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MoVie – Microbial Oceanography Vienna Group 🦠🌊
@microbialoceanv.bsky.social
Exploring the role of microbial prokaryotes in ocean biogeochemistry employing molecular biology 🧬🔬, biogeochemistry 🧪🧫 and bioinformatics 💻 tools.

📍 Based at @univie.ac.at
🌐 Learn more: https://www.microbial-oceanography.eu
Thrilled to welcome Dr. @valdeanda.bsky.social as Senior Research Fellow!
Valerie is an Environmental Microbial Bioinformatician studying microbial metabolism in extreme environments, combining fieldwork, experiments, and computational modeling while championing equity and inclusion in science.
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Wrapping up an inspiring week at #SAME18 in Barcelona.
The MOVIE group was proud to contribute with talks and posters, sharing ideas, connecting with colleagues and learning from so many brilliant presentations.
Grateful to @same18-bcn.bsky.social for the engaging discussions and vibrant atmosphere!
October 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On Thursday 31 of July the MOVIE group together with collaborating scientists departed from Reykjavik aboard the R/V Pelagia @niozsearesearch.bsky.social to kick off the NEREIDES expedition.
August 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In just a few weeks, the MOVIE group sets sail on a 1-month research cruise aboard the R/V Pelagia in the Atlantic Ocean!
Our equipment is packed and shipped, and the count down has officially begun as we get ready to join the NEREIDES cruise. Stay tuned for updates ⛴️ 🌊🦠
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Linn Ødegaard Yttrelid successfully defended her master thesis exploring Community dynamics of Symbiodiniaceae and Bacteria in reef-building corals!
July 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Mirjam Aubert successfully defended her master thesis, investigating "Ecological relevance of extracellular vesicles in the Northern Adriatic Sea." Congratulations!
July 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy birthday Gerhard!
May 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
May 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
May 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We are thrilled to have successfully concluded the 2nd mini Symposium on Oceanography.
Thank you to our outstanding speakers and engaged participants for making this event a hub of scientific exchange and inspiration!
May 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The Microbial Oceanography Vienna (MoVie) group is hosting the 2nd Mini Symposium on Oceanography on 30 April 2025.

We’re delighted to invite you to attend a series of fascinating talks by invited scientists - all ocean enthusiasts are welcome!

📍University of Vienna Biology Building
🕚 11:00 am
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Marilena Heitger @marinelena.bsky.social attended the ASLO 2025 @aslo.org Aquatic Sciences Meeting in March 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, to present her work on microbial activity on particles in the meso- and bathypelagic North Atlantic.
April 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM