Balance of the Microverse
@microverse.bsky.social
Understanding principles and dynamics of #microbialbalance
#ClusterOfExcellence @uni-jena.de
Funded by @dfgpublic.bsky.social
#ClusterOfExcellence @uni-jena.de
Funded by @dfgpublic.bsky.social
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What an evening! ✨ Yesterday’s announcement brought cheers, hugs & happy tears. Cluster members, Uni leadership & friends celebrated together – united by passion and purpose. Thank you for this unforgettable moment! 💙 #Microverse #ExcellenceStrategy #TeamScience
Today is @unesco.org’s World Science Day for Peace & Development. At the Microverse Cluster we believe the science of 2050 needs curiosity, openness, and trust. Some of our PIs share what future-ready science means to them.
➡️ www.unesco.org/en/days/scie...
➡️ www.unesco.org/en/days/scie...
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today is @unesco.org’s World Science Day for Peace & Development. At the Microverse Cluster we believe the science of 2050 needs curiosity, openness, and trust. Some of our PIs share what future-ready science means to them.
➡️ www.unesco.org/en/days/scie...
➡️ www.unesco.org/en/days/scie...
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Researchers at @microverse.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence of #UniJena have successfully enriched a wide range of difficult-to-cultivate groundwater bacteria from the Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) group in the laboratory for the first time.
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/370821/pr...
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/370821/pr...
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Researchers at @microverse.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence of #UniJena have successfully enriched a wide range of difficult-to-cultivate groundwater bacteria from the Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) group in the laboratory for the first time.
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/370821/pr...
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/370821/pr...
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Thrilled to share that last week, I successfully defended my PhD thesis at @leibniz-hki.de 🥳🎓
Grateful to my supervisor @pstallforth.bsky.social, colleagues, collaborators, @microverse.bsky.social, and @jsmc-info.bsky.social for their invaluable support 🙏 😇
#PhDDefense #Research #Microbiology
Grateful to my supervisor @pstallforth.bsky.social, colleagues, collaborators, @microverse.bsky.social, and @jsmc-info.bsky.social for their invaluable support 🙏 😇
#PhDDefense #Research #Microbiology
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thrilled to share that last week, I successfully defended my PhD thesis at @leibniz-hki.de 🥳🎓
Grateful to my supervisor @pstallforth.bsky.social, colleagues, collaborators, @microverse.bsky.social, and @jsmc-info.bsky.social for their invaluable support 🙏 😇
#PhDDefense #Research #Microbiology
Grateful to my supervisor @pstallforth.bsky.social, colleagues, collaborators, @microverse.bsky.social, and @jsmc-info.bsky.social for their invaluable support 🙏 😇
#PhDDefense #Research #Microbiology
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Kerstin Unger (from @plantmicrobiosis.bsky.social group) on Pathogen-mediated degradation of the plant defense metabolite sulforaphane functions as public good in a leaf bacterial community
See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PMS2025
See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PMS2025
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Kerstin Unger (from @plantmicrobiosis.bsky.social group) on Pathogen-mediated degradation of the plant defense metabolite sulforaphane functions as public good in a leaf bacterial community
See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PMS2025
See their @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PMS2025
🚦 Last call to vote! Only until Wed you can support @uni-jena.de's idea for the Bürgerbudget 2025:
“The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” — crossing figures with microscopes, microbes, and QR codes leading to fun science insights. Help bring Science at the Crosswalk to life!
“The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” — crossing figures with microscopes, microbes, and QR codes leading to fun science insights. Help bring Science at the Crosswalk to life!
🚦 @uni-jena.de proposes “The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” for Bürgerbudget 2025: crossing figures with microscopes, microbes & QR codes to fun science insights. 💡 Science at the crosswalk – vote via mitmachen.jena.de/budgets/5/in...
#GreenLightForScience
#GreenLightForScience
Die klügsten Ampeln von Jena
Die offizielle Beteiligungsplattform der Stadt Jena. Die Open Source Plattform basiert auf dem CONSUL project und wurde von demokratie.today modifiziert.
mitmachen.jena.de
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚦 Last call to vote! Only until Wed you can support @uni-jena.de's idea for the Bürgerbudget 2025:
“The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” — crossing figures with microscopes, microbes, and QR codes leading to fun science insights. Help bring Science at the Crosswalk to life!
“The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” — crossing figures with microscopes, microbes, and QR codes leading to fun science insights. Help bring Science at the Crosswalk to life!
Something’s brewing in the Hellmich Lab… and it’s not just science! 🎃👩🔬
Happy Halloween from our spooktacular lab crew!
Happy Halloween from our spooktacular lab crew!
We proudly present:
the 2025 Halloween Lab Pumpkin Carving Edition!!! 😁🥳👻
the 2025 Halloween Lab Pumpkin Carving Edition!!! 😁🥳👻
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Something’s brewing in the Hellmich Lab… and it’s not just science! 🎃👩🔬
Happy Halloween from our spooktacular lab crew!
Happy Halloween from our spooktacular lab crew!
A great turnout for our latest Microverse Seminar! 🍕🔬
@ameliabarberphd.bsky.social, Junior Group Leader #FungalInformatics, shared fascinating insights in her talk “From Ecology to Genomes: Unraveling Fungal Pathogenicity Across Scales.”
Lively discussions and great connections followed!
@ameliabarberphd.bsky.social, Junior Group Leader #FungalInformatics, shared fascinating insights in her talk “From Ecology to Genomes: Unraveling Fungal Pathogenicity Across Scales.”
Lively discussions and great connections followed!
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A great turnout for our latest Microverse Seminar! 🍕🔬
@ameliabarberphd.bsky.social, Junior Group Leader #FungalInformatics, shared fascinating insights in her talk “From Ecology to Genomes: Unraveling Fungal Pathogenicity Across Scales.”
Lively discussions and great connections followed!
@ameliabarberphd.bsky.social, Junior Group Leader #FungalInformatics, shared fascinating insights in her talk “From Ecology to Genomes: Unraveling Fungal Pathogenicity Across Scales.”
Lively discussions and great connections followed!
🧬 EMERGENCY SWITCH! 🤯 Bacteria adapt their metabolism to famine in seconds.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🧬 EMERGENCY SWITCH! 🤯 Bacteria adapt their metabolism to famine in seconds.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
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🎉Congrats to Beatrix on successfully defending her PhD!
Her work, “Ancient carbon in sedimentary rocks drives modern groundwater microbiomes,” reveals deep links between geology and microbial life.
We’re proud of your achievement and can’t wait to see where your scientific journey takes you next!🪨🧫🌿
Her work, “Ancient carbon in sedimentary rocks drives modern groundwater microbiomes,” reveals deep links between geology and microbial life.
We’re proud of your achievement and can’t wait to see where your scientific journey takes you next!🪨🧫🌿
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎉Congrats to Beatrix on successfully defending her PhD!
Her work, “Ancient carbon in sedimentary rocks drives modern groundwater microbiomes,” reveals deep links between geology and microbial life.
We’re proud of your achievement and can’t wait to see where your scientific journey takes you next!🪨🧫🌿
Her work, “Ancient carbon in sedimentary rocks drives modern groundwater microbiomes,” reveals deep links between geology and microbial life.
We’re proud of your achievement and can’t wait to see where your scientific journey takes you next!🪨🧫🌿
🎉 We warmly congratulate Dr Alexander Mosig on his new professorship for Alternative Methods to Animal Testing in Infection & Inflammation Research at #JenaUniversityHospital! From Jan 2026, he’ll also join our Cluster to share expertise in #OrganOnChip and infection research.
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🎉 We warmly congratulate Dr Alexander Mosig on his new professorship for Alternative Methods to Animal Testing in Infection & Inflammation Research at #JenaUniversityHospital! From Jan 2026, he’ll also join our Cluster to share expertise in #OrganOnChip and infection research.
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Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
Building inclusive microbial communities 🌍
@adjiep.bsky.social (@kuesellab.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de & Sullivan Lab) shares how mentorship & representation can shape a more inclusive future in microbial sciences.
🎤 Meet him at the #ISME Early Career Researchers event on 21 Oct: lnkd.in/dXeyvnZK
@adjiep.bsky.social (@kuesellab.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de & Sullivan Lab) shares how mentorship & representation can shape a more inclusive future in microbial sciences.
🎤 Meet him at the #ISME Early Career Researchers event on 21 Oct: lnkd.in/dXeyvnZK
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Building inclusive microbial communities 🌍
@adjiep.bsky.social (@kuesellab.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de & Sullivan Lab) shares how mentorship & representation can shape a more inclusive future in microbial sciences.
🎤 Meet him at the #ISME Early Career Researchers event on 21 Oct: lnkd.in/dXeyvnZK
@adjiep.bsky.social (@kuesellab.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de & Sullivan Lab) shares how mentorship & representation can shape a more inclusive future in microbial sciences.
🎤 Meet him at the #ISME Early Career Researchers event on 21 Oct: lnkd.in/dXeyvnZK
🎥 New "3 Questions for …" episode! Prof. Miriam Rosenbaum shows how microbes can produce antibiotics, bioplastics, and find balance under stress. Discover how our #ClusterOfExcellence brings interdisciplinary science to life! 🌱🔬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA45...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA45...
THREE QUESTIONS FOR ... Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum
YouTube video by Universität Jena
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🎥 New "3 Questions for …" episode! Prof. Miriam Rosenbaum shows how microbes can produce antibiotics, bioplastics, and find balance under stress. Discover how our #ClusterOfExcellence brings interdisciplinary science to life! 🌱🔬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA45...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA45...
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Interested in the chemical ecology of plant-bacteria interactions? There is still time to apply until October 20th!
We are hiring! We are going to use some really, really cool new techniques to look at the chemical and spatial dynamics of how the plant micobiome takes shape and what it means. Join us! Apply online until 20th Oct here: www.microverse-cluster.de/files/conten...
www.microverse-cluster.de
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interested in the chemical ecology of plant-bacteria interactions? There is still time to apply until October 20th!
🌍 Microbes act as a natural methane filter!
A new @pnas.org study by @bgc-jena.mpg.de & @uni-jena.de shows that microbes in groundwater consume over half of its methane before it reaches the surface.
🔗: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/how-...
🤝 @crc-aquadiva.bsky.social & @kuesellab.bsky.social
A new @pnas.org study by @bgc-jena.mpg.de & @uni-jena.de shows that microbes in groundwater consume over half of its methane before it reaches the surface.
🔗: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/how-...
🤝 @crc-aquadiva.bsky.social & @kuesellab.bsky.social
How microbes curb methane emissions from groundwater
Groundwater commonly contains methane, but the amount of this important greenhouse gas that can escape to surface …
www.microverse-cluster.de
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌍 Microbes act as a natural methane filter!
A new @pnas.org study by @bgc-jena.mpg.de & @uni-jena.de shows that microbes in groundwater consume over half of its methane before it reaches the surface.
🔗: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/how-...
🤝 @crc-aquadiva.bsky.social & @kuesellab.bsky.social
A new @pnas.org study by @bgc-jena.mpg.de & @uni-jena.de shows that microbes in groundwater consume over half of its methane before it reaches the surface.
🔗: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/how-...
🤝 @crc-aquadiva.bsky.social & @kuesellab.bsky.social
💡 Show your research!
The #UniversityCompetition 2026 invites young scientists to share creative ideas on the Medicine of the Future — from AI diagnosis to preventive care.
💰 €10,000 for the best projects!
🗓 Apply by Nov 30, 2025 → www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2026/wettbew...
The #UniversityCompetition 2026 invites young scientists to share creative ideas on the Medicine of the Future — from AI diagnosis to preventive care.
💰 €10,000 for the best projects!
🗓 Apply by Nov 30, 2025 → www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2026/wettbew...
Der Wettbewerb | Der Hochschulwettbewerb
Zeigt eure Forschung! Der Hochschulwettbewerb im Wissenschaftsjahr 2026 – Medizin der Zukunft Vom Fitnessarmband am Handgelenk bis zu den Vitamintabletten auf dem Frühstücksteller, von der Vorsorgeunt...
www.hochschulwettbewerb.net
October 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
💡 Show your research!
The #UniversityCompetition 2026 invites young scientists to share creative ideas on the Medicine of the Future — from AI diagnosis to preventive care.
💰 €10,000 for the best projects!
🗓 Apply by Nov 30, 2025 → www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2026/wettbew...
The #UniversityCompetition 2026 invites young scientists to share creative ideas on the Medicine of the Future — from AI diagnosis to preventive care.
💰 €10,000 for the best projects!
🗓 Apply by Nov 30, 2025 → www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2026/wettbew...
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One week till abstract submissions for the Microbes in Miami 2026 meeting close. Submit your abstract before Monday 20 October 2025 23:59 GMT - microb.io/MiM26Abstracts #MiM26
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One week till abstract submissions for the Microbes in Miami 2026 meeting close. Submit your abstract before Monday 20 October 2025 23:59 GMT - microb.io/MiM26Abstracts #MiM26
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Time for interdisciplinary #LIFEScience CONNECTions! Meet researchers and network with local companies & intitatives at the 4th LIFE Symposium!
🗓️Nov 26, 2025
🔗 kurzlinks.de/LIFESymposium
@uni-jena.de
🗓️Nov 26, 2025
🔗 kurzlinks.de/LIFESymposium
@uni-jena.de
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Time for interdisciplinary #LIFEScience CONNECTions! Meet researchers and network with local companies & intitatives at the 4th LIFE Symposium!
🗓️Nov 26, 2025
🔗 kurzlinks.de/LIFESymposium
@uni-jena.de
🗓️Nov 26, 2025
🔗 kurzlinks.de/LIFESymposium
@uni-jena.de
👏 @uni-jena.de ranks among the top 11% of universities worldwide in the new THE World University Ranking 2026!
We’re proud to contribute to this strong research and innovation environment through the our Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse". 🌍
We’re proud to contribute to this strong research and innovation environment through the our Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse". 🌍
Die #UniJena gehört zu den besten 11 % der Universitäten weltweit. 🙌
Im heute veröffentlichten #THERanking bestätigen wir unsere Platzierung in der Ranggruppe 201–250 von 2.191 Hochschulen weltweit und verbessern uns deutschlandweit um zwei Plätze auf Rang 19.
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/354970/unive...
Im heute veröffentlichten #THERanking bestätigen wir unsere Platzierung in der Ranggruppe 201–250 von 2.191 Hochschulen weltweit und verbessern uns deutschlandweit um zwei Plätze auf Rang 19.
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/354970/unive...
October 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
👏 @uni-jena.de ranks among the top 11% of universities worldwide in the new THE World University Ranking 2026!
We’re proud to contribute to this strong research and innovation environment through the our Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse". 🌍
We’re proud to contribute to this strong research and innovation environment through the our Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse". 🌍
Evi Stegmann from IMIT, @unituebingen.bsky.social, joined our #MicroverseSeminarSeries for an inspiring talk on natural product biosynthesis. She shared insights into the genes behind negamycin production & balhimycin biosynthetic machinery – sparking lively discussions! Thank you for visiting us!
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Evi Stegmann from IMIT, @unituebingen.bsky.social, joined our #MicroverseSeminarSeries for an inspiring talk on natural product biosynthesis. She shared insights into the genes behind negamycin production & balhimycin biosynthetic machinery – sparking lively discussions! Thank you for visiting us!
🎙 MDR AKTUELL: Nobel Prize day! While the #Chemistry awards are celebrated in Stockholm, #Jena’s #ClusterOfExcellence at the @uni-jena.de investigates microbial “conversations” that could reshape medicine and biotechnology. Full #MDR feature: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Chemiker lobt Forschungslandschaft in Deutschland | MDR.DE
Deutschlands Forschung ist laut Chemiker Peter Seeberger besser als ihr Ruf: Auch in Mitteldeutschland entstehen wegweisende Projekte für eine nachhaltige Chemie.
www.mdr.de
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎙 MDR AKTUELL: Nobel Prize day! While the #Chemistry awards are celebrated in Stockholm, #Jena’s #ClusterOfExcellence at the @uni-jena.de investigates microbial “conversations” that could reshape medicine and biotechnology. Full #MDR feature: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
18 students from across Germany joined us at our #ClusterOfExcellence at @uni-jena.de for the #CampusThüringenTour! 💬 Talks, lab tours & hands-on microbiology — from Gram staining to magnetotactic bacteria from the Saale. 🔬🌱🧫 #ScienceEducation #Microbiology
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
18 students from across Germany joined us at our #ClusterOfExcellence at @uni-jena.de for the #CampusThüringenTour! 💬 Talks, lab tours & hands-on microbiology — from Gram staining to magnetotactic bacteria from the Saale. 🔬🌱🧫 #ScienceEducation #Microbiology
🚦 @uni-jena.de proposes “The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” for Bürgerbudget 2025: crossing figures with microscopes, microbes & QR codes to fun science insights. 💡 Science at the crosswalk – vote via mitmachen.jena.de/budgets/5/in...
#GreenLightForScience
#GreenLightForScience
Die klügsten Ampeln von Jena
Die offizielle Beteiligungsplattform der Stadt Jena. Die Open Source Plattform basiert auf dem CONSUL project und wurde von demokratie.today modifiziert.
mitmachen.jena.de
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚦 @uni-jena.de proposes “The Smartest Traffic Lights in Jena” for Bürgerbudget 2025: crossing figures with microscopes, microbes & QR codes to fun science insights. 💡 Science at the crosswalk – vote via mitmachen.jena.de/budgets/5/in...
#GreenLightForScience
#GreenLightForScience
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We're so happy to share our newest ancient DNA findings in Mongolia on the Slab Grave expansion and its consequences for diverse Bronze Age pastoralists! doi.org/10.1038/s414...
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We're so happy to share our newest ancient DNA findings in Mongolia on the Slab Grave expansion and its consequences for diverse Bronze Age pastoralists! doi.org/10.1038/s414...