Die DSMZ stellt nicht nur genau charakterisierte Brustkrebs-Zelllinien für Forschungsteams weltweit bereit. Mit diesen Zelllinien lassen sich bessere Modelle für neue Therapien entwickeln und bestehende Behandlungen verbessern. 👉 tinyurl.com/yekh2um4 #BreastCancer #CancerResearch #OpenData

LPSN becomes an ELIXIR Core Data Resource! This database tracks bacterial names, aiding scientists worldwide. Easier microbe research ahead. Press release: tinyurl.com/fuud42xk #ScienceNews #Microbiology #Innovation #BioData

LPSN wird ELIXIR Core Data Resource! Zentrale Liste für Mikroben-Namen – einfach & topaktuell für Forscher. Check it: tinyurl.com/bddz9mew #Mikrobenforschung #Wissenschaft #ELIXIR #Bio

Pinselschimmel Penicillium: Mikrobe 2026! 🧫 Von Lab-Zufall zu Lebensretter mit Penicillin, plus Käse & Biotech. VAAM-Pick! 👉 vaam.de/infoportal-m... #MikrobeDesJahres #Penicillium #Wissenschaft #Bio 📷 Ulrich Kück & Birgit Hoff

Office with a view – This wonderful sight was enjoyed this morning by our researchers from the Plant Viruses Department in their office on the JKI campus. 📷 B. Krenz #winter2026 #happymonday #icicle #officewithaview

📢 DSMZ is hiring! We are looking for a Scientific Lead for the SILVA Database, a key tool for understanding microbes and biodiversity. Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/y973v547 #HiringNow #ScienceJobs #Microbiology #ResearchCareers @dsmzd3.bsky.social

Actinomycetes under the spotlight: screening 940 genomes revealed 54 candidate phosphonate producers, with 21 strains confirmed, including Kitasatospora fiedleri carrying a unique, regulator controlled biosynthetic cluster. Learn more: tinyurl.com/y43tk58n #Phosphonate #Actinomycetes #GenomeMining

Happy New Year from all of us at Leibniz Institute DSMZ! Here’s to a year of discovery, collaboration, and meaningful impact. We can’t wait to share new ideas and breakthroughs with you in 2026. 🌍✨ #HappyNewYear #Research #Innovatio 📷 pixabay/cocoparisienne

New guide from the German Nagoya Protocol Hub 🌿 The *Institutional Roadmap to ABS Compliance* helps institutions meet biodiversity and ABS goals with practical tools & checklists. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/mr2w7vmy #Sustainability #Biodiversity #NagoyaProtocol #PolicyInAction

Heute fand die offizielle Verabschiedung unseres ehemaligen Wissenschaftlichen Direktors Prof. Dr. Jörg Overmann statt. #DSMZ #DSMZDigitalDiversity #Braunschweig

Save the Date! 📅 The NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2026 will take place 15–17 September 2026 and will be a joint event with other biodata-related NFDI consortia. Stay tuned for more details! #onenfdi #NFDI4Microbiota #rdm #microbiota

DSMZ reaches a new milestone! 🎉 Our 1,000th human cell line, ICC9, supports vital cancer research on rare biliary tract tumours. Read more: tinyurl.com/5xc8k9wv #CancerResearch #ScienceNews #LifeSciences #Innovation

Kind reminder that our winter break starts next week ☃️

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📢 Hey students, we are looking for a student assistant 🔴 35 h/month 🔴 create visual communication materials 🔴 prepare/edit/maintain documents/website content/social media 🔴 support daily work More information and application 👉 tinyurl.com/2av7wpcw #HiWi #Job #Braunschweig #StudentJobs

Wir sind #PositivelyPurple. Mehr Infos zu Leibniz inklusiv 👉 tinyurl.com/wszv26d4 #leibnizinklusiv #DisAbilityConfidence #chancengleichheit #inklusion #vielfalt #diversität #teilhabe #diversity #InclusionMatters #myAbility #InclusionRevolution

Outstanding achievement: DSMZ’s Markus Göker and Andrey M. Yurkov are named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025, recognising their work among the world’s top 1%. Details: tinyurl.com/4w6aza8u #HighlyCitedResearchers #ScienceNews #ResearchImpact

Zwei DSMZ-Forscher gehören zu den meistzitierten der Welt! 🌍 Markus Göker und Andrey Yurkov wurden von Clarivate als „Highly Cited Researchers 2025“ ausgezeichnet – für ihre Forschung in Bioinformatik und Pilzkunde. Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/aw57hb8s #Science #Research #Leibniz #Braunschweig

Dr Paolo Margaria took part in a DAAD/CAPES event at CETENE, Brazil (17–19 Nov), sharing research on sustainable agriculture & cross-border science. Workshops on plant health & sequencing followed. 📷 J. deOliveira, B.Mendes #ScienceWithoutBorders #BrazilGermany #ResearchCollaboration #Sustainability

📌 Save the date for the upcoming SILVA online workshop 👇 #DSMZDigitalDiversity #RNA #database #FAIRdata

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🚨 Save the date! Please note that orders and requests 📝 received via email or webshop during our Winter Break from 15 Dec 2025 to 9 Jan 2026 will be stored in our systems, but not processed until after the break. Please also note that biological material 🧫 🦠 cannot be processed in this period!

📢 We’re hiring! The DSMZ is looking for a Scientific Lead for the SILVA Database — a unique opportunity to shape one of the world’s most important scientific resources for microbial taxonomy and ecology. Apply now and help us shape the future of microbial research. 👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...

Letzte Woche: Journalistenseminar an der DSMZ zu Pflanzenviren 🌿 Themen wie gesunde Pflanzen, Virusforschung – und die Frage: Sind Supermarkt-Tomaten mit einem bestimmten Virus infiziert? 🍅 Plus: Besuch auf der "Cassava-Farm"! #PlantHealth #DSMZ #ScienceForAll #Forschung

DSMZ adds new bacteria from the WHO Priority Pathogens List — essential for antimicrobial research. Access reference strains like Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas & Klebsiella to advance AMR studies: www.dsmz.de/collection/c... 📷 Enterococcus faecium (DSM 17050) #AMRResearch #WHOPathogens

Thank you to all who joined “Embracing Microbes into the Future of Human Health: 2045 and Beyond”. Two days of learning, sharing, and imagining a healthier future with microbes. #FutureHealth #MicrobesMatter #HealthInnovation #ScienceTogether @vaam-microbes.bsky.social

Great 1st day at the workshop “Embracing Microbes into the Future of Human Health: 2045 and Beyond”! Big thanks to VAAM’s Identification and Systematics and Space Microbiology groups for inspiring discussions. Looking forward to more today! #Microbiology #Science @vaam-microbes.bsky.social

Clara Rolland on recent developments of the SPP 2330 Z-project! @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social @dsmzd3.bsky.social

#DPST25 at TU Braunschweig brings together 1,100 experts to discuss future challenges in #PlantProtection and #Phytomedicine – from pest spread and resistance to climate impacts. 🏅Congrats to Dr Müller and Dr Winter, honoured for their outstanding research. @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social #DPG

Ausgezeichnete Forschung 🌿 Dr. Marion C. Müller (Julius Kühn-Preis) & Dr. Stephan Winter (Anton de Bary-Medaille) zeigen, wie moderne Wissenschaft Pflanzen schützt und globale Ernährung stärkt. www.dsmz.de/press/press-... #Pflanzenschutz #Science #Innovation #Forschung @jki-research.bsky.social

Warm Autumn palette on Science Campus Braunschweig-Süd 🍂🍁 www.sciencecampus-bs.de/en/ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @tu-braunschweig.de @fraunhofer.bsky.social

Meet Natrarchaeobius oligotrophus(DSM 119936): a microbe that thrives in ultra-salty water (200 g of salt per L) and high pH! Now available for research. Check it out: www.dsmz.de/collection/c... #ExtremeLife #ScienceNews #Microbiology

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects: Amber Hartman-Scholz from @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social finished her talk on “Building skills and #capacity in #biodiversity #genomics”. We’re currently starting the panel discussion on supporting mainstream deployment of biodiversity genomics in #Europe. @horizoneu.bsky.social

Cyanobakterien sind nicht allein: In ihren Kulturen leben oft über 70 Bakterienarten. Neue Sequenzierung enthüllt stabile, vielfältige Mikrobiome – echte Schatzkammern der Biodiversität. tinyurl.com/2m7ypptu #Cyanobakterien #Mikrobiom #Forschung

DSMZ schützt das „Backup unserer Welt“: Mit über 91.000 Bioressourcen sichern wir die mikrobielle Biodiversität für Forschung und Zukunft. Mehr: www.morgenpost.de/redaktion/in... #DSMZ #Biodiversität #BackupUnsereWelt 📷 Berliner Morgenpost/Henriette Anders

🖥️ New design for #SILVA #SILVA 🧬 joined @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social 🧫 and the @dsmzd3.bsky.social in 2023. This is now also visible on the redesigned website 🖌️, which has been restructured reorganized in a first step towards an improved and modernized #SILVA! Try it out at www.arb-silva.de

Dear colleagues and BacDive users, we would like to invite you to this year's BacDive workshop, which will take place on 24th November 2025, 3 - 5 PM CET, online. This workshop will give a short introduction to the new BacDive website and a first look at the soon-to-be-introduced genome browser.

Kommunikation, Media, Digital Media – Suchst Du einen Praktikumsplatz im Bereich Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit/Kommunikation? – Die Stabsstelle Presse und Kommunikation des Leibniz-Instituts DSMZ in Braunschweig bietet Praktikumsplätze an. Info/Bewerbung unter www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...

VAAM Fachgruppen Weltraummikrobiologie und Identifizierung / Systematik in Braunschweig bei der DSMZ Ankündigung für einen gemeinsamen Workshop der FG Weltraummikrobiologie und Identifizierung & Systematik vom 9.-10. Oktober 25 in Braunschweig beim Leibniz-Institut DSMZ vaam.de/die-vaam/fac...

The Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity is now on LinkedIn*. Please follow, like and feedback! 😎 * Here is the direct URL: www.linkedin.com/company/leib...

On 23 August, the DSMZ’s Science Policy and Internationalisation team, along with 3Bio, convened a side event to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement’s second preparatory commission. The side event, part of a EU funded project

Praktikum gesucht? Das Leibniz-Institut DSMZ in Braunschweig bietet ein Pflichtpraktikum in der Pressestelle (Stabsstelle Presse und Kommunikation) an. Bewirb dich jetzt! Weitere Informationen und eure Bewerbung an: [email protected] www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...

Wir laden Sie herzlich zum Journalisten-Seminar zum Themenkomplex Pflanzengesundheit und Pflanzenvirenforschung am 15.10.25 ein. Nehmen Sie uns beim Wort und lassen sich von "Doktor Pflanze" und dem Kollegium der Abteilung für Pflanzenviren der DSMZ informieren. Anmeldung: press(at)dsmz.de an

Zum 1. Juli 25 wechselte Professor M. Pester vom Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen & Zellkulturen an die TU München. Dort ist er Professor für Mikrobielle Physiologie. Der Mikrobiologe leitete von September 2017 bis Juni 2025 die Abteilung Mikroorganismen an der DSMZ.

Prof. Jörg Overmann has been Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms & Cell Cultures since February 2010. The Leibniz Institute DSMZ is the most diverse collection of biological resources in the world & is located on the Braunschweig-Süd Science Campus.

The Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance, as shareholder of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms & Cell Cultures, has appointed Prof. Y. Mast as interim scientific director until a new scientific director is appointed on the basis of the joint appointment process with the TU.

Big news in discovering what shapes our health! This blog post shares how new methods are making it easier to spot important molecules in our bodies. Simple, clear, and for everyone. Read here: tinyurl.com/muppsp8n #ScienceNow #HealthTrends #BioBreakthroughs

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Have a great idea to support microbiology data infrastructure? Join our Flex Fund FAQ session on July 28, 14:30 CEST! 💡 Learn how to apply for funding – deadline is Aug 11. 🔗Zoom Meeting ID: 663 0110 3523 | Passcode: 166876 Learn more here: nfdi4microbiota.de/n... #NFDI4Microbiota #OpenScience

🧬 Julia Koblitz (@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social @dsmzd3.bsky.social @denbi.bsky.social ) is presenting at @iscb.bsky.social / ECCB 2025! 🗣️ "From microbes to molecules: How DSMZ digital diversity integrates diverse datasets into a unified framework" #ECCB2025 #Bioinformatics