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Andreas Richter leads international project “ActiveSOIL - From Active Microbiomes to Soil Health” supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation

10.07.2026 TER

„ActiveSOIL - From Active Microbiomes to Soil Health“ has received a grant of up to DKK 75 million (approx. 10 Mio €) over six years from the Novo…

New Tenure-Track Professors at CeMESS

03.07.2026 CeMESS

CeMESS is delighted to welcome Megan Sorensen and Clarissa Campbell, who joined the University of Vienna as Tenure-Track Professors in May 2026. We…

Univie Teaching Award 2026: CeMESS

02.07.2026 CeMESS

Congratulations to Alexander Pfundner, who received the CeMESS Teaching Award 2026!

Congratulations to Anna Lopatina, our postdoctoral fellow at CeMESS, on receiving the FWF-ASTRA Award with the Medical University of Vienna!

25.06.2026 DOME

Her project will explore the systems-level interactions between bacteriophages and bacterial defense, with implications for engineering phages for…

Congratulations to Sarah Pati on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!

25.06.2026 EDGE

From source to tap, Sarah Pati will trace the hidden journey of emerging sulfonate pollutants: we’re excited to announce that she has been awarded a…

Congratulations to Bettina Glasl on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!

25.06.2026 DOME

We’re thrilled to announce that Bettina Glasl has been awarded a prestigious FWF-ASTRA grant to explore at CeMESS how ancient animal–microbe…

New Video Available: How scientists at the University of Vienna reveal the power of desert soil microbes

17.06.2026 DOME

Congratulations, Dr. Schwarzhans!

07.05.2026

Angelika Schwarzhans successfully defended her PhD thesis on May 7, 2026.

Evolutionary processes shape bacterial populations in the human gut

06.05.2026 DOME

In addition to diet and medication, transmission between people can also play an important role in the microbiome