The Siegfried Czapski Publication Prize for outstanding publications by doctoral candidates within the Jena Alliance of Graduate Schools was awarded for the second time on November 27 as part of the LIFE Symposium. The winners are the doctoral candidates Wilhelm Eschen and Chang Liu from the Institu…
Adjust your microscopes and charge your cameras, the JSMC is having a photo contest!
For a new JSMC calendar 2025, postcards, Welcome Guide, website updates, etc. we’re looking for exciting photos all around your research, the microbial world, a scientist's everyday life, and the JSMC (see att…
After two eventful days (4.-5.9.23) filled with discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities, participants of this year's Microverse Symposium reflect on an inspiring event.
Organized by our Microverse Cluster, the symposium brought together various scientists from the Jena science l…
The 20th Scientific Conference of the Phycology Section of the German Society for Plant Sciences took place in the historical Rosensäle in Jena, Germany, from March 12- 15, 2023.
The Best Poster Prize (“1. Posterpreis der Sektion Phykologie”) was selected by a Phycology Jury and awarded to the …
Our Scientific Manager, Hendrik Huthoff, gave an interview on mental health for the Marie Curie Alumni newsletter. If you want to find out more about Hendriks experience in dealing with menatl health and setting up a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) team at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena you c…
On 18.11.22, the Siegfried Czapski Publication Prize 2022 was awarded to JSMC member Mariana Murillo-Roos from the junior research group Plant Microbiosis for her publication in the open access journal "The ISME Journal - Cross-feeding niches among commensal leaf bacteria are shaped by the inter…
The Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) for the first time awarded doctoral fellowships for exceptionally talented master students of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU). Candidates had to be top of their class and nominated by a faculty member to jointly submit a research propos…
On September 1, 2021, the first episode of a podcast of the research clusters of excellence in Germany was launched: "Excellent explanations - top research for everyone". The podcast on current scientific topics reflects the diversity of research within the clusters of excellence: from A for African…
In summer 2021 scientists and artists will come together and develop the TRAFO Jena into a unique place for exchange between the disciplines! The project enables scientists to gain new perspectives on their work and artists to expand their artistic practice through scientific methods. The science ci…
The three Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) AquaDiva, FungiNet and Polytarget – all associated with the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse – have been evaluated successfully and will receive funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for another four years.
