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
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...
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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...
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.
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
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!
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
🌍 Today is the #InternationalMicroorganismsDay!
On this occasion, we are naming the Microverse #MicrobeoftheYear 2025: Candida albicans.
Carried by up to 95% of people, it usually lives harmlessly in our bodies – but can also cause infections.
www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/micr...
On this occasion, we are naming the Microverse #MicrobeoftheYear 2025: Candida albicans.
Carried by up to 95% of people, it usually lives harmlessly in our bodies – but can also cause infections.
www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/micr...
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌍 Today is the #InternationalMicroorganismsDay!
On this occasion, we are naming the Microverse #MicrobeoftheYear 2025: Candida albicans.
Carried by up to 95% of people, it usually lives harmlessly in our bodies – but can also cause infections.
www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/micr...
On this occasion, we are naming the Microverse #MicrobeoftheYear 2025: Candida albicans.
Carried by up to 95% of people, it usually lives harmlessly in our bodies – but can also cause infections.
www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/micr...
At this week’s #JEMS, Michael Zimmermann (@zimmermannlab.bsky.social & @embl.org) shared insights on how gut microbiota shape #drugmetabolism and carcinogen toxicity. Fascinating findings on cancer risk, #drugresponse variability, and limits of current models. Thanks for the inspiring talk!
September 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
At this week’s #JEMS, Michael Zimmermann (@zimmermannlab.bsky.social & @embl.org) shared insights on how gut microbiota shape #drugmetabolism and carcinogen toxicity. Fascinating findings on cancer risk, #drugresponse variability, and limits of current models. Thanks for the inspiring talk!
🚴♀️ On Sept 12, the Sepsis Awareness Tour 2025 stops in Jena! Led by the Center for Sepsis Control & Care (CSCC), experts share how early detection saves lives. Join us at Teichgraben, 2 p.m. #WorldSepsisDay #SepsisAwareness #Jena
September 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🚴♀️ On Sept 12, the Sepsis Awareness Tour 2025 stops in Jena! Led by the Center for Sepsis Control & Care (CSCC), experts share how early detection saves lives. Join us at Teichgraben, 2 p.m. #WorldSepsisDay #SepsisAwareness #Jena
Happy Birthday, Goethe! 🌿
Though he never saw microbes under a microscope, his holistic view of nature still inspires us today. At the #Microverse, we explore how microbial worlds shape life’s balance – just as Goethe imagined nature as one interconnected whole.
Illustration: AI-generated
Though he never saw microbes under a microscope, his holistic view of nature still inspires us today. At the #Microverse, we explore how microbial worlds shape life’s balance – just as Goethe imagined nature as one interconnected whole.
Illustration: AI-generated
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Happy Birthday, Goethe! 🌿
Though he never saw microbes under a microscope, his holistic view of nature still inspires us today. At the #Microverse, we explore how microbial worlds shape life’s balance – just as Goethe imagined nature as one interconnected whole.
Illustration: AI-generated
Though he never saw microbes under a microscope, his holistic view of nature still inspires us today. At the #Microverse, we explore how microbial worlds shape life’s balance – just as Goethe imagined nature as one interconnected whole.
Illustration: AI-generated
🌊 In June 2025, Prof. Christian Jogler and his team dove into Corsica’s seagrass meadows to explore unseen microbial worlds. Samples collected by scientists & divers are now cultivated at @uni-jena.de — tiny discoveries that may unlock novel bacteria and future natural products.
August 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🌊 In June 2025, Prof. Christian Jogler and his team dove into Corsica’s seagrass meadows to explore unseen microbial worlds. Samples collected by scientists & divers are now cultivated at @uni-jena.de — tiny discoveries that may unlock novel bacteria and future natural products.
🌟 The @jsmc-info.bsky.social Summer School 2025 ended with an inspiring celebration at the Planetarium Jena! 2 weeks, 13 nations, microbial research & new friendships. Thanks to all participants, organizers & awardees who made this journey unforgettable! 🌍✨ #JSMC #ScienceCommunity
August 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🌟 The @jsmc-info.bsky.social Summer School 2025 ended with an inspiring celebration at the Planetarium Jena! 2 weeks, 13 nations, microbial research & new friendships. Thanks to all participants, organizers & awardees who made this journey unforgettable! 🌍✨ #JSMC #ScienceCommunity
“What is feeding surface life?” 🌍 and “Are the microbes all alive?” 🦠 — Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social & @uni-jena.de) sparked deep curiosity at the #MicrobialDiversity Symposium at @mblscience.bsky.social. A powerful talk on unseen life in groundwater & its global impact. #MBL2025
July 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“What is feeding surface life?” 🌍 and “Are the microbes all alive?” 🦠 — Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social & @uni-jena.de) sparked deep curiosity at the #MicrobialDiversity Symposium at @mblscience.bsky.social. A powerful talk on unseen life in groundwater & its global impact. #MBL2025
🎉 Roos Brouns (@bedutilh.bsky.social's #VEO-Group & @uni-jena.de) & Vikrant Minhas (mentee @kuesellab.bsky.social) won the ISME poster award at the AEM Gordon Conference! A great example of cross-institutional #excellence in microbial ecology. 👏 #Microbiology #ISME #AEMGordon #EarlyCareerResearchers
July 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🎉 Roos Brouns (@bedutilh.bsky.social's #VEO-Group & @uni-jena.de) & Vikrant Minhas (mentee @kuesellab.bsky.social) won the ISME poster award at the AEM Gordon Conference! A great example of cross-institutional #excellence in microbial ecology. 👏 #Microbiology #ISME #AEMGordon #EarlyCareerResearchers
🌟 Celebrating community at the Microverse Get-Together! Big thanks to Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social) & @mlakemeyer.bsky.social for inspiring us. Proud of our amazing team spirit! Looking forward to more great moments together 🚀 #MicroverseCommunity #ThankYou
July 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
🌟 Celebrating community at the Microverse Get-Together! Big thanks to Kirsten Küsel (@kuesellab.bsky.social) & @mlakemeyer.bsky.social for inspiring us. Proud of our amazing team spirit! Looking forward to more great moments together 🚀 #MicroverseCommunity #ThankYou
Huge thanks to Dr. Andreas Strecker (@dfg.de) for visiting @uni-jena.de. His talk & 1:1 sessions offered valuable guidance on career paths & funding for early career researchers. Supporting young scientists is close to our heart! 🌱🧬
June 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Huge thanks to Dr. Andreas Strecker (@dfg.de) for visiting @uni-jena.de. His talk & 1:1 sessions offered valuable guidance on career paths & funding for early career researchers. Supporting young scientists is close to our heart! 🌱🧬
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
May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
Big congrats to our Junior Group Research Leader Dr. @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
🎉 She’s been named a #CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar for her work on fungal pathogens. 👉 Read the full story here: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/amel... #CIFAR #GlobalScience
🎉 She’s been named a #CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar for her work on fungal pathogens. 👉 Read the full story here: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/amel... #CIFAR #GlobalScience
May 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Big congrats to our Junior Group Research Leader Dr. @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
🎉 She’s been named a #CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar for her work on fungal pathogens. 👉 Read the full story here: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/amel... #CIFAR #GlobalScience
🎉 She’s been named a #CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar for her work on fungal pathogens. 👉 Read the full story here: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/news/amel... #CIFAR #GlobalScience
Team Microverse in Motion crushed the Jena Company Run! 🏃♂️💨
Fastest man: Hans-Dieter Arndt
Fastest woman: @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
Microbes aren’t the only ones moving fast! 🦠💪
Fastest man: Hans-Dieter Arndt
Fastest woman: @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
Microbes aren’t the only ones moving fast! 🦠💪
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Team Microverse in Motion crushed the Jena Company Run! 🏃♂️💨
Fastest man: Hans-Dieter Arndt
Fastest woman: @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
Microbes aren’t the only ones moving fast! 🦠💪
Fastest man: Hans-Dieter Arndt
Fastest woman: @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social
Microbes aren’t the only ones moving fast! 🦠💪
On #IDAHOBIT, we reaffirm our commitment to an open and inclusive research culture. Respect, diversity and equal opportunity are essential to scientific collaboration and excellence.
#InclusionMatters #DiversityInScience
#InclusionMatters #DiversityInScience
May 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
On #IDAHOBIT, we reaffirm our commitment to an open and inclusive research culture. Respect, diversity and equal opportunity are essential to scientific collaboration and excellence.
#InclusionMatters #DiversityInScience
#InclusionMatters #DiversityInScience
At yesterday’s #MicroverseSeminar at @leibniz-hki.de , Prof. Sebastian Leptihn shared insights on 🦠 “Phage Therapy: An Evolutionary Tug-of-War with Bacterial Pathogens” — exploring phage resistance, antibiotic synergy, and more. Thanks to all who joined this brilliant session!
May 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
At yesterday’s #MicroverseSeminar at @leibniz-hki.de , Prof. Sebastian Leptihn shared insights on 🦠 “Phage Therapy: An Evolutionary Tug-of-War with Bacterial Pathogens” — exploring phage resistance, antibiotic synergy, and more. Thanks to all who joined this brilliant session!
🌊 World Water Day 2025: Glacier Preservation ❄️
#WorldWaterDay highlights global water challenges. This year: glaciers – vital freshwater sources under threat. Microbes shape aquatic ecosystems. We support this day to raise awareness! #GlacierPreservation
#WorldWaterDay highlights global water challenges. This year: glaciers – vital freshwater sources under threat. Microbes shape aquatic ecosystems. We support this day to raise awareness! #GlacierPreservation
March 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🌊 World Water Day 2025: Glacier Preservation ❄️
#WorldWaterDay highlights global water challenges. This year: glaciers – vital freshwater sources under threat. Microbes shape aquatic ecosystems. We support this day to raise awareness! #GlacierPreservation
#WorldWaterDay highlights global water challenges. This year: glaciers – vital freshwater sources under threat. Microbes shape aquatic ecosystems. We support this day to raise awareness! #GlacierPreservation
Prof. Rotem Sorek gave a fascinating #JEMS talk @uni-jena.de on bacterial immune systems! 🦠🛡️ He explored the diverse and sophisticated defense systems of bacteria—and how studying these mechanisms can unlock new insights for human health. A reminder that microbes still have a lot to teach us!
March 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Prof. Rotem Sorek gave a fascinating #JEMS talk @uni-jena.de on bacterial immune systems! 🦠🛡️ He explored the diverse and sophisticated defense systems of bacteria—and how studying these mechanisms can unlock new insights for human health. A reminder that microbes still have a lot to teach us!
Celebrating International Women's Day! 🎉🔬
On #IWD2025, we honor pioneers who shaped #microbiology & life sciences. From antibiotics to DNA, their work revolutionized medicine & research. Discover 5 women whose impact still inspires @BalanceMicroverse. #WomenInScience #Microbiology
On #IWD2025, we honor pioneers who shaped #microbiology & life sciences. From antibiotics to DNA, their work revolutionized medicine & research. Discover 5 women whose impact still inspires @BalanceMicroverse. #WomenInScience #Microbiology
March 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Celebrating International Women's Day! 🎉🔬
On #IWD2025, we honor pioneers who shaped #microbiology & life sciences. From antibiotics to DNA, their work revolutionized medicine & research. Discover 5 women whose impact still inspires @BalanceMicroverse. #WomenInScience #Microbiology
On #IWD2025, we honor pioneers who shaped #microbiology & life sciences. From antibiotics to DNA, their work revolutionized medicine & research. Discover 5 women whose impact still inspires @BalanceMicroverse. #WomenInScience #Microbiology
At our Cluster we are proud to foster diversity in science. Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight Rosalind Allen, Ute Hellmich, Amelia Barber & Kirsten Küsel, who share what drives their research.
Their passion, curiosity & dedication inspire us every day! 💡
Their passion, curiosity & dedication inspire us every day! 💡
February 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
At our Cluster we are proud to foster diversity in science. Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight Rosalind Allen, Ute Hellmich, Amelia Barber & Kirsten Küsel, who share what drives their research.
Their passion, curiosity & dedication inspire us every day! 💡
Their passion, curiosity & dedication inspire us every day! 💡