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Sarah E. O‘Connor Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology receives the #PrelogLecture Award 2024 for her fascinating topic ‘Harnessing the chemistry of plants and beyond’ D-CHAB handed over by Kathrin Lang and Helma Wennemers

🦠 Candida parapsilosis poses a rising threat in hospitals. Amelia Barber|s team developed a fast, cost-effective method to identify drug-resistant strains—key for better control. Study in The Lancet Microbe. #FungalInfections #Healthcare Leibniz-HKI

Thanks to the Scientist Exchange Funds by Balance of the Microverse for making this possible! 🙌 I had the chance to engage in research discussions, connect with amazing people, and enjoy beautiful weather and delicious food🍷🌞

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing health issues!🧫🏥 New project led by Kai Papenfortlab & Miriam Rosenbaum funded by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung gets ready to fight back! 💊💊💊 @MBD_lab Pierre Stallforth Luzia Gyr @c_hertweck Universität Jena Leibniz-HKI Balance of the Microverse LIFE Profillinie czf

I am proud to have represented EcoMicroLyon and our research #MicroRescue and THE MICROBES at the recent colloquium by the Fondation Pierre Verots My talk (in English!) is an accessible overview as to why microbes are important for climate change youtube.com/watch?v=QDmSTV…

✨ What a fantastic Science Event at the Long Night of Science! Huge thanks to Jack Pop for an unforgettable moderation at the Planetarium 🌌, to our amazing research team for making it happen 👩‍🔬, and to all the attendees for your enthusiasm! 🪐 #LNDWjena #ScienceRocks #ThankYou

Thrilled to share our work on gut microbes and brain aging in turquoise killifish at the Aging Microbiota Conference 2024! Honored to receive the Poster Prize—thank you! 🏆 Exciting times for the emerging field of Microbes and Aging! #AgingResearch Balance of the Microverse Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung (FLI)

Researchers Balance of the Microverse Leibniz-IPHT Leibniz-HKI present in a recent study in @newphyt how the green alga #Chlamydomonas reinhardtii adapts not only its shape but also its metabolism under natural conditions without changing its genome.

Our collaborators from Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology found novel mitochondria-like endosymbionts in ciliates that breath nitrate instead of oxygen in Hainich groundwater 👏🦠🧬💧 mpi-bremen.de/en/Oxygen-is-n…

Oxygen is not the limit, for this global, #mitochondria-like #symbiont: The #bacterium living inside a #ciliate is ubiquitous, lives in even in ground and waste water, and can also respire #oxygen. Out now Nature Communications mpi-bremen.de/en/Page6372.ht… CRC AquaDiva

As part of the JEMS, Iqbal Hamza unveiled the mysteries of heme transport in eukaryotes. 🔍 His favorite amino acid? Histidine! 🧡 Key advice: "Don’t let a rejected paper stop you—keep going!" 📝💪 Thank you for the inspiration and courage to stay bold in science! 🌟

🎉Happy to announce the #medac Research Award 2024 has been presented to 4 great papers at Leibniz-HKI! Huge thanks to medac GmbH for supporting teamwork in infection research. Stay tuned for more on each winning study! leibniz-hki.de/en/press-relea…

🚀 We’re hiring! Outreach Manager (m/f/d) @ Balance of the Microverse at Universität Jena . Bring microbial research to the public & schools! 🗓 Apply by Jan 13, 2025 🔗 jobs.uni-jena.de Join us and make science accessible! 🧫✨ #ScienceCommunication #Outreach #JobAlert #SciComm

✨ Season’s Greetings from the Balance of the Microverse! ✨ Wishing you all joyful holidays and a great start to the new year! 🎄 #HappyHolidays

#JobAlert - #Reminder: We're hiring an Outreach Manager! Responsibilities include the conceptual development and organization of educational activities as well as the planning and execution of events. Application deadline: January 13. #SciComm #Outreach

🌟 PhD candidates, it's your time to shine! 🌟 Present your research in just 3 minutes at the #3MT Competition 2025 at Universität Jena. 🎤 Final: Feb 26, 2025 📍 Details & apply: uni-jena.de/293073/three-m… Show the brilliance of Jena’s research! 🌍💡

Kerstin Thriene Kerstin Thriene (Papenfortlab lab, Balance of the Microverse) on Increased antibiotic resistance in Vibrio cholerae biofilms on microplastics is attributed to the plastic additive BPA #MultiBac2025 More on bsky.app/profile/evolve…

Soil fungus #Mortierella alpina fights nematodes with bioactive #malpinins, disrupting their feeding. A step toward eco-friendly worm control for sustainable farming? 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽@LeibnizIPHT, Universität Jena & Balance of the Microverse Read the original publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc.: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Calling early-career life science researchers! 🎉 The LIFE Talent Award Universität Jena is here! 🏆 Celebrate innovation, excellence, and impact with a prize of €5,000! 📅 Apply by January 31, 2025 kurzlinks.de/LIFETalent Showcase your research at the LIFE Symposium & beyond! #LIFE