UFZ-CITE
@ufz-cite.bsky.social
Research Unit – Chemicals in the Environment (CITE) - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) @UFZ_de
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Last week Prof. Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social hosted a three-day workshop on Planetary Solutions, where more than 20 international experts came together to discuss how to further develop the Planetary Boundary of Novel Entities (e.g. anthropogenic pollution).
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last week Prof. Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social hosted a three-day workshop on Planetary Solutions, where more than 20 international experts came together to discuss how to further develop the Planetary Boundary of Novel Entities (e.g. anthropogenic pollution).
Join us for the next HEALTHY PLANET lecture with Assoc. Prof. Liza Konnikova @konnikovalab.bsky.social from @yale.edu on how the placenta shapes fetal immune development and preterm birth risk.
📅 Mon, Dec 15, 10:00
📍 KUBUS Hall 1AB
Host: @anazenclussen.bsky.social
Details: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
📅 Mon, Dec 15, 10:00
📍 KUBUS Hall 1AB
Host: @anazenclussen.bsky.social
Details: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Join us for the next HEALTHY PLANET lecture with Assoc. Prof. Liza Konnikova @konnikovalab.bsky.social from @yale.edu on how the placenta shapes fetal immune development and preterm birth risk.
📅 Mon, Dec 15, 10:00
📍 KUBUS Hall 1AB
Host: @anazenclussen.bsky.social
Details: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
📅 Mon, Dec 15, 10:00
📍 KUBUS Hall 1AB
Host: @anazenclussen.bsky.social
Details: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
Join the lecture series “How Do Tiny Titans Shape Our Lives? Metabolomics & Gut Food Interactions”
📅 Date: Thursday, November 20, 10 am
📍 Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2
Speaker: Prof. Mohamed A. Farag (Faculty of Pharmacy, TWAS, Egypt)
Theme: From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions
📅 Date: Thursday, November 20, 10 am
📍 Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2
Speaker: Prof. Mohamed A. Farag (Faculty of Pharmacy, TWAS, Egypt)
Theme: From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Join the lecture series “How Do Tiny Titans Shape Our Lives? Metabolomics & Gut Food Interactions”
📅 Date: Thursday, November 20, 10 am
📍 Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2
Speaker: Prof. Mohamed A. Farag (Faculty of Pharmacy, TWAS, Egypt)
Theme: From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions
📅 Date: Thursday, November 20, 10 am
📍 Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2
Speaker: Prof. Mohamed A. Farag (Faculty of Pharmacy, TWAS, Egypt)
Theme: From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions
Boosting the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework with AI
An international competition— led by JRC @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu & Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology
—invites creative minds to show how AI can accelerate the development of AOPs.More infos: tinyurl.com/bdf2mwzu
An international competition— led by JRC @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu & Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology
—invites creative minds to show how AI can accelerate the development of AOPs.More infos: tinyurl.com/bdf2mwzu
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Boosting the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework with AI
An international competition— led by JRC @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu & Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology
—invites creative minds to show how AI can accelerate the development of AOPs.More infos: tinyurl.com/bdf2mwzu
An international competition— led by JRC @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu & Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology
—invites creative minds to show how AI can accelerate the development of AOPs.More infos: tinyurl.com/bdf2mwzu
Der Weltklimagipfel @cop30brazil.bsky.social setzt den Fokus auf den Schutz der Tropenwälder & die Finanzierung der Klimaanpassung. Brasilien schlägt mit der ‚Tropical Forest Forever Facility‘ ein neues Finanzierungsmodell vor. Mehr Infos @ufz.de: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Der Weltklimagipfel @cop30brazil.bsky.social setzt den Fokus auf den Schutz der Tropenwälder & die Finanzierung der Klimaanpassung. Brasilien schlägt mit der ‚Tropical Forest Forever Facility‘ ein neues Finanzierungsmodell vor. Mehr Infos @ufz.de: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
Welcome Vincent Rotich from #Kenya as a new PhD student @expo-ufz.bsky.social. Funded by @daadworldwide.bsky.social, Vincent uses LC- & GC-HRMS target & non-target screening to study #micropollutants in rivers around #VictoriaLake, focusing on pollution from industries, hospitals & wastewater.
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Welcome Vincent Rotich from #Kenya as a new PhD student @expo-ufz.bsky.social. Funded by @daadworldwide.bsky.social, Vincent uses LC- & GC-HRMS target & non-target screening to study #micropollutants in rivers around #VictoriaLake, focusing on pollution from industries, hospitals & wastewater.
Abstract submission for SETAC Europe (17–21 May, Maastricht) is open!
Theme: “Embrace the Outlier – In Science, Regulations and Networks.”
Join session 2.13 “Unpacking Plastic Complexity” chaired by Anita Jemec Kokalj & Dana Kühnel
Submit by 26.11 : lnkd.in/eaGDJbyA
More info: lnkd.in/e7PrCE7T
Theme: “Embrace the Outlier – In Science, Regulations and Networks.”
Join session 2.13 “Unpacking Plastic Complexity” chaired by Anita Jemec Kokalj & Dana Kühnel
Submit by 26.11 : lnkd.in/eaGDJbyA
More info: lnkd.in/e7PrCE7T
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Abstract submission for SETAC Europe (17–21 May, Maastricht) is open!
Theme: “Embrace the Outlier – In Science, Regulations and Networks.”
Join session 2.13 “Unpacking Plastic Complexity” chaired by Anita Jemec Kokalj & Dana Kühnel
Submit by 26.11 : lnkd.in/eaGDJbyA
More info: lnkd.in/e7PrCE7T
Theme: “Embrace the Outlier – In Science, Regulations and Networks.”
Join session 2.13 “Unpacking Plastic Complexity” chaired by Anita Jemec Kokalj & Dana Kühnel
Submit by 26.11 : lnkd.in/eaGDJbyA
More info: lnkd.in/e7PrCE7T
Excited to announce: Prof. Dr. Michael McLachlan is the new head of CITE! He brings valuable expertise on organic pollutants and has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of UFZ (2019-2025), contributing to strategic research and scientific evaluations. Learn more: www.ufz.de/index.php?en...
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Excited to announce: Prof. Dr. Michael McLachlan is the new head of CITE! He brings valuable expertise on organic pollutants and has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of UFZ (2019-2025), contributing to strategic research and scientific evaluations. Learn more: www.ufz.de/index.php?en...
Join the lecture series “Modernizing Hazard & PBT assessment with New Approach Methodologies”
📅 Date: Monday, October 27, 1-4 pm
📍 Venue: KUBUS, hall 2
Including talks by echa.europa.eu & umweltbundesamt.bsky.social. Hosted by Prof. B. Escher, Dep. Cell Toxicology: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
📅 Date: Monday, October 27, 1-4 pm
📍 Venue: KUBUS, hall 2
Including talks by echa.europa.eu & umweltbundesamt.bsky.social. Hosted by Prof. B. Escher, Dep. Cell Toxicology: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
September 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join the lecture series “Modernizing Hazard & PBT assessment with New Approach Methodologies”
📅 Date: Monday, October 27, 1-4 pm
📍 Venue: KUBUS, hall 2
Including talks by echa.europa.eu & umweltbundesamt.bsky.social. Hosted by Prof. B. Escher, Dep. Cell Toxicology: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
📅 Date: Monday, October 27, 1-4 pm
📍 Venue: KUBUS, hall 2
Including talks by echa.europa.eu & umweltbundesamt.bsky.social. Hosted by Prof. B. Escher, Dep. Cell Toxicology: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
Join Assoc. Prof. Rubén Darío Motrich from National University of Cordoba (UNC) on 21.10.2025 at 10:00 AM via zoom as he discusses "Chronic Exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Decreases Semen Quality" Hosted by Prof. Ana Zenclussen @ufz-immu.bsky.social: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join Assoc. Prof. Rubén Darío Motrich from National University of Cordoba (UNC) on 21.10.2025 at 10:00 AM via zoom as he discusses "Chronic Exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Decreases Semen Quality" Hosted by Prof. Ana Zenclussen @ufz-immu.bsky.social: www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
New review by A. Jahnke highlights that airborne #microplastics are expected to serve as habitats for #microorganisms and may carry pathogens, antibiotic-resistance genes, and bioactive agents across ecosystems. These interactions could impact planetary health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New review by A. Jahnke highlights that airborne #microplastics are expected to serve as habitats for #microorganisms and may carry pathogens, antibiotic-resistance genes, and bioactive agents across ecosystems. These interactions could impact planetary health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Jayanthi Ganapathi (Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology) to the UFZ. She’ll be working with Dr. Wibke Busch & Dr. Dana Kühnel (Dep. ETOX) to advance research on combined effects of heavy metals, micro- & nanoplastics. Thanks @ufz.de for supporting her stay.
September 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Jayanthi Ganapathi (Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology) to the UFZ. She’ll be working with Dr. Wibke Busch & Dr. Dana Kühnel (Dep. ETOX) to advance research on combined effects of heavy metals, micro- & nanoplastics. Thanks @ufz.de for supporting her stay.
We're thrilled to welcome Prof. Anita Jemec Kokalj (Univ. of Ljubljana) to the UFZ. She’ll be working with Dr. Dana Kühnel to advance microplastics research. Thanks @ufz.de for supporting her stay under the “From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions” fellowship.
July 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We're thrilled to welcome Prof. Anita Jemec Kokalj (Univ. of Ljubljana) to the UFZ. She’ll be working with Dr. Dana Kühnel to advance microplastics research. Thanks @ufz.de for supporting her stay under the “From planetary boundaries to ‘planetary’ solutions” fellowship.
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: Forschung zum Anfassen!
Am 20.06. öffnete das @ufz.de seine Türen. Eröffnet wurde der Abend von Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese & Vikky Feldhaus @stadtleipzig.bsky.social. Das Department Ökotox informierte zu Mikro-, Nanoplastik & dem Projekt MANTRA.
Danke an alle Besucher
Am 20.06. öffnete das @ufz.de seine Türen. Eröffnet wurde der Abend von Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese & Vikky Feldhaus @stadtleipzig.bsky.social. Das Department Ökotox informierte zu Mikro-, Nanoplastik & dem Projekt MANTRA.
Danke an alle Besucher
June 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: Forschung zum Anfassen!
Am 20.06. öffnete das @ufz.de seine Türen. Eröffnet wurde der Abend von Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese & Vikky Feldhaus @stadtleipzig.bsky.social. Das Department Ökotox informierte zu Mikro-, Nanoplastik & dem Projekt MANTRA.
Danke an alle Besucher
Am 20.06. öffnete das @ufz.de seine Türen. Eröffnet wurde der Abend von Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese & Vikky Feldhaus @stadtleipzig.bsky.social. Das Department Ökotox informierte zu Mikro-, Nanoplastik & dem Projekt MANTRA.
Danke an alle Besucher
Morgen ist die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft (20.06.). Das Projekt MANTRA ist dabei!
Lerne mehr über neue Materialien im KUBUS @ufz.de kennen:
📍 Am Stand – den ganzen Abend
🕣 Vortrag um 20:30 Uhr im KUBUS
Komm vorbei, wir freuen uns auf dich!
Mehr Infos hier: www.wissen-in-leipzig.de/einrichtunge...
Lerne mehr über neue Materialien im KUBUS @ufz.de kennen:
📍 Am Stand – den ganzen Abend
🕣 Vortrag um 20:30 Uhr im KUBUS
Komm vorbei, wir freuen uns auf dich!
Mehr Infos hier: www.wissen-in-leipzig.de/einrichtunge...
June 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Morgen ist die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft (20.06.). Das Projekt MANTRA ist dabei!
Lerne mehr über neue Materialien im KUBUS @ufz.de kennen:
📍 Am Stand – den ganzen Abend
🕣 Vortrag um 20:30 Uhr im KUBUS
Komm vorbei, wir freuen uns auf dich!
Mehr Infos hier: www.wissen-in-leipzig.de/einrichtunge...
Lerne mehr über neue Materialien im KUBUS @ufz.de kennen:
📍 Am Stand – den ganzen Abend
🕣 Vortrag um 20:30 Uhr im KUBUS
Komm vorbei, wir freuen uns auf dich!
Mehr Infos hier: www.wissen-in-leipzig.de/einrichtunge...
The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future calls for a global shift toward sustainable, ethical & safe chemistry—by design. It’s a roadmap for innovation that protects people and planet. Prof. Escher @ufz.de is among the first signatories: www.stockholm-declaration.org/read-the-dec...
June 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future calls for a global shift toward sustainable, ethical & safe chemistry—by design. It’s a roadmap for innovation that protects people and planet. Prof. Escher @ufz.de is among the first signatories: www.stockholm-declaration.org/read-the-dec...
Equilibrium Partitioning (EqP) theory could be key to understanding how plastic-associated chemicals leach, move & accumulate. The authors @expo-ufz.bsky.social call EqP a "gold mine" for predicting & interpreting chemical behavior in the environment: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
June 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Equilibrium Partitioning (EqP) theory could be key to understanding how plastic-associated chemicals leach, move & accumulate. The authors @expo-ufz.bsky.social call EqP a "gold mine" for predicting & interpreting chemical behavior in the environment: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
New study by @idiv-research.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social finds 44% of 563 environmental research faced “Gollum effect”: territorial behavior limiting access to data/sites or collaboration, often by senior or competing researchers.
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
May 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New study by @idiv-research.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social finds 44% of 563 environmental research faced “Gollum effect”: territorial behavior limiting access to data/sites or collaboration, often by senior or competing researchers.
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
Chemierückstände in Orkas, Böden & Ozeanen: Prof. Dr. Annika Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social zeigt in Folge 7 des #SynthesizerPodcast, wie langlebige Schadstoffe weltweit wirken – und warum wir sie dringend loswerden müssen. 🎧 synthesizer.podcaster.de
May 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Chemierückstände in Orkas, Böden & Ozeanen: Prof. Dr. Annika Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social zeigt in Folge 7 des #SynthesizerPodcast, wie langlebige Schadstoffe weltweit wirken – und warum wir sie dringend loswerden müssen. 🎧 synthesizer.podcaster.de
Mark your calendars! On May 9, 2025, 10am, Prof. Kyungho Choi from Seoul National University will discuss "Addressing mixture exposure in environmental health: Challenges and approaches". Hosted by Prof. Annika Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social at KUBUS Hall 2.
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Mark your calendars! On May 9, 2025, 10am, Prof. Kyungho Choi from Seoul National University will discuss "Addressing mixture exposure in environmental health: Challenges and approaches". Hosted by Prof. Annika Jahnke @expo-ufz.bsky.social at KUBUS Hall 2.
Join Assoc. Prof. Fei Cheng from Chinese Academy of Sciences on 08.05.2025 at 9 am as he discusses "Intelligent Identification of High-Risk Chemicals in Regional Aquatic Environments" Hosted by Prof. Beate Escher in Building 7.3, Hall 7.013 & via Zoom.
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join Assoc. Prof. Fei Cheng from Chinese Academy of Sciences on 08.05.2025 at 9 am as he discusses "Intelligent Identification of High-Risk Chemicals in Regional Aquatic Environments" Hosted by Prof. Beate Escher in Building 7.3, Hall 7.013 & via Zoom.
🌍 IP3 Retreat: Healthy Planet
📅 May 7, 2025 | 🕘 9:00–17:00 | 📍 KUBUS Leipzig
Last chance to register – deadline until today (April 25)!
Join us for a day of science, exchange & inspiration. Agenda & abstracts are now online.
Open to all @ufz.de employees
👉 Register here: events.hifis.net/event/2299/
📅 May 7, 2025 | 🕘 9:00–17:00 | 📍 KUBUS Leipzig
Last chance to register – deadline until today (April 25)!
Join us for a day of science, exchange & inspiration. Agenda & abstracts are now online.
Open to all @ufz.de employees
👉 Register here: events.hifis.net/event/2299/
April 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🌍 IP3 Retreat: Healthy Planet
📅 May 7, 2025 | 🕘 9:00–17:00 | 📍 KUBUS Leipzig
Last chance to register – deadline until today (April 25)!
Join us for a day of science, exchange & inspiration. Agenda & abstracts are now online.
Open to all @ufz.de employees
👉 Register here: events.hifis.net/event/2299/
📅 May 7, 2025 | 🕘 9:00–17:00 | 📍 KUBUS Leipzig
Last chance to register – deadline until today (April 25)!
Join us for a day of science, exchange & inspiration. Agenda & abstracts are now online.
Open to all @ufz.de employees
👉 Register here: events.hifis.net/event/2299/
Beim 10. German Pharm-Tox Summit (#GPTS) der @gdch.bsky.social diskutierten drei Expert:innen (u.A. Prof. Jahnke @ufz-cite.bsky.social) über das Thema #Mikroplastik, dessen Freisetzung & Entzündungsreaktionen im Körper. Was fehlt sind belastbare Langzeitstudien, um die Risiken besser zu verstehen.
April 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Beim 10. German Pharm-Tox Summit (#GPTS) der @gdch.bsky.social diskutierten drei Expert:innen (u.A. Prof. Jahnke @ufz-cite.bsky.social) über das Thema #Mikroplastik, dessen Freisetzung & Entzündungsreaktionen im Körper. Was fehlt sind belastbare Langzeitstudien, um die Risiken besser zu verstehen.
Plastic Mythbusters is a quiz that busts myths and facts about plastic pollution. Part of the Coastal Pollution Toolbox & Microplastic Compendium, develoved in cooperation with @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, part of Helmholtz-Zentrum hereo.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Plastic Mythbusters is a quiz that busts myths and facts about plastic pollution. Part of the Coastal Pollution Toolbox & Microplastic Compendium, develoved in cooperation with @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, part of Helmholtz-Zentrum hereo.
hub.hereon.de/portal/apps/...
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Hey Leipziger!
Am 20. Juni 2025, 18-23 Uhr, findet die 9. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in #Leipzig statt! Mehr als 40 Wissenschaftseinrichtungen der @stadtleipzig.bsky.social, darunter das @ufz.de, sind dabei.
Schaut gerne mal vorbei und erlebt Wissenschaft hautnah.
Am 20. Juni 2025, 18-23 Uhr, findet die 9. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in #Leipzig statt! Mehr als 40 Wissenschaftseinrichtungen der @stadtleipzig.bsky.social, darunter das @ufz.de, sind dabei.
Schaut gerne mal vorbei und erlebt Wissenschaft hautnah.
March 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey Leipziger!
Am 20. Juni 2025, 18-23 Uhr, findet die 9. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in #Leipzig statt! Mehr als 40 Wissenschaftseinrichtungen der @stadtleipzig.bsky.social, darunter das @ufz.de, sind dabei.
Schaut gerne mal vorbei und erlebt Wissenschaft hautnah.
Am 20. Juni 2025, 18-23 Uhr, findet die 9. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in #Leipzig statt! Mehr als 40 Wissenschaftseinrichtungen der @stadtleipzig.bsky.social, darunter das @ufz.de, sind dabei.
Schaut gerne mal vorbei und erlebt Wissenschaft hautnah.