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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CoE Publication in Nature Microbiology: Parkinson’s Drug Disrupts Gut Microbiome
A new study, conducted within the framework of the CoE Microplanet and published in Nature Microbiology, reveals how the Parkinson’s drug entacapone disrupts the gut…
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Three ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ in the CoE Microplanet in 2024
We proudly announce that three of our key researchers are included in the 2024 Clarivate list of…
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Michael Wagner Receives William Mong Distinguished Lecture Award from the University of Hong Kong
Michael Wagner has been honored with the prestigious William Mong Distinguished Lecture award by the University of…
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CoE Key Researcher Katharina Kitzinger receives prestigious ERC Synergy Grant
The project RECLESS, led by a team of four scientists, has received 9.9 million euros in funding…
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