Have you ever heard of the "Magnetic spiral from Greifswald"? Probably not, but most likely you have already encountered it, albeit unknowingly. The magnetic spiral inhabits the muddy bottom of ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans. It is tiny, very fascinating and full of potential. That's why it was ...
For his dissertation "A novel mechanism for the anaerobic degradation of non-methane hydrocarbons in archaea", which he completed with distinction, Rafael Laso-Pérez receives this years' MARUM Research Award.
A plea by 50 international scientists, including MPI Director Rudolf Amann, in the journal Science: Those who make their data available to other researchers without restriction must receive the appropriate recognition.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
in Lecture Hall 2 (4012) at 3:00 p.m.
WILLIAM ORSI
Professor for Geomicrobiology Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Paleontology & Geobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
will give a seminar with the title:
"Deciphering population-specific a...
Thursday, January 17, 2019
in Lecture Hall 2 (4012) at 3:00 p.m.
FILIP HUSNIK
University of British Columbia, Biodiversity Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
will give a seminar with the title:
Convergent evolution of bacterial symbionts interacting with mitochondria in marine protists
Researchers from the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM), the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the University of Kiel have succeeded in directly measuring three key parameters necessary for skeleton formation in a live tropical coral. This way, they completely characteri...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
in Lecture Hall 2 (4012) at 3:00 p.m.
LIZ HAMBLETON
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), University of Heidelberg, Germany
will give a seminar with the title:
"Molecular mechanisms and evolution of animal-algal symbiosis"
The ammonia oxidizing archaea, or Thaumarchaeota, are amongst the most abundant marine microorganisms. Yet, we are still discovering which factors allow them to thrive in the ocean. A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the University of Vienna was no...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
in New Lecture Hall 2 (4012) at 4:00 p.m.
PROF. KLAUS DREISEWERD
Leader Section Biomedical Mass Spectrometry,Medizinische Fakultät Münster
will give a seminar with the title:
MALDI-2-MS imaging: a new tool for boosting chemical coverage at low to sub-micrometer reso...
Vom 18. Oktober bis 29. November 2018 findet SCIENCE GOES PUBLIC! wie gewohnt wieder donnerstags um 20:30 Uhr in den Bremer und Bremerhavener Kneipen statt!
Benedikt Geier, PhD student in the Department of Symbiosis at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, was awarded this year's MSI Award for his innovative method for visualizing and investigating symbioses.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major cause of global warming. Researchers use complex computer models to calculate the global circulation of this greenhouse gas. The oceans have a major influence on climate regulation. New research now helps to calculate this influence more precisely. These new findin...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
in Lecture Hall 1 (1112) at 3:00 p.m.
KARIN HOLMFELDT
Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
will give a seminar with the title:
Who is killing your bug - Viral stories from aquatic environments
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier überreicht am Sonntag in Erfurt den 26. Deutschen Umweltpreis der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU). Die mit 500.000 Euro höchstdotierte unabhängige Umweltauszeichnung Europas teilen sich 2018 die Meeresbiologin Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius (Alfred-Wegener-I...
Monday, October 29, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 11:00 a.m.
GURVAN MICHEL
CNRS Station Biologique de Roscoff in Brittany, France
will give a seminar with the title:
A long journey to understand the microbial degradation of carrageenans
From October 1, 2018, our institute is excited to welcome a new research group: Headed by Tristan Wagner, the new group is dedicated to better understand the life of methanogenic microorganisms.
Vom 18. Oktober bis 29. November 2018 findet SCIENCE GOES PUBLIC! wie gewohnt wieder donnerstags um 20:30 Uhr in den Bremer und Bremerhavener Kneipen statt!
It takes time to do a thing well, this also and specifically applies to the deep sea. In a long-term study, marine scientists from Bremen for the first time observed the colonization of a deep-sea mud volcano after its eruption. Only slowly, rich life develops around the crater. The first settler...
“The Ocean Floor – Earth's Uncharted Interface”, a science cluster by the University of Bremen, was selected in the framework of the German Excellence Strategy and will be funded for seven years from 2019 onwards. The research project is housed at the MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Scien...
Invitation to the MPI seminar
Invitation to the MPI seminar
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
MARTIN STEINEGGER
MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
will give a seminar with the title:
Metagenomic data analysis ‘on steroids’
On August 29, 2018, Friedrich Widdel, our institute’s director from day one, bid farewell with a company outing and a joint party at our institute to his well-deserved retirement.
Dr. (Emilia) Maggie Sogin, PostDoc in the Symbiosis Department at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, was awarded this year’s Tom Brock Award for her work and presentation on seagrass meadows as “the sweet spots in the sea”.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 11:00 p.m. (11:00h)
DANIEL MENDE
University of Hawaii, USA
will give a seminar with the title:
"Patterns of genomic architecture, distribution, and diversity of bacterioplankton populations in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre"
The workshop will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany on August 20th – August 22nd 2018.
This annual workshop serves as a platform for exchanging results, expertise, and technological developments regarding nanoSIMS 50/50L. We invite...
INVITATION
Friday, August 10, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 2:00 p.m. (14:00h)
GREGORY J. DICK
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Curriculum and Undergraduate Studies
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Michigan
will give a seminar with the title:
The role o...
As part of the 2018 marine research competition "Meereswettbewerb", which takes place for the 13th time this year on board the ALDEBARAN media and research vessel, pupils are exploring the impact of climate change on marine bacteria. They are scientifically accompanied by Anneke Heins, PhD studen...
Vielseitig, fachübergreifend, authentisch: Die Bremer Meeresforscherin Antje Boetius überzeugt mit der engagierten Kommunikation ihrer Forschung über die Tiefsee und Polarregionen sowie allgemeiner Fragen rund um das Wissenschaftssystem. Am 2. Juli wird ihr im Bonner Pantheon Theat...
On July 2 and 3 2018, the second "It MaTer(s) " Max Planck conference for environmental microbiology will take place at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen.
INVITATION
Thursday, June 14, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
SVETLANA N. DEDYSH (Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology RAS, Moscow, Russia)
will give a seminar with the title:
Planctomycetes in wetlands: diversity and ‘omics’-based ins...
For her outstanding scientific work on the bacterially mediated carbon turnover by marine microorganisms, MPI researcher Dr. Greta Reintjes is awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society. The ceremony will take place during the MPG Annual General Meeting on June 13, 2018 in Heidelberg.
MPI researcher Dr. Arjun Chennu receives the first Hermann Neuhaus Prize of the Max Planck Society for his outstanding achievements at the interface between basic research and practical application. His work deals with the mapping of marine habitats and the analysis of biodiversity. The ceremony ...
At this year’s Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society two researchers from our institute will be honored for their outstanding achievements.
Clara Martínez-Pérez receives this year's "MARUM Research Award for Marine Sciences".
EMBO, an organization that promotes excellence in the life sciences, announced today that Nicole Dubilier has been elected to its membership, joining a group of more than 1800 of the best researchers in Europe and around the world.
SUP05 bacteria are often found in places where there is really no basis for life for them. Researchers in Bremen have now discovered that they are even quite active there – possibly with consequences for the global nitrogen cycle. The bacteria travel with a “reserve pack”. In addition, the resear...
Invitation to the MPI seminar
In a new study published by Nature, an international team of researchers led by Uppsala University in Sweden proposes a new evolutionary origin for mitochondria – also known as the ‘powerhouses of the cell’. Mitochondria are energy-converting organelles that have played key roles in the emergence...
Studie zeigt, dass Mikroben in der Erdkruste vertilgen, was für andere unverdaulich ist
Die MPI-Wissenschaftlerin Greta Reintjes wird für ihre herausragenden wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, die sie im Zuge ihrer Doktorarbeit ausgeführt hat, mit dem Promotionspreis der Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie ausgezeichnet.
The deep-sea scientist, leader of one of MPI’s research groups and director of AWI, receives the prestigious award for her groundbreaking contributions to biogeosciences and spearheading research on methane-based metabolisms and the marine carbon cycle.
INVITATION
Thursday, April 5, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
AJINKYA KULKARNI (Microbial Ecophysiology, AG Friedrich, Uni Bremen)
will give a seminar with the title:
"DNA-SIP reveals distinct iron reducing populations in methanic sediment incubations of Helgoland m...
INVITATION
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 4:00 p.m. (16:00h)
MATTHEW SULLIVAN (The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA)
will give a seminar with the title:
"Ocean viruses: Re-imagining patterns, processes and paradigms in the global oceans"
Methane stimulates massive nitrogen loss from freshwater reservoirs in India: An international team of researchers has identified an unusual pathway that predominantly facilitates loss of reactive nitrogen from freshwater lake waters, according to the results of the collaborative study now publis...
Dr. Greta Reintjes und Tobias Vonnahme vom MPI Bremen gehören zu den diesjährigen Preisträgern der Annette-Barthelt-Stiftung
INVITATION
Thursday, March 8, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
Assaf Vardi(Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel)
will give a seminar with the title:
The metabolic cross talk during host-virus arms race at sea
The aim of the expedition is to explore life at 8,000 m water depth and to understand the importance of the trench for regional carbon and nitrogen cycling.
Young scientists exploring the North Sea
Wind and waves, cries of seagulls, rain and occasionally a little bit of sunshine. That’s how we experience the North Sea at the beach walk. But what happens behind the beach in the sea? Children, youngsters and also adults can now find out with the onlin...
INVITATION
Friday, February 23, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
Susanne Erdmann (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
will give a seminar with the title:
Virus infecting archaea from "extreme" environments: what we can learn from them
Scientists from Oldenburg, Bremen and Bremerhaven verify theory of the role of the South Pacific in natural atmospheric CO2 fluctuations.
Am 14. Februar 2018 ist es soweit: An der Universität Bremen findet der erste Bremer Ocean Day statt.
Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below the seabed is one way to counteract the increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. But what happens if such storage sites begin to leak and CO2 escapes through the seafloor? Answers to this question have now been provided by a study dealing with the...
Soeren Ahmerkamp is awarded the BRIESE-Award for Marine Science
INVITATION
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
in the New Auditorium (4012) at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
CHRISTOPHER LAUMER (EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
will give a seminar with the title:
"Can we resolve the animal tree of life in the era of genomics?"
Invitation to the MPI seminar
A single sand grain harbours up to 100,000 microorganisms from thousands of species.
Samstag, 2. Dezember 2017
Wissen um 11
Haus der Wissenschaft,
Dr. Jan-Henrik Hehemann,
Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie
„Verdauungsenzyme im Ozean und dem menschlichen Darm“
"A new way to fix CO2 without ATP consumption, a lesson from methanogenic archaea"
Dr. Tristan Wagner, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg
INVITATION
Thursday, November 16, 2017
in the New Auditorium (room 4012)
at 3:00 p.m. (15:00h)
There will be a small receptio...
”Trace metal redox cycling under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, reactive oxygen species and why we are interested in kinetics”
Dr. Maija Heller
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, Brest, France
Thursday, November 9, 2017 15:00h
New Auditorium (4th floor), MPI
...Samstag, 4. November 2017
Wissen um 11
Haus der Wissenschaft,
Dr. Dirk de Beer, Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie
„Den Bakterien mit Mikrosensoren auf der Spur“
Scientists have discovered that a ‘rare’ type of marine bacteria is much more widespread than previously thought – and possesses a remarkable metabolism that could contribute to greenhouse gas production.
Am 19. Oktober 2017 findet in München das Max-Planck-Forum in München statt. Nicole Dubilier, geschäftsführende Direktorin unseres Instituts, und Peter Fratzl, Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, sprechen darü...
Invitation to the MPI seminar
Der deutsche Umweltpreis 2018 geht an Antje Boetius sowie ein Team von Abwasserexperten aus Leipzig. Boetius, Leiterin der „Tiefseeökologie und –technologie-Gruppe am Max-Planck-Institut für Mari...
Climate change poses a real threat to coral reefs. How this threat actually affects the reefs can be assessed only with considerable staff and technical effort. A team of marine researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in ...
Invitation to the MPI seminar
Scientists from Germany and the USA have discovered deep-sea animals living in symbiosis with bacteria that use oil as an energy source. At asphalt volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico that spew oil, gas and tar, mussels and sponges live in symbiosis with bacteria that use short-chained alkanes in the...
Daniel Globisch - "New biomarker discovery approaches for pancreatic cancer"
In freshwater lakes, large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane are oxidized by bacteria before it can be emitted into the atmosphere. A study in Lakes Rotsee and Zug has now shown that the bulk of this work is done, not by “classical” methane consumers, but by filamentous bacteria previously kn...
Für seine Dissertation "Regulation of oxygen dynamics by transport processes and microbial respiration in sandy sediments" erhält Soeren Ahmerkamp jetzt den MARUM Forschungspreis.
Microbes living under rapidly changing oxygen conditions can respire both oxygen and nitrate simultaneously. This way, they ensure that they can breathe at all times, even if they run out of oxygen.
On the 11th and 12th of May, some doctoral researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiologie and Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiologie met in Marburg for the first Max Planck Conference for Environmental Microbiology: "It MaTer(s)".
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
04:00pm, New Auditorium
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen
The prize promotes the compatibility of science and family.
From burning hot to ice cold, from energy-rich to an exhausted desert - environmental conditions at deep-sea hot vents change dramatically at very small scales. Nevertheless, resident bacteria know exactly what they like best. Each one has their own ecological niche.
Die Bremer Professorin erhielt am 5. Mai 2017 die Gaußmedaille der Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft.
Samstag, 6. Mai 2017
Consider a snow globe. When shaken, the tiny flakes and particles are set into motion and “it snows”. What lights up kid’s eyes has been a long standing puzzle for scientists.
Two new studies present exciting details on seafloor bacterial life in the North Sea.
Invitation to the MPI seminar
Glaciers might seem rather inhospitable environments. However, they are home to a diverse and vibrant microbial community. It’s becoming increasingly clear that they play a bigger role in the carbon cycle than previously thought.
Einladung zum MPI Seminar
Dr. Sören Thomsen
GEOMAR, KielandLOcean, Paris
Physical-biogeochemical coupling within the Peruvian upwelling regime
Periodic oscillations of bottom-water oxygen concentrations can alter benthic communities and carbon storage for decades, reveals a new study published in Science Advances. This is particularly relevant as low oxygen conditions are on the rise in the world’s oceans.
The deep sea is a vast and seemingly uninhabitable place, except for some small oases of life. Sunken wood logs, so-called wood falls, can form such oases and provide for rich life for limited periods. A new study by researchers from the MPI Bremen takes a close look at the deep-sea organisms inh...
MPI-Direktor Friedrich Widdel erhält die Bergey-Medaille
Biologists discover a new octopus species at more than 4000 metres depth that guard their eggs, likely for years prior to hatching, and a community which may not survive without hard substrate such as manganese nodules
Bremerhaven, 19 December 2016. Manganese nodules on the seabed of the Pacific ...