Current Research Projects

Gut-immune-brain axis dysfunction in premature neonates: Molecular mechanisms and long-term consequences (NeoGIBA)

Current Projects DOME

Extremely premature infants, which are born before the 28th week of gestation and weighing <1,000 grams, are a highly vulnerable patient group. They…

BiOcean5D: Marine biodiversity assessment and prediction across spatial, temporal and human scales

Current Projects DOME

BiOcean5D is a major interdisciplinary project designed to better understand the impact of human activity on Europe's seas and coastlines.

Lucinid Symbiosis Genomics Hub

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Lucinid clams host a nutritional symbiosis with chemosynthetic sulfide-oxidizing bacteria within gill epithelial cells. Their ancient age and…

Cluster of Excellence: Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health

Current Projects DOME

If all microbial life disappeared from Earth, our world would change dramatically. Microorganisms are essential for nutrient recycling, decomposing…

Methane paradox revisited: Unravelling the impacts of eutrophication on microbial methane cycling in aquatic ecosystems (METHANIAQ)

Current Projects DOME

Aquatic ecosystems are a major source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, accounting for half of the global methane emissions. Biogenic methane is…

The Comammox Research Platform

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The environmental deposition of nitrogen used in food production and from fossil fuel combustion exceeds the amounts of biologically fixed nitrogen in…

Symbiosis

Current Projects DOME

Development of an artificial symbiont’s birth (SymBirth)

Virus-host interactions

Current Projects DOME

The sympatric lifestyle of giant viruses: contact tracing and fitness through mobile genetic elements (CHIMERA)