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VDS MES is a unique doctoral program is that offers interdisciplinary training at the interfaces of microbiology, ecology, and environmental geosciences to address current challenges in the 21st century society, including the role of microbiomes, adaptation and resistance mechanisms, biogeochemistry, pollutant dynamics and nutrient fluxes in global change and for human, animal,  plant, and environmental health. Our students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of microbes at all levels, from molecular circuits determining the fate of single cells to microbial communities to ecosystem processes and of pollutant dynamics and nutrient and geochemical cycles.

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06.12.2023
 

Sampriti Chaudhuri successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "The role of water chemistry and mineral amendments in the immobilization of metals...

03.12.2023
 

Alexandra Schilder successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Role of the bacterial small RNA 5'-phosphorylation state for target RNA regulation...

10.11.2023
 

VDS MES is organizing a winter party together with DocSchools VDSEE and CoBeNe! The party takes place on December 1st, from 5pm on, at the Aula Altes...

02.11.2023
 

Patrick Arthofer successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Interactions of giant viruses with their hosts and symbiotic bacteria" on October 13,...

18.10.2023
 

Anna Mueller successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Novel, cultivated marine nitrite oxidizers - characterization of their genomes, physiology...

04.10.2023
 

Marlies Dietrich successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "The impact of environmental factors and small-scale interactions on the structure and...