Schulenburg Lab Kiel

Don't miss the March 1 deadline for abstract submission! Join us to discuss your most recent findings and ideas on evolutionary medicine at the ISEMPH 2026 meeting in Kiel!

Don't miss the March 1 deadline for abstract submission! Please join us to discuss your most recent findings and ideas on evolutionary medicine at the ISEMPH 2026 meeting in Kiel!

Only 3 more days to get a 20% discount on ISEMPH membership! Use code "EB2026" at checkout. Membership pays for itself if you come to even one meeting in 3 years. Register for the July meeting also, refund is easy if you can't make it after all. https://
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Join us at this year's meeting of the International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health - ISEMPH 2026 in Kiel. See: isemph.org/page-18356

Seminars

Tomorrow's #popgen seminar speaker Hinrich Schulenburg @schulenburglab.bsky.social will tell us about "Evolution of C. elegans-microbiome interactions". Streaming signup popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/ Our #PhD students look forward to his visit and meetings! #evolution

Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

Please do not miss the opportunity to apply for this exciting PhD position in my lab.

The project will providefundamental insights into the coevolution of cross-feeding microbial consortia within and between species.

The deadline ends this week.

Looking forward to receiving your application.

CRC 1182 Retreat 2025 The 11th CRC 1182 Retreat was held from October 8-10 at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre in Kiel. Our members presented the current state of research in the different sub-projects and discussed their plans...

Wonderful update on the exciting research during our annual Metaorganism CRC retreat, incl. fantastic guest talks by Chris Voolstra and Tommi Vatanen. Many thanks for all contributions! @crc1182.bsky.social @reefgenomics.bsky @daganlab.bsky.social www.metaorganism-research.com/news/crc-118...

Applying evolutionary theory to understand host–microbiome evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution This Perspective discusses how well-established theoretical models of evolution can be adapted to study and generate testable predictions about the evolutionary dynamics of host–microbiota association...

I am happy to announce publication of our new perspectives paper on applying evolutionary theory to host-microbiome evolution - new tricks for old dogs! @bweek.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416 Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

ERC Starting Grant for Kiel University’s Fungal Geneticist Michael Habig ERC funds project on the influence of horizontal chromosome transfer on the evolution of fungi

Congrats to Michael Habig for his ERC grant on an exciting project with mobile chromosomes! @michaelhabig.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...

Frontiers | A streamlined method to determine the antibiotic resistance of plaque-forming predatory bacteria IntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health issue caused by antibiotic overuse, leading to the rise of multi-resistant pathogens s...

And a new methods paper on antibiotic resistance testing in predatory bacteria. doi.org/10.3389/fmic...

The Interaction Between the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and Its Coexisting Fungal Microbiome Member Barnettozyma californica Barnettozyma californica is a member of the fungal microbiome of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and can serve as food for worms. When combined with E. coli, this fungus can increase popula...

See our new paper on C. elegans-yeast interactions. @crc1182.bsky.social @michaelhabig.bsky.social enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Combining evolutionary and economic perspectives at our joint meeting @idiv-research.bsky.social and @unileipzig.bsky.social to better understand the challenges of using natural common goods more effectively.
www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...

Role of microbial life history strategy in shaping the characteristics and evolution of host-microbiota interactions Abstract. Many host-associated microbes are transmitted between individual hosts via the environment and, therefore, need to succeed both within a host and

And also see our new paper on the Role of microbial life history strategy in host-microbiome interactions in the ISMEJ. @crc1182.bsky.social url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Maintenance and loss of microbe-mediated protection in the absence of pathogens Abstract. Protective microbes are known for their service to hosts. While they allow hosts to survive infection, microbes, too, benefit from successful inh

Please see our new paper in the J. Evol. Biol. @crc1182.bsky.social @lena-peters.bsky.social url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

Mercator Fellows visit life sciences at @uni-kiel.de:
@jessmetcalf.bsky.social and Brendan Bohannan are currently contributing to our research activities as guests of @transevo.bsky.social and #CRC1182. Many thanks to both of you for staying with us!
www.metaorganism-research.com/news/mercato...

Polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids mediate microbiota protection against a bacterial pathogen in C. elegans - Nature Communications Here, Peters et al. report that Pseudomonas fluorescens protects Caenorhabditis elegans against pathogen infection via polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids, uncovering a non-canonical bacterial s...

See our new paper, headed by Katja Dierking and her team, esp. Lena Peters, on microbiota protection against pathogens @crc1182.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @manuelliebeke.bsky.social @kaletalab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s414...

The #CRC1182 metaorganism symposium on cellular #host-microbe crosstalk has just come to an end @geomarkiel.bsky.social
Thanks to all for participating and special thanks to @utehentschel.bsky.social for organizing this wonderful event!
www.metaorganism-research.com/news/cellula...

Looking forward to an exciting CRC 1182 Metaorganism symposium on host-microbe crosstalk. @crc1182.bsky.social @cpogoreutz.bsky.social @spencernyholm.bsky.social @manuelliebeke.bsky.social oliviaroth.bsky.social @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @daganlab.bsky.social

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

See our newest paper on the genetics of bacterial association with a host! rdcu.be/ejsJk

Carola Petersen from our lab will be one of the invited symposium speakers at ESEB 2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social

1 more week left to apply! 7 PhD positions within our graduate school on Translational Evolutionary Research in Northern Germany

Join our lively interactive community of evolutionary biologists in Northern Germany! 7 PhD positions on TransEvo topics, incl 1 PhD position in the Schulenburg lab. @transevo.bsky.social

Professor Margaret McFall-Ngai awarded with Kiel Möbius Prize CRC 1182 honours renowned symbiosis researcher for her pioneering work on the relationships between microorganisms and multicellular host organisms Last Friday, 6th December…

Möbius Fellowship to our long-term advisor and mentor Margaret McFall-Ngai! See: www.metaorganism-research.com/news/profess...

Our Dr. h.c. Margaret McFall-Ngai talking about a revolution...

Honorary doctorate from Kiel University to a fantastic scientist, teacher, and mentor: Margaret McFall-Ngai

1 more week to apply! A PhD and a postdoc project on the genomic basis of host-microbiome coevolution in the Schulenburg lab

Join us in Kiel, Northern Germany, for a PhD and a Postdoc project, both on the genomic basis of C. elegans-microbiome interactions. Application deadline: 21 Nov. 2024. For more details, see: evoecogen-kiel.de/phd-microbiome.