Text by Dr. Ekaterine Gabashvili
I am grateful to the JSMC Postdoc Program for the travel grant that allowed me to attend ISME19 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference featured insightful presentations on the spatial structures and functions of microbial communities in subsurface habitats, chemo…
The current issue contains
impressions of the MiCom and the Postdoc Appreciation Week
the upcoming Mental Health Week from 10th to 20th of October
information about the upcoming Scary Science Halloween social event
After a three-year break, the MiCom 2024 took place in Jena last week, marking a highly successful return as a renowned microbiology conference. The event was organized only by the Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) doctoral candidates and connected researchers, industry, academics…
The supervision award was presented for the first time as part of our doctoral conference MiCom 2024, held from 2 - 4 September at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. This year the award went to Prof. Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Bi…
The current issue contains
an introduction to the new PhD speakers Gaurvanshi Gupta and Tom Haufschild
upcoming events including the MiCom from 2nd to 4th of September and the Postdoc Appreciation Week from 16th to 20th of September
impressions of the Kayak day out and the upcoming Picnic in the pa…
Finally there is a JSMC newsletter again. Our great newsletter team presents the issue for July 2024.
The issue contains:
an introduction to the JSMC Newsletter Team
an introduction to the new PhD speakers Simranpreet Kaur and Marcel Bäcker
the winners of the JSMC Photo Contest
a reminder to nomin…
We introduce three tailored Mentoring Programs designed to support early career scientists at different stages.
Intercultural Peer Mentoring:
Developed to support international PhD candidates in adapting to life in Germany, this program pairs mentees with German peer scientists for informal guidance…
The JSMC provides their members with a sound basis for their future careers in academia and industry. We do not only want to promote scientific excellence but also offer opportunities for networking and perspectives on different career prospects. To highlight Jena as science hub in Thuringia, we wou…
The JSMC speakers recently started a new format on the topic of career prospects! As you know, there are already great events like “Alternative Careers in Science (ACiS)”, which provide exciting insights into different jobs and career paths. To highlight Jena as science hub in Thuringia, our spe…
