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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 30/04/2026

🏅 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗻𝗶𝘇 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 2026 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻 This year’s award honors research from our institute & @uni-jena.de, conducted within the #ClusterOfExcellence @microverse.bsky.social. 💡👉 Learn more about their discoveries using an innovative research approach: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel...

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 28/04/2026

🔬✨ Yeast, bright colors, and a dash of curiosity Together with @microverse.bsky.social, we welcomed 34 students for this year’s “Forsche Schüler” Day. Hands on experiments from yeast to data driven research offered insights into real lab work. 👉 Read more: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/news/yeas...

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 15/04/2026

Interdisciplinary collaboration is a top priority at our institute – exemplified by the research group FUSION, combining robotics & genetics to explore Fusarium.🍄 The team aims to uncover new antifungal strategies & identify promising drug candidates. ➡️ www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel... #ESF #EU

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 13/04/2026

We congratulate Prof. Wilhelm Boland on receiving the Xience Award 2026! 👏 In recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements and long-standing support, the Leibniz-HKI has presented the second Xience award to the chemist from @mpi-ce.bsky.social. 👉 More: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel...

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 24/03/2026

We’re proud to contribute to current #Tuberculosis research – from discovering BTZ-043 to advancing it towards a potential new treatment. On #WorldTBDay, we also honour the foundations: We named a seminar room after pioneering microbiologist Ruth Ella Moore, whose work also advanced TB research.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 18/03/2026

We’re excited to host the SPP 2240 #eBiotech Training Week 2026! After a great start with “Female Leadership” and inspiring talks, the week continues with workshops on #ScienceStorytelling and #ScientificWriting for doctoral researchers, led by @robinbonne.bsky.social and Christina Schütte.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 06/03/2026

🔬 Leibniz-HKI Research featured as Biomedical Picture of the Day! Proud to see a microscopy image from one of our recently published studies was selected as Biomedical Picture of the Day on March 5, 2026! BPoD article: bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Scanning electron microscope image: Bacteria of the species Enterococcus faecalis (purple) attach to hyphae of the fungus Candida albicans (turquoise). Source: Leibniz-HKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 18/12/2025

With Christmas just around the corner, we wish all our colleagues, partners, and friends joyful holidays and a successful start into the New Year! We will be back in January. Warm wishes from the #LeibnizHKI. 🎄🎀⭐ The picture shows a colon cross section of a mouse colonized with Candida albicans.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 17/12/2025

Researchers at #LeibnizHKI discovered an enzyme that cleaves the toxin malleicyprol and reduces virulence in Burkholderia bacteria. 🗞️ Press release: lmy.de/VwRfa 🔎 Original paper: doi.org/10.1002/anie... @dfg.de @uni-jena.de @microverse.bsky.social @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

Two men, Christian Hertweck and Jonas Fiedler, standing outdoors on the grounds of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) in Jena. Both are dressed casually, facing each other and smiling. Institute buildings and greenery visible in the background.

Schematic illustration showing inactivation of the bacterial toxin Malleicyprol by the enzyme BurK. This illustration was taken from the respective publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, doi: 10.1002/anie.202521105, created by Jonas Fiedler, Leibniz-HKI.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 12/12/2025

Meet our #December #calendar 2025 feature Wolfgang Vivas & Dolly Montaño, postdocs from Venezuela 🇻🇪 at Leibniz-HKI. How do they both juggle demanding research 🧪 with family life 👨🏻‍👩🏻‍👦🏻 while also keeping their creativity alive? 🎨 Find it out in their interview: lmy.de/Ibiul #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 11/12/2025

The research network #PerMiCCion, funded by the #BMFTR, enters its 2nd funding phase to uncover why more young adults develop colorectal #cancer, and how the gut microbiome can enable earlier detection and personalized prevention. ➡️ lmy.de/fZkRG @mbdlab.bsky.social @uni-jena.de #Microverse

Transparent anatomical 3D illustration of the human abdomen showing the digestive tract, with the colon highlighted in bright orange and red to indicate inflammation and tumor-affected areas. © Adobe Stock / appledesign

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 05/12/2025

Funded PhD position 9/9: Study the role of human p11-dependent EGFR in regulating phagosome maturation and antifungal defense & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/saMIG #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 04/12/2025

Funded PhD position 8/9: Develop scalable moss-bacteria co-cultivations for the discovery and production of new natural products & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/diSOz #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 03/12/2025

Funded PhD position 7/9: Discover mycoparasites as unexplored resource for antiinfectives & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/FMclh #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 02/12/2025

Funded PhD position 6/9: Explore liver-on-chip based macrophage-drug interactions in invasive candidiasis & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/ZAZGj #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 01/12/2025

Funded PhD position 5/9: Study microbiome-enteric nervous system interactions in sepsis & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/ybPgD #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 29/11/2025

Funded PhD position 4/9: Advance image quantification of organ-on-chip-based experiments within JIPipe & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/tSJYf #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 28/11/2025

Funded PhD position 3/9: Investigate how Candida albicans lipases shape fungal-bacterial interactions & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/VyUor #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 27/11/2025

Funded PhD position 2/9: Study neutrophil extracellular vesicles as a key defense mechanism against Aspergillus fumigatus & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/yisip #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 26/11/2025

Funded PhD position 1/9: Explore RNA modification by natural products across species & benefit from the PhD training program ILRS 2.0. Apply by 13 Dec. 🎓 lmy.de/szeVW #PhDOpportunity #ScienceJobs #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 24/11/2025

🎙️ For #WAAW, our Director Axel Brakhage joins the German podcast “Contagious Enthusiasm” to discuss natural products in antibiotic development, the need of innovative #AMR strategies & the challenging conditions for researchers. lmy.de/EWdVZ 🎧 Spotify: lmy.de/bsezx 🎧 Deezer: lmy.de/Jzccq

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 21/11/2025

Meet our #November feature Sophia Hitzler, a doctoral researcher at Leibniz-HKI, in this year’s #calendar 2025! From a fascination with fungi 🍄 to mentoring 👩‍🏫 and an unexpected dream job 🐳, discover her journey here: lmy.de/sBQAV #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI @aps-hki.bsky.social

A young woman with curly reddish-brown hair stands by a staircase railing in a modern building. She is wearing a long yellow pleated skirt, a black top, and black boots. She is holding several notebooks or books in her arms and is smiling gently at the camera.

A woman with curly reddish-brown hair is working in a laboratory. She is wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves and is examining a transparent bottle filled with liquid. In the background, another person in a lab coat is seated at a workstation. The room is bright and equipped with typical laboratory instruments.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 05/11/2025

🎉 #LeibnizHKI has again been honored with the TOTAL E-QUALITY rating for our equal-opportunities personnel policy – for the 5th time in a row! This year, we also received the Sustainability Prize 2025 for our long-term commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion. 🗞️✨ lmy.de/zVSiL #TotalEquality

Christine Vogler, Equal Opportunities Officer at Leibniz-HKI, accepted the TOTAL E-QUALITY award and the Sustainability Award.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 17/10/2025

🍁 Meet our #October #calendar 2025 feature: Zoltán Cseresnyés, imaging specialist at our @appsysbio.bsky.social research group. From 1980s Hungary to super-resolution microscopy at Cambridge, he now helps researchers unlock insights from complex images. 🔬🌌 lmy.de/LsPim #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 08/10/2025

Over the past two days, @leibniz-hki.de has hosted the Junior Groups in Infection Research Annual Meeting. We talked a lot about collaborations, the future of infection research and enjoyed dinner at the Botanical Garden @uni-jena.de. #bmftr #infection #research #science

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 06/10/2025

🏆The @leibniz-hki.de receives the Thuringian Animal Welfare Award 2025! An innovative lung model reduces animal testing in infection research by up to 90%. Science and animal welfare go hand in hand🤝 #AnimalWelfare #Research @soziales.thueringen.de Picture Credits: TMSGAF; Delf Zeh

Kerren Volkmar and Maria Straßburger from the Leibniz-HKI are honored with an award and flowers

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 26/09/2025

Dose makes the difference! #Candidaalbicans uses the toxin #candidalysin not only to cause infections but also to quietly colonize the mouth – too little fails, too much triggers immune defense. @natmicrobiol.nature.com @mpm-hki.bsky.social picture credits: Erik Böhm, @leibniz-hki.de

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 24/09/2025

🍄 #Psilocybe & #Inocybe magic mushrooms use completely different enzymes to make #psilocybin as a team from @leibniz-hki.de and @uni-jena.de have discovered. 🗞️ Press release: shorturl.at/imyW2 🔎 Original paper: doi.org/10.1002/anie... @angewandtechemie.bsky.social @microverse.bsky.social @dfg.de

ways of the Biosynthesis of Psilocybin
© Tim Schäfer, Leibniz-HKI

The "Kubanische Kahlkopf" (Psilocybe cubensis), a bunch of brown mushroom.
© Felix Blei, Leibniz-HKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 22/09/2025

Biophelion, a @leibniz-hki.de spin-off, turns industrial waste into sustainable materials! 🌱♻️ Using a black yeast, they create biodegradable polyesters, pullulan & new eco-friendly surfactants. @sprind-de.bsky.social @tilltiso.bsky.social Pictures: @sprind-de.bsky.social, Tillmann Franzen

Biophelion aims to recover new recyclable materials from industrial waste in the future.

Biophelion also gives young scientists the opportunity to gain qualifications.

The two founders, Lars Regestein (left) and Till Tiso (right), on their way to the laboratories of the BioInstrumentezentrum.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 18/09/2025

Meet our #September feature Hannah Büttner in this year’s #calendar 2025! 👩🏻‍🔬 She explored fungal-bacterial symbiosis, loves both music & art, and carries science in her bag wherever she goes. 🎒🏜️ Read her interview here: lmy.de/FUIJC 🎙️ #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 27/08/2025

We’re accelerating antiinfective discovery with #ISMEA! This automated system powers high-throughput screening via #JenXplor, enabling efficient, error-free handling of substances and boosting research with ML-driven predictions. ➡️ lmy.de/Hyqtb

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 22/08/2025

🌱 “Researching and working in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way is both a #process and a #challenge. We are happy to take on these tasks, as they make a lasting contribution to positive climate development,” says our Director Axel Brakhage. #Sustainability @patricks-science.bsky.social

Two researchers in white lab coats working at a biological safety cabinet. One is handling lab equipment while smiling and looking toward the camera, with his reflection visible in the glass. The other researcher is partly visible in the foreground, wearing blue gloves.

Two researchers in white lab coats sitting side by side at a biological safety cabinet. They are handling test tubes and laboratory tools inside the sterile workspace, with their backs facing the camera.

Two researchers in a laboratory. One, wearing glasses and blue gloves, is focused on preparing samples at a bench. The other is standing beside him, looking at a smartphone. Both are dressed in white lab coats.

Two young male researchers wearing white lab coats smile brightly into the camera. They are standing in a modern biological laboratory. In the background, there is a white wall cupboard over a workbench with lots of colorful equipment.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 21/08/2025

Solar panels, recycling waste heat, efficient freezers. Small steps, big impact: We are working on making research and our institute more energy-efficient. #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #SolarPanels #LeibnizHKI

View from the roof of the HKI Biotech Center over Jena, which lies in a valley between small green mountains. Further ahead is a blue lake, to the right a green meadow and to the left many green deciduous trees. In the background you can see the houses and red roofs of the city as well as a high-rise building.

Close-up view of a solar panel with dark blue photovoltaic cells and white grid lines, reflecting sunlight. The panel stretches into the background toward blurred mountains and a blue sky.

Side view of a mounted solar panel supported by metal brackets fixed into the ground. The foreground shows dry grass and yellow wildflowers, while the background reveals a distant valley and hills under a clear sky.

Yellow wildflowers and tall dry plants in focus in the foreground, with a solar panel installation slightly blurred in the background. The scene is set in a grassy area with mountains and blue sky in the distance.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 20/08/2025

Plastic waste is a challenge. But with simple changes, labs can cut up to 65% – without compromising research quality, says Patrick Penndorf (@patricks-science.bsky.social). We want to tackle this problem. #Sustainability #PlasticWaste #GreenLabs #LeibnizHKI

A scientist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a small test tube inside a biosafety cabinet.

A researcher in blue gloves handles a pipette over a well plate filled with pink liquid while recording notes with a black marker in a laboratory setting.

A scientist in a white lab coat and blue gloves writes experimental notes on the glass surface of a biosafety cabinet with a black marker.

A person wearing a white lab coat and blue disposable gloves writes notes with a red pen in a squared laboratory notebook. The notebook rests on a workbench inside a biosafety cabinet, with laboratory equipment and test tubes visible in the background.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 19/08/2025

Science must be part of the climate solution. 🌱🌎 At #LeibnizHKI, we rethink workflows to reduce waste & save energy. Patrick Penndorf (@patricks-science.bsky.social) helps us with this. ➡️ www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel... #Sustainability

Patrick Penndorf and Jakob Sprague sit on a biosafety workbench in a modern laboratory and carry out scientific experiments, both of them wearing white lab coats.

Close-up of two hands in blue rubber gloves holding a micropipette cap made out of transparent plastic.

equipment in a modern microbiology research laboratory

Patrick Penndorf and Jakob Sprague in conversation in front of a workbench in a modern biological research laboratory. Both are wearing white lab coats.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 15/08/2025

🛠️🚗 Meet Michael Hetz, our in-house technician and driver! From fixing tech to dreaming of flying a helicopter with the boss 🚁😉– discover what drives him and brings him joy 🎶🛥️in our #August #calendar feature: lmy.de/dXISl #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI

Michael Hetz in a workshop, wearing a yellow polo shirt, working at a vise. Next to him is a speech bubble with the quote: “I’m the technician, driver, handyman, I do everything except for scientific work.” In the background, there are toolboxes and shelves.

Graphic calendar page for August 2025 with an orange gradient background. Large green and yellow letters read “AUGUST Michael Hetz,” with “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025” below and a green arrow with the word “Swipe.”

Michael Hetz sitting relaxed on a bench under blooming cherry trees in front of a modern building. A speech bubble contains the quote: “Someone always has to tidy up in the end.”

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 11/08/2025

🤝Politics meets research: Today, we welcomed Lena Saniye Güngör & Christian Schaft from @dielinketh.bsky.social to @leibniz-hki.de. They were particularly impressed by the research opportunities offered for young scientists, for example at the Bio Pilot Plant. #Research #Biotechnology

Picture: Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum, Lena Saniye Güngör, Christian Schaft, Axel Brakhage

Picture in the lab with scientists and politicians

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 08/08/2025

At #LeibnizHKI, research thrives through collaboration. Like microbial communities in balance, our strength comes from the Leibniz Association network. We are celebrating 30 years of shared science, because community matters – on small and large scales. #30JahreLeibniz @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de

Serratia marcescens and Candida albicans colonies form interesting structures on agar plate after long-term incubation. Picture credit: Sarah Vielreicher, Leibniz-HKI

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 01/08/2025

Spotlight on our Leibniz Competition project “FuRTHER” on #WorldRNADay: Exploring how fungal ncRNAs may reprogram human gene expression. A new concept in infection biology by @mgblango.bsky.social, funded by the @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de. #InterkingdomCommunication #LeibnizHKI ➡️ lmy.de/bNyTX

A scientist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves leans over a desk, working on a computer in a bright, modern laboratory. Laboratory equipment and monitors surround him as natural light streams in through large windows.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 29/07/2025

Yesterday, Thuringian Science Minister Christian Tischner visited #LeibnizHKI to learn about our junior research groups fighting the antibiotic crisis with high-tech. It was a pleasure having him with us! lmy.de/AYoYM @slavi-jan.bsky.social @jethrohemmann.bsky.social @luziagyr.bsky.social

The Thuringian Science Minister Christian Tischner visits the Leibniz-HKI. Group picture. From left to right: Slavica Janevska, Bernd Ebersold, Elke Jäcksch, Christian Tischner, Axel Brakhage, Luzia Gyr, Jethro Hemmann and Christine Vogler.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 25/07/2025

Sporty 🏸, curious, and far from cliché: In our #July feature of our #calendar, colleagues Tongta Sae-Ong & Sascha Schäuble share their paths in bioinformatics, love for sports, and why science is as much about people as it is about data: lmy.de/fTKMI #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI @mbdlab.bsky.social

Sascha Schäuble concentrates on his work at his standing desk in the office. In the accompanying quote, he explains his work at the Leibniz-HKI: “As Head of Integrative Data Analysis, I am a bioinformatic hub at the Leibniz-HKI and open for collaboration with all groups on data (pre-)processing, analysis and integration.”

Tongta Sae-Ong is sitting in a dress on a chair similar to a bar stool with a “Peanuts” coffee cup in her hand, the arm with the cup is leaning on a high table in front of her. There is a large window in the background. She is in conversation with her colleague Sascha Schäuble, of whom only his knees and one hand are visible. In the accompanying quote, she explains her work at the Leibniz-HKI: “As a bioinformatician my projects focus on metagenomics. After studying fungal genomes, I now work on the plant microbiome.”

Tongta Sae-Ong and Sascha Schäuble play a game of ping-pong across a large wooden table and benches on a green lawn. Lush green deciduous trees can be seen in the background, obscuring part of a modern Leibniz-HKI building behind them. The accompanying quote from Sascha reads: “You’re only limited by your imagination.”

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 22/07/2025

💡 New infection strategy in #Candida albicans discovered: human #albumin reprograms its metabolism, turning harmless strains pathogenic – without the need of hyphae or toxins. #LeibnizHKI 🗞️ lmy.de/mthFi 🧪 rdcu.be/exl7d @markgresnigt.bsky.social @aps-hki.bsky.social @dfg.de @microverse.bsky.social

A comparison of two photos of Candida albicans shows that a denser biofilm is formed in the presence of human albumin (right) than in its absence (left). In the photos, the yeast cells were colored in a golden hue.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 17/07/2025

Finance Minister Katja Wolf visits #LeibnizHKI in Jena – highlighting the importance of research, innovation and international specialists for Thuringia! lmy.de/nKCeA

Group picture on the roof terrace of the Leibniz-HKI with Thuringian Finance Minister Katja Wolf.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 15/07/2025

In a new @naturemedicine.bsky.social study, 8 weeks of VR training with REVERIE improved working memory, olfaction & altered the gut microbiome in teens with #overweight – without physical exercise. P.S.: We still like exercise though! 🤫 ➡️ Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415... @mbdlab.bsky.social

A student tries out VR glasses at the Chair for Research on Teaching and Learning of the University of Jena.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 08/07/2025

#MDRWISSEN feature explores how our researchers at @leibniz-hki.de are reviving #AncientDNA 🧬of microbes from Neanderthal teeth to discover new compounds, possibly even new #antibiotics! Read and listen the german article 👉 lmy.de/rMRxk @microverse.bsky.social @uni-jena.de #WernerSiemensStiftung

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 30/06/2025

🤓New insights into biomass utilization: Researchers at @leibniz-hki.de and @mpi-ce.bsky.social I-CE have decoded the structure of the 🟡"Yellow Affinity Substance" from A. thermocellus, a pigment that binds cellulose and could boost biofuel production and antibiotic research. #biotech #research #ERC

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 25/06/2025

The plant pathogen #Pseudomonas syringae adapts to its environment using unique #NaturalProducts. ⚔️🦠 We identified new compounds that help the bacterium to fight competitors and thrive in diverse ecological niches. #LeibnizHKI 🗞️ PR: lmy.de/vcZyU 📝 Publication in Angew Chem Int Ed: lmy.de/NImXY

Central pie chart shows genes of different Pseudomonas syringae strains. Chemical structures on the outside represent newly discovered compounds. Phylogenetic tree of relationships at the top.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 24/06/2025

Meet our #June #calendar feature François Keiff! 🌞 From Alsace to Jena, he tackled #TB with BTZ-043 during his PhD. Discover his journey, why he sees baking as chemistry’s twin, his passion for teaching & more in his interview: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/calendar-... #FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI

François Keiff sits at a light-colored wooden table inside a well-lit room with large windows. Outside you can see a bright blue, cloudless sky. He laughs warmly and heartily, his eyes closed in laughter, his mouth smiling. In his right hand he holds a slim white cup in front of his mouth. He is dressed in a pastel-colored striped shirt. To his right is a quote: “We achieved everything we wanted to, despite Covid. It was just a lot of fun.” The words “despite Covid” are yellow-colored, whereas the rest of the font is black.

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Leibniz-HKI @leibniz-hki.de · 23/06/2025

Our project “meta-CDI” is funded by the #LeibnizCompetition 2025! We are exploring how Clostridioides difficile disrupts the gut microbiome – paving the way for new therapies. Thanks @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de! 📰 www.leibniz-hki.de/en/news/fund... #metaCDI #InfectionBiology #LeibnizHKI

Two neat hands of a presumably female person hold an open blister pack of long, bright yellow pills. You can see a piece of a bright cobalt blue woolly sweater and a piece of gray-blue denim under her hands.

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