About Us

The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna combines rapidly developing research areas of high societal relevance. Our Centre consists of four Research Divisions spanning microbiology, bioinformatics, ecology and environmental systems science.

This multidisciplinary approach empowers us to comprehensively investigate those critical biotic and abiotic processes that shape our bodies, ecosystems, and our planet at large. Our research provides critical insights that address pressing global challenges, from human to environmental health.

CeMESS Divisions

 News from our Centre

DOME
 

DOME's Nina Bartlau shares her expertise on phage research in the ARD Wissen documentary, exploring innovative solutions to antibiotic resistance.
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CeMESS
 

CeMESS is proud to celebrate Andreas Richter (TER), Michael Wagner (DOME), and Wolfgang Wanek (TER) for their inclusion in the 2024 Clarivate list of...
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EDGE
 

EDGE's Anya Sherman and Thilo Hofmann were featured in German TV station ZDF's magazine "Frontal" on tire wear particles and their dangers to human...
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DOME
 

As part of the science communication project BaMiKo, led by David Berry at CeMESS and funded by the FWF, students have created cooking videos...
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DOME
 

A new research project led by a team of four scientists, including CeMESS Senior Scientist Katharina Kitzinger, alongside researchers from Denmark,...
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DOME
 

Researchers at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with Martin Polz and Nina Bartlau at CeMESS, have studied the unusual arsenal of weapons of a predatory...
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 Upcoming Events

07.11.2024
 

Shaul Pollak

University of Vienna

Seminar Room 2B201, UZA II
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21.11.2024
 

Sharon Bone

Stanford University

Melchior Neumayr Saal (2A502), UZA II
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21.11.2024 12:00
 

Sharon Bone

Stanford University, USA

hybrid, Melchior Neumayr Saal (2A502), UZA II

 
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 Recent Publications

Obanya HE, Khan FR, Carrasco-Navarro V, Rødland ES, Walker-Franklin I, Thomas J et al. Priorities to inform research on tire particles and their chemical leachates: A collective perspective. Environmental Research. 2024 Dec 15;263:120222. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120222
Zientek A, Schagerl M, Nagy M, Wanek W, Heinz P, Ali SS et al. Effect of micro-plastic particles on coral reef foraminifera. Scientific Reports. 2024 Dec;14(1):12423. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63208-3
Sawyer S, Gelabert P, Yakir B, Llanos-Lizcano A, Sperduti A, Bondioli L et al. Improved detection of methylation in ancient DNA. Genome Biology. 2024 Dec;25(1):261. doi: 10.1186/s13059-024-03405-5
Chen SC, Musat F, Richnow HH, Krüger M. Microbial diversity and oil biodegradation potential of northern Barents Sea sediments. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China). 2024 Dec;146:283-297. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.12.010
Terzin M, Laffy PW, Robbins S, Yeoh YK, Frade PR, Glasl B et al. The road forward to incorporate seawater microbes in predictive reef monitoring. Environmental Microbiome. 2024 Dec;19(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s40793-023-00543-4