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New article in the newspaper Der Standard by Jillian Petersen

31.05.23

News

Can we turn back climate change by fertilizing the growth of microscopic plants in the oceans?

Jillian's blog article on the topic of ocean iron fertilization is part of a series of articles written by members of the Young Academy ...
Viral cooperation as a novel mechanism to overcome bacterial defenses: Jacob Bobonis receives EMBO and HFSP Fellowship

22.05.23

News

Jacob Bobonis received an EMBO fellowship as well as an HFSP Fellowship for his project “Viral cooperation as a novel mechanism to overcome bacterial defenses”. Jacob's project revolves around the hypothesis that in the wild, in contrast to in ...
- List of HFSP Long Term Fellowships 2023
Daan Speth is a new senior scientist at DOME

15.05.23

News

We are very happy that Daan recently joined our team. Daan did his PhD at Njmegen University with Mike Jetten and worked as a PostDoc with Victoria Orphan (Caltech) and Marcel Kuypers (MPI Bremen). His main current research interests are bioinformatic ...
Presenting … DoME PhD student Dania Randi

08.05.23

Outreach

Get a glimpse into one of our PhD students' work life as an early career researcher at the University of Vienna and our doctoral school: DoME PhD student Dania Randi is featured in the newest entry of the University of Vienna's ...
- Article link
- Video
Stanislava Kralova receives Czech Creative Heroes Award 2023

28.04.23

News

Stanislava Kralova, MSCA postdoctoral fellow in the group of Alex Loy, has won the Czech Creative Heroes Award in the global impact category. Congratulations, Stani!
- Creative Heroes Award 2023
Hiring: Senior Research Manager (m/f/d) for Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health"

28.04.23

News

* english version below*

Für das Management und die Koordination des FWF Clusters of Excellence „Microbiomes drive Planetary Health“ suchen wir eine*n engagierte*n Senior Research Manager (m/f/d)

Der Exzellenzcluster wird vom Zentrum für Mikrobiologie und Umweltsystemwissenschaft (CeMESS) der Universität Wien ...
5 PhD positions in the VDS MES Spring 2023 call!

27.04.23

News

The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science offers 5 PhD positions in our Spring 2023 recruitment call.

Positions are available in the following projects:

- Survival and resuscitation mechanisms of desert soil bacteria
- Identification of tire wear additives ...
Dimitra Sakoula featured in Rudolphina article

21.04.23

Outreach

Dimitra Sakoula, postdoctoral researcher at DoME, was recently featured in the University of Vienna’s research magazine Rudolphina. Her research project “MarCo” on comammox bacteria in marine environments has been funded within the “1,000 Ideas Programm” of the ...
- Rudolphina article
Guest Article on Plastic Pollution by Thilo Hofmann in the Austrian Newspaper Der Standard

20.04.23

News

Plastic has permeated all areas of human life: Over million 400 tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. Due to its durability, mismanagement of waste and insufficient reuse, immense amounts of plastic accumulate in the environment. Worldwide, only 9% ...
- Article in derStandard (German)
- Article on University Website (German)
New Publication in Global Change Biology Explores the Impact of Chemical Pollution on Biodiversity

17.04.23

Publication

Pollution of the environment with chemicals threatens biodiversity and our ecosystems. However, research on biodiversity loss does not yet sufficiently address the impact of environmental pollution: Evidence for this is provided by international scientists in the current issue of the ...