Call for submissions for the Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2026 is now open!
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 shows how evolutionary processes shape bacterial populations in the human gut
Martin Polz’ group from the University of Vienna demonstrate that many known gut bacterial species consist of several evolutionarily distinct groups that have adapted to…
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CoE Microplanet at Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026
CoE researchers contributed to the largest science communication event at various locations across Austria
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CoE Microplanet Podcast ‘Die Welt der Mikroben – The World of Microbes’ launched!
CoE Microplanet launches its podcast that takes listeners on a journey into the tiny, unseen worlds that…
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New study in Nature Comms finds archaea associated with colorectal cancer
CoE Deputy Director Christine Moissl-Eichinger and her team challenge the long-held belief that Methanobrevibacter smithii is purely…
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