Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

🌱🔬 A big step forward for natural products research at our institute! We’re pleased to welcome Dr Anna Wacker and Dr Karsten Siems as Co-Leaders of our new Core Facility "Natural Product Isolation & NMR". 👉Read our conversation: s.gwdg.de/JcizZH
#Microbiology #DrugDiscovery #NewAntibiotics #NMR

It's great to see the range of talents that researchers have. 👍👍We are definitely fans! Great work, Beth!

For more information, please visit www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1546020/dyna...

We wish you all a Happy New Year! 🥳2026 starts with an exciting opportunity: #DynaPore is looking for builders to join their team in the beautiful German town of #Marburg! 🔊Please spread the word

🚨 Fully funded PhD positions in #microbiology!
Join IMPRS Principles of Microbial Life in Marburg,Germany
🌱 Interdisciplinary research
🧬 World-class mentoring
🧪 State-of-the-art research infrastructure
🗓️ Apply until Jan 31, 2026
🔗 imprs-marburg.mpg.de/3197/JOIN-US
#PhDposition #WomenInSTEM

Turbo Platform for Plant Research Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and the Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) have developed a new microalgae testing platform. Using the single-celled gree...

Turbo platform for plant research 🚀🪴
Extreme weather events due to #climatechange reduce crop yields. @reneinckemann.bsky.social & team led by Tobias Erb @synmikro.bsky.social has now developed a microalgae platform for fast and efficient tests of chloroplast gene variants s.gwdg.de/hznfNe

Mit Mikroben zu erneuerbaren Kunststoffen Ein bakterielles Enzym könnte der Schlüssel zu einer nachhaltigen Produktion des Kunststoff-Bausteins Ethylen sein

Die Gewinnung des #Plastik - Bausteins Ethylen setzt große Mengen #Treibhausgase frei. Ein Enzym des Bakteriums Rhodospirillum rubrum könnte es zukünftig möglich machen, Ethylen ohne #Kohlendioxid - Emissionen zu produzieren. www.mpg.de/25455785/092... @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social

Mit Mikroben zu erneuerbaren Kunststoffen Ein Bakterienenzym aus Rhodospirillum rubrum könnte die Produktion von Ethylen revolutionieren, da es dies ohne CO2-Emissionen ermöglicht. Forschende des Max-Planck-Instituts unter Dr. Johannes Rebelein konnten die Struktur des Enzyms aufklären. Die Ergebnisse bieten Perspektiven für eine nachhaltigere biotechnologische Ethylenproduktion und ein neues Verständnis früher biochemischer Prozesse.

Mikrobielle Enzyme als Schlüssel zu grünem Plastik! Rhodospirillum rubrum kann Ethylen produzieren, ohne CO₂ freizusetzen. Ein Team von @rebeleinlab.bsky.social hat das Enzym gereinigt und seine Struktur entschlüsselt – ein wichtiger Schritt in Richtung #NachhaltigeChemie.

Microbial Strategy for Renewable Plastic A bacterial enzyme could make it possible to produce the plastic building block ethylene without the emission of CO₂. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, led by Dr Johannes Rebelein, have now investigated the enzyme's structure and function in vitro.These findings lay the groundwork for more sustainable biotechnological ethylene production and improve our understanding of early biochemical processes.

Microbial enzymes hold the key to greener plastics! Rhodospirillum rubrum can produce ethylene without releasing CO₂. A team @rebeleinlab.bsky.social purified the enzyme and solved its structure, an important step towards #SustainableChemistry.

Impressions from the Science Academy. left: women in a workshop, listening, right: group photo on staircase

The September Science Academy was a big success and a great experience.
31 talented women in their PhD or Postdoc from all over the world came to the MPI-TM for 3 days full of science, workshops and networking.
#Genderequality is not about favoring women - it’s about empowering them 💪.

We're hiring a DFG-funded PhD student (TVöD E13, 65%) at Max Planck Institute, Marburg to study quorum sensing in Klebsiella & host–pathogen interplay. 3 yrs, start flexible. Apply by Sep 30, 2025 (rolling). Send 1 PDF to laganenka@mpi-marburg.mpg.de

Max Planck tote bag and September Science Academy welcome package

A folder with two A4 sheets. One sheet says who will be joining for dinner and has names, faces and descriptions of those joining

The @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social September Science Academy organisers are so sweet! A DETAILED welcome package was waiting for us at the hotel! Even with the faces of who will join us for dinner! My heart is melting, this booklet helped me relax and be excited for tomorrow!!
😊👩‍🔬💜🥹

What Gut Bacteria Like An international team of researchers has addressed a question that has received little attention to date: how do beneficial gut microorganisms perceive their environment? Led by Prof. Dr Victor Sourji...

How do beneficial gut microbes 'read' their habitat? A study by Victor Sourjik`s lab together with @bangebalcony.bsky.social investigated the chemical preferences of gut microbes. The study highlights the important role of #microbes in #health and #ecosystems. 👉 s.academiccloud.de/zSKBRb

🌿🔬 Oak leaves + bacteria = science! A LOEWE Tree-M PhD student explained this at the Summer Fair of the Philipps-Universität Marburg, at the @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social's booth.
📸 @ramona-zuelch.bsky.social

@proloewe.bsky.social
@jlugiessen.bsky.social
@synmikro.bsky.social

👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Tobias Erb is the Director at the MPI for terrestrial Microbiology & SYNMIKRO in Marburg. He serves on our Advisory Board, actively supporting efforts to develop and empower the next generation of scientists addressing scientific and societal challenges through SynBio📈.

Celebrating science in the beautiful New Botanical Garden 🌳 of @unimarburg.bsky.social! The ScienceBox-Team had a great time chatting about #Microbiology at MPI, @synmikro.bsky.social , iGEM_Marburg and @proloewe.bsky.social
#Grundlagenforschung #Wissenschaftskommunikation

Join us on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 when Philosophy🧠 meets Life Sciences🧪 at Campus Lahnberge! 📅 July 9, 1:15-2 p.m., MPI Marburg - Prof Anjan Chakravartty: "Understanding Science in a Time of Science Denial", 👉 Info & Link for joining online: s.academiccloud.de/LWIvmZ

Fresh from the press! 📰Check out the article by Dr. Johannes Rebelein @rebeleinlab.bsky.social on page 29: 'From waste to valuable materials'.
#sustainability #carboncapture #nitrogenase

Can't enough of science? Worry not - we've got you covered! 😊Our 2024 Yearbook Highlights Research just dropped: filled with inspiring science that shapes our future, from breakthroughs in heart health to ingenious ways to cut waste. Read all here ➡️ www.mpg.de/13631298/yea...

Microbes can reduce their need for nickel Methanogenic archaea have a significant impact on the global climate due to their role in producing almost all methane from natural sources. This well-known process relies on enzymes containing metals such as iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni). However, a team of scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg and Biophysics in Frankfurt am Main discovered that these microbes can alter the pathway they use in conditions of low nickel bioavailability (as found in many natural habitats). Their study, published in Nature, significantly advances our understanding of microbial ecology and its potential impact on climate change.

#📢 Rethinking #methane metabolism: A team led by Seigo Shima has discovered that methanogenic #microbes🦠 🦠 can reduce their #nickel requirements when levels are low. This study sheds new light on the ecology of #methanogens and their impact on #climatechange. s.gwdg.de/qAOd9C

September Science Academy The September Science Academy for microbial and molecular biosciences is a fully funded international summer school for women in science and scientists of underrepresented genders in an advanced stage of their PhD or an early postdoctoral stage. Hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, the program invites early-career scientists from all over the world to explore cutting-edge research, connect with the institute’s scientific community, and discover new career opportunities.

✨ Deadline extended! There’s still time to apply: September Science Academy - international summer school for women in the molecular life sciences. Deadline: July 14, 📍 Marburg, Germany
www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1489492/Sept...
#WomenInSTEM #SummerSchool

Triple Honours for Franziska Sendker Dr Franziska Sendker, a former doctoral candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society. The medal honours the outstanding achievements of young scientists and comes with a prize of 7,500 euros. In March 2025, she received the Bayer Pharmaceuticals Doctoral Award from the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM e.V.), presented at the Mosbach Colloquium. Franziska Sendker's research showed that complex protein forms can arise not only through natural selection, but also through random genetic changes.

📢 Congratulations 𝗗𝗿. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗸𝗲𝗿 for receiving the Otto Hahn Medal and Otto Hahn Award from @maxplanck.de ! 🎉 The honors recognize her exceptional work @georghochberg.bsky.social. 🌟 Exciting times ahead! #MaxPlanck #ResearchExcellence www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1511259/2025...

Double award from the Max Planck Society for Maik Wolfram-Schauerte For his outstanding doctoral thesis, Dr Maik Wolfram Schauerte has been honoured by the Max Planck Society with both the Otto Hahn Medal and the Otto Hahn Prize. The Max Planck Society (MPS) presented the awards at its annual meeting in Magdeburg on 25 June.

Congratulations to Maik Wolfram-Schauerte @maiktungsten.bsky.social for receiving the Otto Hahn Medal and Otto Hahn Award from @maxplanck.de for his work @hoeferlab.bsky.social ! We're excited to see the impact of your outstanding research! #MaxPlanckSociety www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1511202/2025...

September Science Academy The September Science Academy for microbial and molecular biosciences is a fully funded international summer school for women in science and scientists of underrepresented genders in an advanced stage of their PhD or an early postdoctoral stage. Hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, the program invites early-career scientists from all over the world to explore cutting-edge research, connect with the institute’s scientific community, and discover new career opportunities.

📢 Last chance to apply: Fully funded international summer school for women in molecular life sciences - Enjoy scientific exchange, career workshops & share your research in Marburg, Germany. 🗓️ Deadline: July 1
www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1489492/Sept...
#WomenInScience #CallForApplications #LifeSciences

🔔 Save the Date! We are happy to announce a talk by philosophy professor Anjan Chakravartty, University of Miami: 'Understanding Science in Times of Science Denial'. 📅 9 July, 1:15–2:00 pm, 📍 MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Lecture Hall. In English & open to all!

🚀Women in STEM: Are you a late-stage PhD student or postdoc in the life sciences?
The September Science Academy in Marburg offers talks, lab tours, workshops – and the chance to present your own research! Apply now 👉 www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1489492/Sept...
#LifeSciences #AcademicCareers

We invite women in science at an advanced stage of their PhD to 3 days of science & career development in the molecular and microbial biosciences.
🎤 Present your research
💬 Lab tours
💬 Learn about leadership, grants & communication
✈️ Fully funded
Apply until 01.07.25
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🎉Doppelerfolg für die #UniMarburg in der Exzellenzstrategie! 🎉 Zwei Cluster zu Klimawandel und menschlicher Wahrnehmung sichern sich Förderung. Marburg beweist Forschungsstärke und Innovationskraft.🚀 @proloewe.bsky.social @synmikro.bsky.social @maxplanck.de @jlugiessen.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social

Deutschlandkarte der Verteilung der Exzellenzcluster auf Bundesländer und Universitäten.

Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3