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

Research consortium with CMESS lead in final round for “Cluster of Excellence“ grant

05.07.2022 CeMESS

The pre-proposal for a Cluster of Excellence (CoE) grant on the topic “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health” has qualified for the next round of the…

Picture competitions: CMESS researchers successful in visualising their research

29.06.2022 CeMESS

Aaron Kintzi has won first place in this year’s photo competition “My Research in one Picture” of the University of Vienna. Paula Rojas is among the…

New paper in Nature Microbiology discusses ethics of microbiome research

13.06.2022 CeMESS

A call for more thoughtful scientific practice that addresses community needs: In an article for Nature Microbiology, an international research group…

Long Night of Research 2022 – Our DocSchool on Campus

31.05.2022 CeMESS

Exciting insights into research have been provided by the Long Night of Research on Friday, May 20. Our Doctoral School in Microbiology and…

MSCA Fellowships awarded to CMESS: Three projects start in 2023

20.05.2022 CeMESS

Three current and future CMESS researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen and…

Start of CMESS Lecture Series – summer 2022 edition

27.04.2022 CeMESS

On Thursday, 3rd of March, this semester’s CMESS Lecture Series starts with a talk by Raquel Peixoto from the King Abdullah University of Science and…

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

Molecular Environmental Science: Linking carbon and metal biogeochemical cycles from molecular to landscape scales

21.11.2024 CeMESS Lecture Series

Sharon Bone

Molecular Environmental Science: Linking Carbon and Metal Biogeochemical Cycles from Molecular to Landscape Scales

21.11.2024 EDGE Lecture Series

Sharon Bone

Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics of Bacterial Interactions

07.11.2024 EDGE Lecture Series

Shaul Pollak

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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