Happy International Women’s Day! 🌍🔬
Quick look at Ruth Ella Moore: In 1933, she became first African American woman in the U.S. to earn a PhD in natural sciences. Her research on tuberculosis, immunology, & dental caries left lasting mark on microbiology. #IWD2026
@leibniz-hki.de & @uni-jena.de
Microbes run the world.
We just need someone to tell their story.
We’re hiring a Student Assistant (HiWi) in Science Communication at the Microverse Cluster.
Make the invisible visible. Apply by March 31, 2026 👇
www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...
The VEO Group at @uni-jena.de @microverse.bsky.social has an open position for a Bioinformatics Technician until the end of 2032! Join us to unlock the secrets of the Microverse from big datasets: jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/0...
Portrait of Prof. Jürgen Popp
Prof. Juergen Popp, Scientific Director @leibnizipht.bsky.social and Professor of Physical Chemistry at #UniJena, has been awarded the 2026 Ellis R. Lippincott Award for his pioneering contributions to translational clinical Raman spectroscopy. Congratulations! 👏
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/391182/juerg...
We were featured in C&EN! 🤯🥳🧪
Amazing experience with @pstallforth.bsky.social & @mlakemeyer.bsky.social! 😍
More on bacterial cooperation, D,L-peptidases, natural product structure determination & backstory:
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
@microverse.bsky.social @lifeprofile.bsky.social
@uni-jena.de
Microverse meets MibiNet at #VAAM2026! 🦠🤝
Join our joint session on microbial networking!
📅 March 23, 17:00
📍 Estrel Berlin, HS104
✨ Keynote: Leo Eberl
Chaired by Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social)
Talks: Martina Herrmann & Kerstin Thriene.
🎉 vaam-kongress.de/registration
🤝@uni-jena.de, @leibniz-hki.de & @lifeprofile.bsky.social
The VEO Group has a position open for a Scientific Coordinator Bioinformatics: 👇
jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/5...
Predator vs. Prey: A Fungal Tale 🍄🪱
How does a fungus turn into a hunter? Yen-Ping Hsueh (@maxplanckcampus.bsky.social)joined us at @leibniz-hki.de to explore how A. oligospora traps nematodes—a wild evolutionary trade-off!
📺 Watch the hunt: www.youtube.com/@fungal-worm...
#JEMS
First benches detected! 🔭
Rosalind Allen's lab is the first to set up in the new #MicroverseCenterJena.
Moving in this year:
✨ 10 Research Groups
✨ Microverse Imaging Center
✨ 5,000 m² of science space
Follow along as we fill this building with life! 🚛
#MicroverseOnTheMove @uni-jena.de
Everyone knows that space and spatial structure is super important in shaping the Microverse 🌎🌍🌏 Check out this amazing review where @marcelbaecker.bsky.social and @bramvandijk.bsky.social et al bring together a huge body of knowledge @microverse.bsky.social @binfutrecht.bsky.social
@hellmichgroup.bsky.social 🤝 @mlakemeyer.bsky.social
Microbial Tag-Team! 🦠🤝
Researchers at our #ClusterOfExcellence found that bacteria cooperate to survive: One makes the compound, the other uses "molecular scissors" to turn it into a weapon against predators. A breakthrough for #DrugDiscovery! 💊
➡️ www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/micr...
Different Roles, One Shared Mission! 🔬✨
Success in the Microverse Ecosystem is about more than just research—it's about the perspectives and support systems that empower women to lead. 🚀
Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience!
🤝@leibniz-hki.de & @uni-jena.de
Invisible Actors: Over 257,000 viruses found in groundwater—99% of them previously unknown! 🦠
Our team discovered that these viruses act as "metabolic hackers," shaping essential ecosystem cycles deep underground.
Read the feature via The Microbiologist ⤵️ www.the-microbiologist.com/news/previou...
Kirsten Küsel and Kyle Mason-Jones, speaker at the CMFI Microbiology Colooquium in Tübingen February 5, 2026. © CMFI / University of Tübingen
Great Microbiology Colloquium at CMFI today!
Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social @microverse.bsky.social) shared insights on the groundwater microbiome, plus Kyle Mason-Jones (@unituebingen.bsky.social) on soil bacteriophages. Thanks to all for great talks and discussions!
@kuesellab.bsky.social
Water sampling point in Hainich. Photo: Akbar Adjie Pratama
Until now, the role of viruses in the groundwater ecosystem was largely unknown, but an international research team including scientists from our @microverse.bsky.social has now provided the first comprehensive analysis of viral diversity and function.
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/387310/in...
Rocks beneath us are teeming with life! 🪨 Microbes attached to rock are 1,000x more abundant than in water & vital for carbon storage. A true hidden majority. 🌍 👇 www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/the-...
🤝@uni-jena.de & @kuesellab.bsky.social
🧪Bacterial DL-peptidases are key in coordindated predetor defenses AND powerful tools for natural product structure elucidation! 🦠✂️
New JACS paper with @pstallforth.bsky.social
@mlakemeyer.bsky.social @en-hxnu-enment.bsky.social & Hertweck labs
@microverse.bsky.social
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
We have an open position for a bioinformatics/theoretical microbial ecology PhD student to study viral strategies in the global Microverse! Join us at the @microverse.bsky.social at @uni-jena.de, please apply through this link:
jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/9...
Don' t miss the LIFE Talent Award Call 2026!
TV feature alert! 📺 Great to see our PIs @hellmichgroup.bsky.social & Michael Bauer on MDR. They explain why understanding microbial balance is crucial for our future. 🦠
Catch the full clip here: www.mdr.de/video/mdr-vi...
🤝 @lifeprofile.bsky.social & @uni-jena.de
🦠 Event Alert: The Battle for Health
Join Prof. Axel Brakhage this Wednesday for a deep dive into infections, antibiotics, and the microbiome. How do microbes shape our health?
📅 Jan 28, 16:00 📍 Uni Jena, Aula 🗣️ German | Free admission
🔗 www.uni-jena.de/124553/infek...
📚 Yesterday (Feb 24) was the International Day of Education. Microbes may be tiny, but their impact on health, ecosystems & our future is huge. At our #ClusterOfExcellence, we believe microbiology deserves a central place in education. #InternationalDayOfEducation #Microbiology #STEM
I cannot wait to see the result!
Spying on ABC multidrug transporters in action, gently nudged by our Victor! 😍
ZDF Mittagsmagazin visited us & co-LIFE speaker Michael Bauer to discuss antibiotic resistance: mechanisms, why basic research matters, & clinical challenges
@microverse.bsky.social @uni-jena.de @lifeprofile.bsky.social
🧪If you love lipids,cell biology & chemical bioloy and wonder about the fundamental mechanisms of life, you'll be in for a treat! 🤩🥳
Don't miss the next @gbmev.bsky.social Lunch Seminar by @nadlerlab.bsky.social & Kristin Böhlig!
#ChemBio #LipidLove
Preregister for free
@gfg-chembio.bsky.social
Researchers in our cluster (@hellmichgroup.bsky.social) have discovered a mechanism that bacteria use to defend themselves against antibiotics, making it the #GoodNewsOfTheDay at @kathakritzelt.bsky.social!
Frei nach dem Goethezitat
"Nicht vorbei - es muss erst frommen!"
ging der Austausch Light, Life & Liberty mit Sebastian Seiffert heute mit Studierenden im Goethe-Laboratorium Jena weiter!
