms.

🔗 Read more: medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...

Open pages of profil EXTRA Magazin from 12.4.2025 with the article on David Berry's research

#CeMESS professor David Berry (@davidberry1.bsky.social) is featured in the latest @profil.at EXTRA issue, offering insights into microbiome research and its relevance to our health.

🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/

The University of Vienna established a new Center for Advanced Studies! #CeMESS molecular biologist @michiwagner4.bsky.social will serve as the speaker of the leadership committee.

🔗 More info: medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...

Overview of new Master's Programm Microbiome Science, starting in October 2025 at the University of Vienna: Duration: 4 Semesters Language: English Location: Vienna Registration is open until 7th April 2025 All details at: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/microbiome-science-master/ Photo: Der Knopfdruecker/University of Vienna

Exciting news! #UniversityofVienna launched new Master “Microbiome Science”, coordinated by jillianmpetersen.bsky.social at #CeMESS. The program dives into microbial communities and their significance for the environment, health and ecosystems.

🔗 All details: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

Kissing, C-sections, handwashing – what do they have to do with your microbiome?

In "Die Morgenbesprechung", #CeMESS microbiome expert Michi Wagner (@michiwagner4.bsky.social) talks about hygiene, diet, health, and why bacteria are often our best friends.

🔗 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X...