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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

Publication

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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Michael Wagner is Highly Cited Researcher 2022

15.11.22

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DOME member Michael Wagner is among the most cited researchers in the world. Alongside his CMESS colleagues Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER), and Wolfgang Wanek he has been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate. ...
- List of Highly Cited Researchers 2022
- University of Vienna Press Information
Dr. Tamara Halter

07.11.22

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Tamara Halter successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Ecology and evolution of chlamydial symbionts of arthropods" on Nov 2, 2022. The board of examiners included Nicole Borel (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Wolfgang Miller (Medical University of Vienna, Austria), and Jillian Petersen (University of ...
Start of art exhibition “Holobiont. Life is Other“

12.10.22

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An art exhibition involving David Berry is on display at the Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab (AIT, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna). Under the title “Holobiont. Life is Other”, the curators of the exhibition, Judith Reichart, Lucie Strecker, Thomas Feuerstein, Jens Hauser ...
- “Holobiont” exhibition on AIL website
- Related publication in “Performance Research”
Ars Docendi recognition award for teaching on microbial ecology

12.10.22

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In the context of the “Ars Docendi State Prize for Excellent Teaching”, DOME members Holger Daims, Matthias Horn and Alexander Loy received a recognition award for their teaching concept on microbial ecology. The jury of the award praised the close ...
- Teaching concept in the "Atlas der guten Lehre" [German]
- Information on the "Ars Docendi" prize [German]
“Breaking the Wall of Antibiotic Resistance Crisis” - Stanislava Králová wins Czech Falling Walls Lab

09.09.22

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Stanislava Králová, microbiologist at DOME, has made the first place in the national round of the Falling Walls Lab competition. As a winner of the Falling Walls Lab Czech Republic 2022 that took place on September 13 in Prague, she ...
New paper in PNAS: Defensive symbiosis against giant viruses

30.08.22

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Protists are important regulators of microbial communities and key components in food webs. Their activity is shaped by diverse intracellular parasites, including bacterial symbionts and viruses. In a study now published in PNAS, a team from the University of Vienna ...
New paper in PNAS identifies first microorganism that oxidizes sulfur and methane

08.08.22

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An international research team led by former DOME guest professor Sung-Keun Rhee (Chungbuk National University) and including DOME members Dimitri Kits and Alex Loy has identified a novel bacterium in a wetland, Methylovirgula thiovorans strain HY1, that can either independently or simultaneously oxidize ...
The ecology and evolution of giant viruses: ERC Starting Grant for Anouk Willemsen

18.07.22

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Anouk Willemsen, virologist at DOME, receives an ERC Starting Grant for her research on giant viruses. Anouk has devoted her career to the study of virus evolution. Her goal is to improve our understanding of viral genome organisation as well ...
- Homepage of Anouk Willemsen
- News release [German]
Dr. Jay Osvatic

08.07.22

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Jay Osvatic successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "A study on the life cycle of Lucinid symbionts and their availability in the environment: Where did they come from, where do they go?" on July 6, 2022. The board of examiners ...
New publication in Current Biology shows complex life cycles of bacteria in multicellular aggregates

06.07.22

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An international research team led by MIT scientists Julia Schwartzman and Otto Cordero, and including DOME member Ben Roller, examined how marine bacteria cooperate to degrade algae-derived polymers. Vibrio splendidus 12B01 are capable of living as solitary individuals, but they can also build ...
- Original paper in Current Biology
- Press release (MIT)
Research consortium in final round for “Cluster of Excellence“

05.07.22

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The pre-proposal for a Cluster of Excellence (CoE) grant on the topic “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health” has qualified for the next round of the application process. The proposal aims to establish a research cluster dedicated to the most pressing and ...
- Press Release by the FWF
- Press Release (German)
Dr. Daniela Trojan

04.07.22

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Daniela successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Investigating the lifestyle of the Acidobacteriota, a phylum ubiquitous in terrestrial environments – genomics and physiological studies". The board of examiners included Daniel H. Buckley (Cornell University, USA), Max Häggblom (Rutgers University, USA) ...
New publication in Molecular Biology and Evolution explores life of human follicular mites

23.06.22

Publication

Microscopic mites that live almost our entire lives in our pores may soon become one with us entirely: An international research team including DOME member Alejandro Manzano Marín has conducted the first ever genome sequencing study of the Demodex folliculorum ...
- Paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution
- News release [German]
New Paper in PNAS reports on superfast single cell functional analyses of microbiome members

23.06.22

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In close collaboration with the Cheng group in Boston, several DOME members developed a combination of two-photon fluorescence with Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (SRS) for coupling FISH with single cell isotope probing. They successfully applied this high-throughput technique to investigate mucosal ...
New paper in Nature Microbiology discusses ethics of microbiome research

13.06.22

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A call for more thoughtful scientific practice that addresses community needs: In an article for Nature Microbiology, an international research group including DOME member Stephanie Schnorr discusses how to carry out ethical microbiome research with Indigenous communities.

For the first ...
- Paper in Nature Microbiology
- News Realease on the Paper
Dome Trip to the Donau-Auen National Park

03.06.22

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This year, our annual Dome Trip took us to the floodplains of the Danube in the Vienna Lobau. We recharged our batteries with a walk through the last great floodplain in central Europe and a relaxed picnic. Many thanks to ...
Photo Contest "Pictures of Life (Sciences)"

03.06.22

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We congratulate our colleague Alejandro Manzano Marín on the 2nd place in the photo contest “Pictures of Life (Sciences)” of the Faculty of Life Sciences. With his photo entitled “A Bloody Good Look” he beautifully showcases his research ...
Dagmar Woebken promoted to Associate Professor

20.05.22

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Dagmar Woebken has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Dagmar joined DOME as a Group Leader in 2012. She has been an Assistant Professor at our Centre since 2018. Before coming to the University of Vienna, ...
- Dagmar Woebken - Research Profile
MSCA Fellowships awarded to DOME: Three projects start in 2023

16.05.22

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Three current and future DOME researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen, Anna Lopatina, and a third external colleague joining DOME next year will be funded for a 2-year period by this prestigious EU programme. ...
- More information on MSCA-PF
Dr. Stephan Köstlbacher

27.03.22

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Stephan successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Uncovering the hidden diversity and ancestral states of Chlamydiae genomes". The board of examiners included Martin Embley, Lionel Guy, and Silvia Bulgheresi. Congratulations, Stephan!