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CoE Deputy Director of Research, @chmoei.bsky.social @medunigraz.at, was on ArchaeaCast! She discussed human #Archaea, why there are no pathogenic Archaea (yet!), and her favorite topic – the human cow 🐄. Tune in! rss.com/podcasts/arc... @fwf-at.bsky.social #archaeasky #microsky

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We are launching the Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2025! 🇦🇹🔬 Calling all Austrian microbiome researchers to submit your best MSc/PhD thesis or research paper by June 7, more info: microplanet.at @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

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Großer Dank an @fwf-at.bsky.social für die Unterstützung der Grundlagenforschung in Österreich! Es war mir eine Freude, heute bei der FWF-Jahrespressekonferenz im Beisein von Ministerin Eva-Maria Holzleitner unseren Exzellenzcluster @microbesplanet.bsky.social vorzustellen zu dürfen @univie.ac.at 🧪

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Tune into this videocast with CoE Key Researcher Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at, identifying invisible contaminants in everyday life, surprising sources of pollution, and science-based advice on reducing personal exposure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=853c... @fwf-at.bsky.social

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication from the lab of Ruth Birner-Grünberger @tuwien.at describes new probes with diarylhalonium salts warheads to label the important enzyme class of oxidoreductases. 📃https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sc/d4sc08454c

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Gut microbes influencing your mood & decisions?! CoE Key Researcher @gregorkiewicz.bsky.social reveals "Tiny Influencers" controlling our brains on May 19, #PintOfScience Graz! 🧠🦠 Tickets here: pintofscience.at/event/our-bo... @fwf-at.bsky.social @medunigraz.at

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Study from Thilo Hofmann lab @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at and colleagues from EPFL found harmful chemicals from shoe abrasion in bouldering gyms. 📽https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3WOtjyRT6g 📃https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestair.5c00017

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CoE Key Researcher @ppjevac.bsky.social explores gut health science vs marketing in "Mikrobiom und Ernährung: Wissenschaft oder Wellness-Hype?" at #PintofScience Vienna, May 19th! Tickets here: pintofscience.at/event/mikrob... @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication from the lab of @chmoei.bsky.social @medunigraz.at with first author Viktoria Weinberger describes novel #Archaea species from human gut: Methanobrevibacter intestini sp. nov. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #Archaeasky #Microsky

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CoE Key Researcher @davidberry1.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at provides insights into microbiome research and its relevance to our health in the latest @profil.at EXTRA issue. Article in German: www.profil.at/extra/gesund... @fwf-at.bsky.social #microsky

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US-Forscher hätten angesichts von Kürzungen in den USA bereits angefragt, ob es für sie Möglichkeiten an der Universität Wien gebe. Man merke, dass sie verunsichert seien und darüber nachdenken, ob es Alternativen gibt, sagt Sebastian Schütze, Rektor der Universität Wien, in der ZIB2. Zum Interview⤵️

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in BMC Microbiology from the lab of @chmoei.bsky.social @medunigraz.at shows high-methanogenic phenotype in #centenarians with #Methanobrevibacter smithii dominance and youth-like #archaeal profiles. rdcu.be/egk03 #microsky #archaeasky

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in ASC Chemical Biology from the lab of @thomasboettcher.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at unveils Chitinivorax as a new quinolone-producing genus. Check out the publication ➡ pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Just out now: wonderful work from our lab by lead author Viktoriia Savchenko expanding our knowledge of the diversity of bacteria involved in quinolone biosynthesis, with a newcomer to the family of quinolone producers. #CoE7 @univie.ac.at @cemess.bsky.social #ChemBio pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Great news! New “Microbiome Science” Master Programme @univie.ac.at coordinated by CoE Key Researcher @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social. More brilliant minds with innovative ideas contributing to groundbreaking discoveries! 🦠🔬🌍 ❗Apply by April 7th! studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

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Congrats to Charlotte Neumann @medunigraz.at on her PhD defense: "The woman-microbiome-child interplay!" Supervised by @chmoei.bsky.social, she explored pregnancy and early infant microbiomes. Excellent work! Excited about your contributions as CoE PostDoc! @fwf-at.bsky.social

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Short reminder that you can still apply for this fully funded PhD until 3/21. Do you wonder how to make better pro- and synbiotics and are excited about microbiome projects that combine many fields? Then check it out: www.dienerlab.com/posts/phd2025/ #microbiome 🦠+🧪+🖥️+🧬=💖

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Tune into this videocast with CoE Microplanet Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at to learn about microbiomes and their connection to health, hygiene, and nutrition. @fwf-at.bsky.social Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X... #MicroSky

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Thrilled that CoE Key Researcher @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social was appointed Full Professor @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at. Jill is a double ERC awardee, @fwf-at.bsky.social Board Member and Editor-in-Chief of @isme-microbes.bsky.social Journal. Congrats on this well-deserved achievement!

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Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at, CoE Key Researcher, talks about more sustainable use of plastics in agriculture at Bündnis Mikroplastikfrei General Assembly tomorrow Tuesday, March 4th, from 3:30 pm. Registration for in-person attendance: www.mikroplastikfrei.at/anmeldung-ge...

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Delighted to welcome Michael Zumstein @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at as a new CoE Key Researcher. His research on environmental biotransformation of anthropogenic chemicals bridges red-green microbiome research. A heartfelt welcome to @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet!

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Watch our Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social talk about his motivation, why his curiosity never ends, and the importance of scientific progress for the future. "We can only achieve the goal of preserving health, prosperity, and well-being if we base our actions on scientific evidence."

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Nature Metabolism: Study by @cdiener.com lab, @chmoei.bsky.social, @kl-fil.bsky.social @medunigraz.at and colleagues from the US, present MEDI to quantify food-derived DNA in human fecal metagenomes. www.nature.com/articles/s42... #microsky

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3 CoE Microplanet PostDocs were awarded an MSCA Fellowship from the EU. Congrats to Ruizhe Pei, Sebastian Tanabe, Valentin Waschulin @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at! We're looking forward to new insights into nitrifier interactions, sulfonolipid biosynthesis, and microbial dynamics in soil crusts!

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Hi, we have an open PhD position in our lab starting winter 2025. Join the great MolMed PhD program at a vibrant research institution and help us understand probiotic engraftment. More info at www.dienerlab.com/posts/phd2025/ . Application through the MedUni portal: phd-recruiting.medunigraz.at

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Open PhD position! Do you want to work with the human #archaeome and understand the potential effect on the #immune system? Please check the call, including another exciting opening of @cdiener.com on #microbiome research www.medunigraz.at/doktoratsstu... #microbiomesky #archaeasky #microsky

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🔊 How did a tire change the world? 🚲🔬 In this #WDRZeitZeichen podcast, our expert Thilo Hofmann from @cemess.bsky.social sheds light on the environmental impact of tire wear particles (starts minute 9:25). Listen now! 🎧⬇️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/CeMESS-WDRZe... #Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience #CeMESS

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Make sure to tune in today for CoE Key Researcher Thilo Hofmann @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at, on how Diclofenac, a common painkiller, contaminates water, harms fish, and even endangers vultures. Mayrs Magazin, ORF 2, 6:30 pm live or at #ORFon: on.orf.at/video/142604...

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Save the Date for 28th #Nitrogen Cycle meeting in #Vienna (AT) from 8-11 Sept 2025! Organizers: @michiwagner4.bsky.social, Holger Daims, @kathikitzinger.bsky.social, @ppjevac.bsky.social. Join us - Website will be online and registration will be open soon! @fwf-at.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Paper in @naturecomms.bsky.social: Study by @andreasrichter.bsky.social lab @cemess.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at shows that fungi remain fully active and can even invest in storage compound synthesis under severe drought. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Nature Comm Chemistry: Study by Hofmann lab @edge-vienna.bsky.social, @cemess.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at with @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social shows enhanced leaching of phthalates from PVC microplastics into water. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in ISME Journal: Study by @kerrinsteensen.bsky.social from Polz lab @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at with @mitofficial.bsky.social shows predominance of underappreciated prophages in marine bacteria. academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

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Make sure to tune in on January 21st, 3 pm (GMT+1) for our Deputy Director of Research @chmoei.bsky.social Keynote Lecture on 'Methane, Microbes and more: Archaea in the human microbiome' at @microbiomevif.bsky.social. Register for free: cassyni.com/events/Pp67V... #ArchaeaSky @fwf-at.bsky.social

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We are recruiting!! PostDocs and PhD positions open for an exciting project on immunometabolism. In my lab, I am looking for a PostDoc, willing to work with microbiome metabolic modeling and archaea in beautiful Graz! Check it out: www.immunometabolism.at/job-openings/ #microsky #archaeasky

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WWTF Grant awarded to CoE Key Researcher @davidberry1.bsky.social from @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at with Stefanie Widder from MedUni Wien. www.wwtf.at/funding/prog...

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Microbiome: Study from @aarhusuni.bsky.social with @michiwagner4.bsky.social and @kathikitzinger.bsky.social from @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at introduces pH-FISH, combining pH ratiometry and FISH. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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New @fwf-at.bsky.social CoE Microplanet Publication in Nature Microbiology: The study, led by @michiwagner4.bsky.social from @cemess.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at, reveals that entacapone triggers iron starvation in the gut, promoting bacteria such as E. coli. nature.com/articles/s41... ©Xiaowei Ge

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Make sure to tune in tomorrow, Tue Nov 26 from 7 pm, for the @artefr.bsky.social Saloon Live Talk on 'The Power of Microbes' with Microplanet Director of Research @michiwagner4.bsky.social Join live: so.arte/mikroben @fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @cemess.bsky.social

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CeMESS on the global map! Congrats to @andreasrichter.bsky.social, @michiwagner4.bsky.social & Wolfgang Wanek for ranking among the top 1% most cited scientists in 2024! Their work on climate change, microbiomes & ecosystems is shaping science’s future. tinyurl.com/3727w28n #HighlyCited #Clarivate

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1st anniversary of our #FWF Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health"! Inspiring meeting with groundbreaking ideas, especially from our diverse group of international early career researchers. Exciting research is on the horizon - stay tuned for more updates!

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Great opportunity! We are #recruiting #PostDocs, #PhD students, and #technicians across top institutions in Austria. Explore our multidisciplinary work packages and apply now at microplanet.at Funded by Austrian Science Fund #ResearchJobs #ScienceJobs

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We're hiring @microbesplanet.bsky.social! There is an open PhD position in my group to explore the effects of oxygen fluctuations on aquatic microbiomes. Apply here: microplanet.at/wp7.3-phd2 @cemess.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

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🚀 Exciting Launch! The FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence 'Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health' is now on Bluesky! Follow us for insights into cutting-edge research on microbiome science! 🦠 Funded by FWF Research @univie.ac.at, @ TU Wien, @ ISTA, @ AIT, @ CeMM, @JKU Linz, @ Meduni Wien, @ MedUni Graz

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