SFB 1535 MibiNet "Microbial networking – from organelles to cross-kingdom communities"
In nature, microorganisms interact and communicate with one another, exchanging nutrients and information, an active process we call "networking".
MibiNet aims to understand microbial networking in its full complexity to explain how organelles evolve and how the microbiome functions.
Inspiring Young Scientists at Girls' Day 2025: Exploring the Chemical Power of Fungi
Fantastic Girls' Day! Explored "Fungi as a chemical factory" with enthusiastic young minds. Great questions & future scientists in the making! Hope to see them back at uni someday.
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International Top-Level Research: MibiNet Collaboration Receives Prestigious Funding
A prime example of successful international collaboration is the recently granted research funding by the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). The project "1+1=1: Bioengineering synthetic symbiosis to illuminate how a microalga becomes an endosymbiont," led by Dr. Johan Decelle (CNRS-CEA Grenoble, France), Dr. Daniel Ducat (Michigan State University, USA), and Dr. Dietrich Kohlheyer (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), was selected from a multitude of high-caliber applications.
It is particularly gratifying that this collaboration was initiated through Daniel Ducat's stay as a Mercator Fellow in the MibiNet network at Heinrich Heine University (HHU). This highlights the importance of the MibiNet network as a catalyst for fostering long-term international research partnerships.
The funding, amounting to $ 400,000 per year over three years, enables the team to conduct groundbreaking research in the field of synthetic symbiosis.
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Little Researchers, Big Discoveries: Fungi Workshop at AWO Kita Ki.Wis Entdeckergarten
Tiny scientists, huge fun! Children at AWO Kita Ki.Wis explored the world of fungi with Dr. Terfrüchte and the support of MibiNet. Microscope, taste test & lots of fun! This is an excellent example of how to get children excited about science.
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MibiNet Guest Talk by Ferran Garcia-Pichel
What drives the microbiome in the desert? Exciting insights from visiting scientist Prof. Dr. Ferran Garcia Pichel from Arizona State University at the MibiNet Seminar.
Congratulations Khaled!
We are very happy for Khaled Selim! His Emmy-Noether application has been approved. It is a fantastic achievement and a great gain for research in cyanobacterial metabolism.
Joint dual career fellowship for a research couple at HHU
Research projects join forces:Collaboration of the Cluster of Excellence CEPLAS, the Transregional Collaborative Research Center (TRR) 341 “Plant Ecological Genetics” and the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1535 MibiNet supported joint research stay of research couple.
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Cover image of Lab on a Chip
Dietrich Kohlheyer's and the entire A07 team's new work has been published and even graces the cover of Lab on Chip.
Read the article: “A microfluidic system for the cultivation of cyanobacteria with precise light intensity and CO2 control: enabling growth data acquisition at single-cell resolution”
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Upcoming dates
22. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
05. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
19. | Guest Lecture
Prof. Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichel
25. | Interdisziplinärer Workshop: Neue Forschungsperspektiven an der Schnittstelle von Physik und Lebenswissenschaften
05. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
19. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
31.03., 01.04. & 07.4. | Bring Your Own Samples - Metabolomics Workshop
31.03., 01.04. & 06.4. | Bring Your Own Samples - Metabolomics Workshop
02. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar in Cologne
03. | Girl´s Day
16. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
22. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar Guest Lecture
28.-30. | Microfluidic Workshop in FZJ
30. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
14. | Guest Lecture
Prof. Dr. Jana Mulicka
29. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar in FZJ
11. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
25. | Journal Club
09. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
23. | Guest Lecture
Prof. Dr. Ilka Bischhofs
06. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
20. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
03. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
15.-17. | Retreat III
12. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
26. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar
10. | MibiNeⓍt Seminar