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Recent research uncovers the resilience of certain soil microorganisms in the face of increasing drought conditions. While many bacteria become...

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Swiss independent AVINA Stiftung has awarded one of its sought-after grants to Shaul Pollak, a group leader at DOME. The funding will support Pollak’s...

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Once celebrated as a symbol of modern innovation, plastic is now both a blessing and a curse of our time. Plastic is ubiquitous in every sector, and...

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Taurine is not only a semi-essential nutrient of animals and humans, but also a substrate for specialized gut bacteria that respire it to hydrogen...

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The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna proudly announces a significant milestone: securing...

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Alejandro did his PhD at the University of Valencia, Spain, and worked as a postdoc at INRA, Montpellier, France, before joining DoME as Marie...

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Lukas Lüftinger defended his PhD thesis "Antibiotic Resistance Prediction from Sequencing Data by Machine Learning" with very good grades. During his...

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The recently established FWF Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health" unites microbiome research in Austria, bringing together 8...

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A new study in collaboration with BASF has been published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, revealing promising findings on the...

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Anouk Willemsen was promoted to the position of an Assistant Professor (tenure track) and will start a new ERC-funded group at DoME with a focus on...

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Congratulations to Barbara Bayer for winning the START-Award of the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Her project will focus on microbial methane production...

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Petra Pjevac participated in the ninth edition of the event series "Umwelt im Gespräch" ("Environment in Conversation"), discussing the topic of...

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Dimitra Sakoula and Paula Rojas participated in the Falling Walls Lab Austria, held at the Technical University Graz, where they in 3 minutes pitched...

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Florian Moeller successfully defended his PhD thesis "Ecophysiology of the symbiont microbiome in the sponge Ianthella basta" on June 16, 2023. The...

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It was time again for the annual DOME trip: On June 13th we visited the Lainzer Tiergarten for a 14 km hike and enjoyed the beautiful view over...

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Can we turn back climate change by fertilizing the growth of microscopic plants in the oceans?

Jillian's blog article on the topic of ocean iron...

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Jacob Bobonis received an EMBO fellowship as well as an HFSP Fellowship for his project “Viral cooperation as a novel mechanism to overcome bacterial...

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We are very happy that Daan recently joined our team. Daan did his PhD at Njmegen University with Mike Jetten and worked as a PostDoc with Victoria...

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Get a glimpse into one of our PhD students' work life as an early career researcher at the University of Vienna and our doctoral school: DoME PhD...

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Stanislava Kralova, MSCA postdoctoral fellow in the group of Alex Loy, has won the Czech Creative Heroes Award in the global impact category....

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Dimitra Sakoula, postdoctoral researcher at DoME, was recently featured in the University of Vienna’s research magazine Rudolphina. Her research...