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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

If you ever wanted to BE a fertilizer, understand what makes a color, or survive in a desert: visit us at the Long Night of Research #LNF2026 on April 24 (17:00-22:30)! We prepared 8 hands-on stations – topics range from biodegradable chemicals to evolution ✨ 🔬 www.univie.ac.at/en/research/...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Two weeks left to apply for our Master’s Programme “Microbiome Science” at @cemess.bsky.social | @univie.ac.at! Explore microbial communities shaping health, the environment, and ecosystems. Application Deadline: April 7 All Details: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

CeMESS welcomed its new Scientific Advisory Board for an inaugural visit. An All Hands Meeting and two days of group presentations sparked lively discussions and valuable feedback – looking forward to continued engagement with the SAB. 🔗 Read more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news-detail/...

Group photo of the new CeMESS SAB with the Centre's heads at CeMESS. Photo: CeMESS/Julia Gebetsberger

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Only a few days left to apply! Join the @univie.ac.at E-STEEM Postdoc Program at @cemess.bsky.social. Want to know which of our PIs are hosting? 🔗 careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... Applications due by Mar 2, 2026, 14:00 CET

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#CeMESS members celebrating science at the #SciBall26 at the Vienna Town Hall this weekend. 💃🕺Thank you for a wonderful evening, @sciball.bsky.social!

Waltz at the Vienna Science Ball 2026. Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

CeMESS members at the Vienna Science Ball 2026. Photo: CeMESS

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Excited to see the first photos #MichaelGoldgruber shot at #CeMESS for “TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER – Visual manifestations of ecological sciences.” Check out the portrait of Petra Pjevac @ppjevac.bsky.social and the @univie.ac.at UBB lecture hall: 🔗 www.instagram.com/michael_gold...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

New in @nature.com: The "Microflora Danica" project analyzed 10k+ samples to map Denmark's microbial life. Led by @aau.dk, Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social, Daan Speth @daanspeth.bsky.social, Andrew Giguere @cemess.bsky.social @univie.ac.at analyzed nitrifiers.

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

New CD Lab at CeMESS! Yesterday, @univie.ac.at inaugurated the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Biological Degradation of Water-Soluble Polymers, led by Michael Zumstein. Together with @bokuvienna.bsky.social & @basf.bsky.social, the lab tackles sustainable polymer management for a greener future.🔬💧

Michael Zumstein leads the new CD Laboratory
Photo: CeMESS/Thomas Suchanek

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It’s finally here! After months in the making, we’re thrilled to reveal the newly relaunched CeMESS website: cemess.univie.ac.at Take a look at the new design – we’d love to hear what you think!

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Something big is coming... 👀 We had photo sessions at #CeMESS, and we can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned! #microbiology #environmentalsystemscience #photosession #labphotos

Photographer and two researchers in a lab.
Photo: CeMESS/Katharina Granig

Photographer taking a portrait photo.
Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

Photographer and researchers in a lab.
Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

PFAS in fish? @greenpeace.de found high #PFAS levels in marine animals from German North and Baltic Sea harbours – some exceeding EU limits. In #ORF konkret, Thilo Hofmann (EDGE/CeMESS) explains what these “forever chemicals” mean for our environment and health. 🔗 on.orf.at/video/142952...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

An exciting new study from Alexander Loy and team (@loyteam.bsky.social), now in @nature.com! It describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism: Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation (MISO). Read more: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...

Example of a habitat of MISO bacteria - Marine sediment: cup with a soil sample from an Arctic fjord in Svalbard.
Credit: CeMESS Alexander Loy

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Looking for a read for the long-weekend? Check out this @profil.at article with Alexander Loy (@loyteam.bsky.social) on the possible link between gut microbes and chronic pain (paywall)🔗 www.profil.at/wissenschaft...

Photo of opened article in "Profil" with garden in the background.
Photo: CeMESS/Stephanie Scholz

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

New @wienerzeitung.at interview with Thilo Hofmann (CeMESS|@edge-vienna.bsky.social) on heatwaves in the city now up on Instagram: 🔗 www.instagram.com/p/DMpYRHvpIwH/

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Great turnout, lively discussion & lots of storytelling! Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting “From Paper to Story” – a hands-on science communication workshop with climate journalist Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social at CeMESS. Thank you to everyone who joined! #scicomm #climateresearch

Seminar room with attendees and Verena Mischitz during the workshop. Photo: CeMESS/Julia Gebetsberger

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

#CeMESS researcher Marie-Therese Fischer is studying the microbiome of fire salamanders – in collaboration with #zoovienna. Mayrs Magazin accompanied her during a field sampling session. 🔗 Watch the feature tonight on #ORF2 at 18:30: tv.orf.at/program/orf2...

A female fire salamander during the sampling.
Credit: Marie-Therese Fischer/CeMESS

Researcher Marie-Therese Fischer in the woods with the film team of ORF Mayrs Magazin.
Credit: Stephanie Scholz/CeMESS

Researcher Marie-Therese Fischer in the lab at CeMESS (Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science) with the film team of ORF Mayrs Magazin.
Credit: Stephanie Scholz/CeMESS

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

#CeMESS professor David Berry (@davidberry1.bsky.social) is featured in the latest @profil.at EXTRA issue, offering insights into microbiome research and its relevance to our health. 🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/

Open pages of profil EXTRA Magazin from 12.4.2025 with the article on David Berry's research

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

One week left! The application deadline for the new @univie.ac.at Master’s program Microbiome Science is April 7. Explore microbial communities and their role in health, ecosystems & the environment – coordinated by @cemess.bsky.social 🔗 Apply now: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Exciting news! #UniversityofVienna launched new Master “Microbiome Science”, coordinated by jillianmpetersen.bsky.social at #CeMESS. The program dives into microbial communities and their significance for the environment, health and ecosystems. 🔗 All details: studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-pr...

Overview of new Master's Programm Microbiome Science, starting in October 2025 at the University of Vienna:

Duration: 4 Semesters
Language: English
Location: Vienna

Registration is open until 7th April 2025

All details at: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/microbiome-science-master/

Photo: Der Knopfdruecker/University of Vienna

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This month we’re celebrating the incredible women driving research and innovation at #CeMESS. 👩‍🔬 Meet our researchers and read why they are fascinated by science! 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/about-us/wom... #WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

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cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

📺 TV Alert: This Friday at 6:30 PM on ORF2! Diclofenac – an environmental threat.🌍💊 How this common painkiller contaminates water, harms fish, and even endangers vultures, explained by CeMESS (EDGE) researcher Thilo Hofmann in Mayrs Magazin. Tune in live or at #ORFon: 🔗 on.orf.at/video/142604...

CeMESS researcher Thilo Hofmann in an interview for ORF Mayrs Magazin. Photo Credit: Stephanie Scholz/CeMESS

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