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Catch up on the latest news and developments from the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science. From research discoveries to upcoming events, awards, and collaborations, explore how our community is advancing science and making an impact.

Shaul Pollak is new Junior Research Group Leader @DOME

09.02.2023 DOME

Shaul Pollak has joined CMESS as a new Junior Research Group Leader at DOME. He enriches the research portfolio of the Centre with his focus on…

International Women's Day 2022 @ CMESS

09.02.2023 CeMESS

For International Women's Day on 8 March, we are putting the spotlight on women at CMESS. Just over half of the CMESS staff and researchers are women.…

New paper in Nature Microbiology explores rumen epithelial microbiome in cows

20.01.2023 CeMESS

A new study including DOME members Martin Polz, Xiaoqian A. Yu, and Anna J. Mueller for the first time identifies dominant as well as active microbial…

Funding for “DataLife” Project: New node in European research infrastructure

22.12.2022 CeMESS

A novel infrastructure for life science data: The project “DataLife - Data Infrastructure for Life Sciences”, coordinated by CUBE head Thomas Rattei,…

CMESS celebrates four Highly Cited Researchers 2022

15.11.2022 CeMESS

Our Centre once again features four scientists listed as most cited researchers worldwide. Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER), Michael Wagner…

Start of CMESS Lecture Series – winter 2022/2023 edition

27.10.2022 CeMESS

The CMESS Lecture Series has started with a talk by Peter Fineran from the University of Otago (New Zealand). He granted insights into “The…

Start of art exhibition “Holobiont. Life is Other“

12.10.2022 CeMESS

An art exhibition involving David Berry is on display at the Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab (AIT, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna).

Ars Docendi recognition award for teaching on microbial ecology

12.10.2022 CeMESS

In the context of the “Ars Docendi State Prize for Excellent Teaching”, DOME members Holger Daims, Matthias Horn and Alexander Loy received a…

New project analyses effects of organic soil amendments on the subsurface

03.10.2022 EDGE

Organic soil amendments such as compost or biochar can change the dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in the soil: Researchers from EDGE partnered up…