May
Looking deep into rocks and distant planets: geobiological research in the BedrettoLab
Cara Magnabosco and her team study subsurface environments at BedrettoLab, focusing on simple life-forms like bacteria surviving by "breathing rocks". They explore conditions for life emergence and survival, discovering rare microorganisms and conducting experiments to understand their lifestyle.
Julia Vorholt elected International Member of the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences recently announced the election of new members and international members. One of the awardees is Julia Vorholt, Professor of Microbial Physiology at the D-BIOL's Institute of Microbiology.
Book publication on the great potential of analysing data from sequenced genomes
Tanja Stadler, head of the Computational Evolution group, and members of her team published a book for students and researchers who aim to analyse genomic sequence data or develop statistical and computational approaches for such analyses. Entitled “Decoding Genomes: From Sequences to Phylodynamics”, the book focusses on how to uncover information about past evolutionary and population dynamic processes based on genomic samples.
Ruth Signorell and Javier Pérez-Ramírez elected members of the Academy of Europe
The Academy of Europe is the pan-European academy of science, humanities and letters, with a membership of over 5000 eminent scholars. Its aim is to promote European research, advise governments and international organisations in scientific matters, and further interdisciplinary and international research. Ruth Signorell and Javier Pérez-Ramírez have now also been elected as a member.