About Us
The Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health” unites microbiome researchers in Austria, which already possess strengths in many highly relevant areas of microbiome research, from the human microbiome to global change microbiology.
Led by the Cluster of Excellence (CoE) director Michael Wagner (University of Vienna) and the deputy director Christine Moissl-Eichinger (Medical University of Graz), we bring together expertise from eight top research institutions across Austria.
Our core hub is the University of Vienna, with contributions from other key institutions in both medicine and technology, driving innovation at the intersection of environmental and medical microbiomes.
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
The CoE Microplanet brings together a highly interdisciplinary research team from eight leading research institutions in Austria with one common goal: to unlock the microbiome’s potential for planetary health.
Together we move beyond the
traditional boundaries of microbiome research to identify unifying principles of how microbiomes function.
What’s new
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New CoE Publication in Nature introduces a newly discovered microbial energy metabolism
The team of CoE Key Researcher Alexander Loy shows that microorganisms can harness the reaction between sulfide and iron minerals to generate energy for growth.
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Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2025 to three Early Career Researchers
The inaugural Austrian Microbiome Research Awards were awarded for Best MSc thesis, Best PhD thesis, and Best…
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Double Success: Two ERC Advanced Grants to CoE Key Researchers
CoE Deputy Director Christine Moissl-Eichinger (MedUni Graz) and CoE Key Researcher Dagmar Woebken (Uni Vienna) each receive…
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New CoE Publication presents a milestone for archaeal microbiology
A study on extracellular vesicles of archaea from the lab of Deputy Director of Research Christine Moissl-Eichinger…
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