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DOME
 

Scientists from the Division of Microbial Ecology, together with the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany discovered that deep-sea...

DOME
 

Michael Wagner has been conferred the prestigious title of Visiting Professor in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, commencing October...

EDGE
 

Biodiversity is the basis of our well-being. Food production, prosperity, the protection against natural hazards and many more depend on stable...

DOME
 

The PhD program Microbial Symbioses offers new positions for dedicated and enthusiastic students interested in microbe-host interactions!

DOME
 

Jillian Petersen wrote a blog post for the Young Academy of the ÖAW (Austrian Academy of Sciences) in collaboration with the Austrian newspaper, Der...

TER
 

Elevated CO2 (eCO2) experiments provide critical information to quantify the effects of rising CO2 on vegetation. Many eCO2 experiments suggest that...

DOME
 

Kathi successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Metabolic versatility of nitrifiers playing a key role in global nitrogen cycling". Kathi...

CUBE
 

This EMBO Practical Course is aimed at early-stage researchers (PhD students, early PostDocs) with prior expertise in one (or more) of these “omes”...

DOME
 

Since their surprise discovery 7 years ago, the centimeter-long, electricity-conducting cable bacteria have been equally fascinating and enigmatic to...

DOME
 

The City of Vienna Awards are awarded anually to individuals who have made major achievements in areas ranging from architecture, literature and art...

TER
 

Christina was promoted to the position of an Assistant Professor (tenure track) as of July 15th, 2019. Congratulations, Christina!

TER
 

Together with a group of 7-10 year old kids, members of TER explored SOIL. From soil sampling and sieving, to measuring soil pH and respiration, and...

DOME
 

DoME members held a workshop entitled "A journey into microbial life on earth" at the KinderUni 2019. This workshop hosted children from 7 to 9 years...

EDGE
 

Flora Brocza, Stephan Kraemer and Jan Wiederhold, together with colleagues from the University of Braunschweig (Germany), published a new research...

DOME
 

Michael Wagner receives the FWF Wittgenstein Award 2019, Austria's most prestigious science award. Congratulations, Michi!

TER
 

Christina Kaiser talks about her research on self organisation of soil organic matter decomposition. Soil is home to the greatest biodiversity of all...

DOME
 

Claus successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Ecophysiology and genomics of sulfate-reducers and other necromass-degrading microorganisms in...

CUBE
 

The 21st meeting of the Genomic Standards Consortium was hosted by the University of Vienna and CUBE.

DOME
 

Astrid received funding for her project "Towards functional ecology of environmental chlamydiae" from the Austrian Science Fund. Congratulations!

DOME
 

Fatima has been awarded a Young Investigator Researcher Group project from the FWF, entitled “Adjusting the base: (Epi)transcriptomic RNA modification...

DOME
 

Sung-Keun Rhee, professor at the Department of Microbiology of the Chungbuk National University, South Korea will spend the next 6 months at our...