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โ€ข Hunting for microbes across biomes ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ’ฉ โ€ข Postdoc at MedUniGraz ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น โ€ข she/her ๐Ÿฅ”โˆฉ{๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒˆโ™พ๏ธ}

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My linocut raccoon from torso up with upraised right paw in grey and black with the words โ€œHIGH FIVEโ€ in red above and below him.

My linocut raccoon from torso up with upraised right paw in grey and black with the words โ€œHIGH FIVEโ€ in red above and below him.

A raccoon to appreciate for Raccoon Appreciation Day!

I appreciate raccoons; they are really quite extraordinary. This little guy came to my back door like that to politely inquire where I had moved the compost bin to. I snapped his photo and carved his portrait.

#raccoon #linocut #printmaking

01.10.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This research was made possible through collaboration between @medunigraz.at @gorkiewiczlab.bsky.social, @cdiener.com lab and @chmoei.bsky.social lab within the awesome @microbesplanet.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence โ€žMicroPlanetโ€œ funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น

15.07.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tomorrow, I will be presenting a poster 081.16P about mucin degrading specialists of the โœจAkkermansiaโœจ genus in patients that underwent ๐Ÿ’ฉ transplants to treat their ulcerative colitis. Come for a chat, and pls give me feedback on my version of designing with microbes but only on paper ๐Ÿ™ƒ
#FEMS2025

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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These are the sessions where I connected with new people and fangirled (or boyed/theyed) about microbes and all the cool things they can do for us and with us - beyond my immediate field. It was awesome, thank you @femsmicro.org

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And @femsmicro.org at #FEMS2025 decided to host different interactive workshops to design with microbes ๐Ÿฆ  or about the growing need for ethics and policy discussions around microbial solutions - this is where I noticed my โ€žscience mojoโ€œ awakening again*

*it got lost in the post-PhD burnout phase

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is also sooo much interesting research across all subfields of microbiology in forms of sessions and beautiful posters ๐Ÿ˜ (I have a soft spot for well designed posters, pls share your secrets!)

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So not only were we warmly welcomed with song, cheese, wine, anf gelato โ€ฆ

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is my first time attending a big @femsmicro.org congress #FEMS2025 (thank you @cdiener.com ๐Ÿ’š). I wanted to experience the FEMS congress since my baby PhD days in 2019 but did not get a chance to until now. It is absolutely exceeding my expectations, and I will tell you exactly why in the ๐Ÿงต

15.07.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœจ Here is a ๐Ÿงต about a wonderful paper by @cdiener.com et al. that shows how we can estimate diet from ๐Ÿ’ฉ metagenomic sequencing data, published today! โœจ

Iโ€™m really happy and grateful Christian included me in later stages of this project and that I could help out a little ๐Ÿ˜Š

18.02.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open PhD position: Designing the niche space of the human gut microbiome Deadline: March 21st, 2025 - apply here Virtually every surface of our planet is colonized by microbes and the human body is no exception. The 38 trillion microbes living in our gut metabolize a large...

Hi, we have an open PhD position in our lab starting winter 2025. Join the great MolMed PhD program at a vibrant research institution and help us understand probiotic engraftment. More info at www.dienerlab.com/posts/phd2025/ . Application through the MedUni portal: phd-recruiting.medunigraz.at

12.02.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe | mSystems This paper is a call to action. By publishing concurrently across journals like an emergency bulletin, we are not merely making a plea for awareness about climate change. Instead, we are demanding imm...

CALL TO ACTION: By publishing this Editorial concurrently across journals, we are demanding immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations. doi.org/10.1128/msys...

11.11.2024 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microbial community-scale metabolic modelling predicts personalized short-chain fatty acid production profiles in the human gut - Nature Microbiology Microbial community-scale metabolic modelling predicts person-specific short-chain fatty acid profiles and can be used to estimate the impact of dietary, prebiotic and probiotic interventions.

The gut microbiome produces many beneficial metabolites such as butyrate and other SCFAs. But can we predict which interventions increase their production in individuals? Our work led by Nick shows how to do this with metabolic models and is out today: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

24.06.2024 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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