About Us

The Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) is a team of microbiologists and molecular biologists. Our mission is to unravel the complexities of microbial life and its profound impact on our health and environment.

Our research explores the evolution, ecophysiology, interactions and functions of microbes across a broad range of systems. We apply cutting-edge methods, from 'omics analysis, to single-cell isotope probing, to microbial imaging, to computational community modelling.

Get to know our research by exploring our active projects and the researcher profiles of our principle investigators. 

At DOME, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists at every level of education, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.

 News

17.06.2025
 

CeMESS Assoc Prof. Dagmar Woebken has secured a highly competitive ERC Advanced Grant for her project 'Windows of microbial activity in deserts...

13.06.2025
 

Our seminar series “Let’s Talk About Symbiosis” made a brilliant comeback by teaming up with the closing event of the FWF doc.funds project MAINTAIN....

10.06.2025
 

CeMESS is excited to announce the appointment of Katharina Kitzinger as a new Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). Her research focuses on linking the...

 Events

30.06.2025 12:00
 

Melanie Schirmer

Technical University of Munich, Germany

hybrid, UBB SR 1.5

26.05.2025 15:00
 

Carolin Wendling

LMU Munich, Germany

hybrid, UBB HS 3

30.04.2025 10:00
 

Fengping Wang

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

hybrid, UBB SR 2.1

 Latest Publications

Global Water Microbiome Consortium, Zhu, C, Wu, L, Ning, D, Tian, R, Gao, S, Zhang, B, Zhao, J, Zhang, Y, Xiao, N, Wang, Y, Brown, MR, Tu, Q, Ju, F, Wells, GF, Guo, J, He, Z, Nielsen, PH, Wang, A, Zhang, Y, Chen, T, He, Q, Criddle, CS, Wagner, M, Tiedje, JM, Curtis, TP, Wen, X, Yang, Y, Alvarez-Cohen, L, Stahl, DA, Alvarez, PJJ, Rittmann, BE & Zhou, J 2025, 'Global diversity and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in human wastewater treatment systems', Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 4006. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59019-3

Breyer, E, Stix, C, Kilker, S, Roller, BRK, Panagou, F, Doebke, C, Amano, C, Saavedra, DEM, Coll-García, G, Steger-Mähnert, B, Dachs, J, Berrojalbiz, N, Vila-Costa, M, Sobrino, C, Fuentes-Lema, A, Berthiller, F, Polz, MF & Baltar, F 2025, 'The contribution of pelagic fungi to ocean biomass', Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.004