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    Pandora’s microbes – The battle for iron in the lungs

    An interdisciplinary research team from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has discovered a new group of bioactive natural substances in pathogenic bacteria of the genus Pandoraea.
    Blue-colored electron microscope image of Pandoraea sputorum, a pathogen from the lung microbiome that has been little studied to date.
    Image: Elena Herzog, Leibniz-HKI
    • Event
    Unibund Halle–Jena–Leipzig celebrates its 30th anniversary

    Public event on 23 June in Leipzig
    The Unibund Forum of the Universities of Halle-Wittenberg, Jena and Leipzig at the Leipzig Book Fair.
    Image: Swen Reichhold / Universität Leipzig
  3. Signal against antisemitism

    University of Jena appoints Prof. Dr Thomas Kessler as Antisemitism Officer
    Social psychologist Prof. Dr Thomas Kessler from the University of Jena
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
    • Event
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    The impressive collection of a private scholar

    The special exhibition "What a treasure—the mineralogical collection of Dr h. c. Moritz Rudolf Ferber" opens on 11 June
    Ein Copiapit aus Friedrichroda in Thüringen ist eines der Exponate in der aktuellen Sonderausstellung.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
  5. A strong alliance for health

    University of Jena and AOK PLUS sign new cooperation agreement for comprehensive health management
    Prof. Dr Andreas Marx, President of the University of Jena (r.), and Igor Kästel, Regional Manager of AOK PLUS, at the signing of the cooperation agreement for a comprehensive health management.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Liberty
    • International Affairs
    Supporting universities in need

    Friedrich Schiller University Jena once again hosts admission tests for Ukrainian students
    The Ukrainian flag with a dove of peace flies in front of the University of Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Light
    • Life
    • Liberty
    • Research
    Jena receives two Clusters of Excellence

    Friedrich Schiller University has been successful in the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments with its "Balance of the Microverse" and "Imaginamics" Clusters. It therefore fulfils the requirements for an application to become a University of Excellence.
    Flag with the profile lines ‘Light. Life. Liberty.’ in front of the main building of the University of Jena.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    When fungi take your breath

    A study from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" reveals: Infection with Aspergillus fumigatus not only changes the lungs—the intestines and metabolism also play a surprising role.
    𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 (orange) along the hyphae of the pathogenic fungus 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 (blue).
    Image: Liubov Nikitashina (Leibniz-HKI) und Sandor Nietzsche (EMZ-UKJ)
    • Life
    • Research
    International standards for the analysis of oxidised fatty acids

    An international research team developed comprehensive guidelines for the standardised quantification of oxidised fatty acids using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
    Dr. Markus Werner and Dr. Robert K. Hofstetter (right) in the laboratory.
    Image: Oliver Werz
    • Research
    Artificial intelligence in modern chemistry

    Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena compare artificial intelligence with human chemists
    Dr Kevin Jablonka, Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Studies and Teaching
    Shaping the teaching of the future

    Millions in funding for university project "Universitas@Jena" aimed at the future-oriented development of teaching
    Students in a packed lecture theatre 1 at the University of Jena
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    Viral world organized

    International research team from the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” develops speedbreaking analysis tool
    Vclust enables the fast and reliable analysis and clustering of millions of viral genomes.
    Graphic: Juliane Seeber (Gemini generated)
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