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Dr. Annelieke Overbeeke

12.01.23

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Annelieke Overbeeke successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Bacterial degradation of polysaccharides in the gut mucosal eco-system" on December 6, 2022. The board of examiners included Michiel Kleerebezem (Wageningen University & Research), Timon Adolf (MedUni Innsbruck) and Alex Loy (University ...
New paper in Nature Microbiology: Genome expansion in bacterial endosymbionts

10.01.23

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Chlamydiae is known for the infamous human pathogen Chlamydia, but this group of bacteria evolved over a billion years ago. Despite being ancient and diverse, all chlamydiae today are intracellular and depend on living inside the cells of hosts ranging ...
New publication in Chemical Geology investigates the evolution of microbial habitats under extreme environmental changes during the Badenian Salinity Crisis

10.01.23

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A new study from Viemann et al. with Thilo Hofmann and Nathalie Tepe from EDGE investigates the evolution of microbial habitats under extreme environmental changes during the Badenian Salinity Crisis. We here present the first geochemical data for Badenian stromatolites ...
- Full text at Chemical Geology
Funding for “DataLife” Project: New node in European research infrastructure

23.12.22

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A novel infrastructure for life science data: The project “DataLife - Data Infrastructure for Life Sciences”, coordinated by CUBE head Thomas Rattei, has now been approved by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. It gets almost 1.9 ...
New publication in Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry: "Large extent of mercury stable isotope fractionation in contaminated stream sediments induced by changes of mercury binding forms"

20.12.22

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Mercury (Hg) release from contaminated legacy sites is a large contributor to riverine ecosystems and can represent a significant local and regional environmental issue even long after the initial site contamination. Understanding processes of in-stream species transformation is therefore important ...
- Full text at Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
Michael Wagner elected as member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

17.12.22

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Michael has been elected as member of the class Technical and Environmental Sciences of the Academia Scientiarium et Artium Europaea. The Academy’s mission is to stimulate cross-disciplinary collaboration between reputable scientists of all disciplines, leading artists and practitioners of governance. ...
Philipp Duchaufour Medal 2023

06.12.22

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Andreas Richter, professor and soil ecologist at the University of Vienna’s Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, receives the Philipp Duchaufour Medal 2023. The medal is awarded by the Soil System Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) ...
- EGU Press Release
- Information on Philippe Duchaufour Medal
Open PhD position for ERC funded project “CHIMERA”

26.11.22

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An opportunity to delve into research on giant viruses: Anouk Willemsen, virologist at CMESS, is seeking a PhD student to work within her project CHIMERA. The project will investigate the role of mobile genetic elements in the ecology and evolution ...
- Website Anouk Willemsen
- Job posting PhD CHIMERA
Dr. Maximilian Nepel

19.11.22

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Maximilian Nepel successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “N₂-fixing microbial communities in two distinctive terrestrial ecosystems - grassland soils and arboreal ant nests” on November 18, 2022. The board of examiners included Daniel H. Buckley (Cornell University, USA), Silvia Bulgheresi ...
CMESS celebrates four Highly Cited Researchers 2022

15.11.22

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Our Centre once again features four scientists listed as most cited researchers worldwide. Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER), Michael Wagner (DOME) and Wolfgang Wanek (TER) have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate.

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- List of Highly Cited Researchers 2022
- University of Vienna Press Information