News

30.06.2025
 

Beneath the scenic surface of Croatia's Lake Vrana, researchers have uncovered evidence of climate change's impact. A new study co-led by CeMESS...

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...

06.06.2025
 

CeMESS Vice Director Michael Wagner represented the University of Vienna at the prestigious “Building Futures” event held at EXPO 2025 in Osaka,...

05.06.2025
 

Kerrin Steensen successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Diversity and Evolution of Mobile Genetic Elements in Vibrio" on May 26, 2025.

13.05.2025
 

CeMESS researcher Marie-Therese Fischer (DOME) is investigating the microbiome of fire salamanders in collaboration with Tiergarten Schönbrunn. An ORF...

29.04.2025
 

Several open PhD positions are currently available in our doctoral school.

11.04.2025
 

Eloise Atkinson successfully defended her MSc thesis "Alternative energy metabolisms in nitrite oxidizers" on 24 March - congratulations Eloise!

28.03.2025
 

We are pleased to announce that the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) will take place at CeMESS from September 8-11, 2025. The meeting is...

19.03.2025
 

Iris Karbon successfully defended her Master’s thesis “Off-target Effects of Biological Nitrification Inhibitors in an Agricultural Soil” on March...

18.03.2025
 

Cristina Alcaraz successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Host-microbe interactions in marine lucinid clams" on February 27, 2025.

17.03.2025
 

On March 7th, Jillian Petersen gave a lecture at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) as part of their International Women’s Day event.

12.03.2025
 

How do kissing, C-sections, and handwashing shape our microbiome? In the latest episode of Dr. Bezard's Morgenbesprechnung, CeMESS (DOME) key...

01.03.2025
 

We are delighted to announce that Jillian Petersen has been appointed Full Professor (§ 99/4) at the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems...

11.02.2025
 

At CeMESS, women play a vital role in shaping the future of science. With more than half of our researchers identifying as women, we recognize the...

07.02.2025
 

In January the M.I.N.T. (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences and technology) project group from the Individualisierte Teil-Ausbildungen (ITA)...

07.01.2025
 

David Berry of DOME has been awarded a WWTF (Vienna Science and Technology Fund) Life Sciences 2024 grant. His project focuses on engineering gut...

23.12.2024
 

The FWF SCILOG magazine has spotlighted the BaMiKo project led by David Berry (DOME Division). This inspiring feature showcases how microbiome science...

20.12.2024
 

CoE Microplanet Director of Research Michael Wagner joined the discussion on the power of microbes.

19.12.2024
 

David Berry from DOME was interviewed by the newspaper "Der Standard" on the topic of microbiome research and it's implications for personalized...

19.12.2024
 

On December 13, 2024, Verónica Barrajón-Santos successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “In the tree farm of Azteca ants.” The board of examiners...

18.12.2024
 

Alexander Loy and Thomas Böttcher contributed to a teacher training organized by Open Science and the University College of Teacher Education in...

11.12.2024
 

Research on bacterial viruses (phages) has focused on those characterized by a distinctive head-and-tail structure. This includes prophages, viruses...