CeMESS

Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

CeMESS/Maximilian Prag

Expanding Knowledge

The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science | CeMESS at the University of Vienna brings together rapidly advancing research fields of high societal relevance. Our Centre unites four Research Divisions spanning microbiology, bioinformatics, ecology, and environmental geoscience.

This multidisciplinary strength enables us to investigate, in a comprehensive way, the biotic and abiotic processes that shape our bodies, ecosystems, and the entire planet. Our research delivers key insights to help address some of today’s most pressing global challenges, from human to planetary health.

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CeMESS News

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…

Insights into the world of microbes: CMESS joins European Researchers’ Nights 2022

29.09.2022 CeMESS

CMESS researchers are part of this year’s European Researchers’ Night (ERN) that is taking place on Friday, September 30. From 3pm until midnight…

Thomas Böttcher is a new member of the Leibnitz Senate Committee

26.09.2022 CeMESS

Thomas Böttcher has recently been elected as a member of the Leibniz Association’s “Senate Competition Committee”. He holds a joint professorship for…

In memoriam Roland Albert (27.9.1945 - 11.8.2022)

19.08.2022 CeMESS

We mourn the loss of our highly esteemed colleague, mentor, and friend Roland Albert. A plant physiologist and ecologist, he conducted his research…

Christina Kaiser promoted to Associate Professor

08.08.2022 CeMESS

Christina Kaiser has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Since 2014, she has been a group leader and Assistant Professor…

CeMESS in the Media

Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health

The FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence (CoE) brings together the expertise of CeMESS researchers from all four CeMESS divisions in a joint, ambitious research project.

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CeMESS Events

Organ-on-a-chip Technologies: In Vitro Veritas?

09.01.2025 EDGE Lecture Series

Peter Ertl

The human archaeome

12.12.2024 CeMESS Lecture Series

Christine Moissl-Eichinger

From Risk to Resource: Urban Stormwater Capture and Treatment in Blue-Green Infrastructure

12.12.2024 EDGE Lecture Series

Stephanie Spahr

Recent Publications

Hodzic A, Cizek V, Kunert M. Gut immune and redox transcriptional responses to Borrelia infection in questing Ixodes ricinus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2026 Jul;17(4):1-6. 102668. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2026.102668

Allagui W, Brahim N, Allani M, Zougari B, Ibrahim H, Bol R et al. Oasis management and topography interactively shape soil inorganic carbon dynamics in hyper-arid soils. Geoderma. 2026 Jul;471:1-12. 117865. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117865

Mohr MG, Tanabe TS, Grosser M, Dahl C. Biochemistry and transcriptional regulation of bacterial sulfur oxidation. In Advances in Microbial Physiology. Academic Press. 2026. (Advances in Microbial Physiology, Vol. 88). Epub 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2026.06.003

Dolschak K, Winter Artusio E, Mayer M, Grabner M, Tatzber M, Ahmed IU et al. Climate drivers of historic tree growth in the Vienna Woods and prediction of future performance of eight selected tree species. Forest Ecology and Management. 2026 Jun 15;610:123674. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123674

Waschk P, Spiegel P, Gessler A, Saurer M, Bock BM, Hinterdobler W et al. Evidence for resource transfer via common endophyte networks. Scientific Reports. 2026 Jun 8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-56653-9

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