Board meeting of Werner Siemens Foundation

2.07.2026

Our group welcomed the Siemens Family Advisory Board and the Foundation Board of the Werner Siemens Foundation to Jena this summer. The particular focus was on the Department of Paleobiotechnology, as it was established through the Foundation’s generous support. To...

Third round of the WSS colloquium

19.06.2026

On Friday, 19th June, we hosted the third colloquium of the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) together with the Microbiome Sciences group of Christina Warinner from the MPI-EVA. Under the theme “Paleobiotechnology: Science in its social context” three...

We welcome our new lab member Lei Zhong

1.06.2026

Lei Zhong joined our group in June 2026 as a postdoctoral fellow. He will work on the isolation of ancient and bioactive natural products. Find out more at Lei Zhong’s profile...

We welcome our new lab member Sarah Lena Maaß

4.05.2026

Sarah Lena Maaß joined our group in May 2026 as an internship student. She works with Alex on the qPCR detection of host strain contamination in an automated CRAGE integration workflow. Find out more at Sarah Maass’s profile...

Congratulations to Leibniz Drug of the Year 2026

29.04.2026

The Leibniz Drug of the Year 2026 is the peptide pyrofactin. The selection took place at the Leibniz Conference on Bioactive Compounds 2026 in Aachen. The interdisciplinary team from the Leibniz-HKI and Friedrich Schiller University was honored with this award based...

Hari won Microverse Early Career Scientist Award

27.04.2026

We congratulate our former colleague Dr. Harikumar Suma for being awarded the second prize of the Microverse Early Career Scientist Award 2025! The event took place on 27 April 2026 at the Ernst Abbe Center in Jena. More details of the award ceremony and photos can be...