On July 5, 2025, MUHS opened its doors for "Research Day," and we at SFB1535 MibiNet were there! With our hands-on experiment "Sweet Secrets – Why Even Fungi Have a Sweet Tooth," young and old researchers alike discovered how microbes process sugar. Learn more about our exciting work and the role of sugars in microbiology – from baker's yeast to the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis!

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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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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 Marien University Hospital & School (MUHS). 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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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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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.

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.

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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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”

Three days full of scientific discussions, new insights, networking and lots of fun.

SUGAR-SWEET TEMPTATION: THE SECRET OF THE SACCHAROSE
Joana Pohlentz, Tom Berwanger, Dennis Hasenklever, Philip Nakonz, and Nadine Königshausen explained to even the youngest visitors to Nach der Wissenschaft what sugar is, what it is made of, and what we need it for.

Successful “dual career” of Feldbrügge alumni Prof. Dr. Kathi Zarnack (MibiNet mentor) and Prof. Dr. Julian König as W3 professors at the University of Würzburg.

^{Prof. Dr. Julian König (Biochemistry and RNA Biology, Professor at JMU from October 1, 2024) and Prof. Dr. Katharina Zarnack Bioinformatics II from September 1, 2024) at their appointment with University President Paul Pauli.}