Vanda Lerer, PhD1d ago

https://youtu.be/AQenRzXMhTA?si=Fzb-CiAdilJctNTQ

#Lichens are not just quiet organisms on rocks and trees… they’re living environmental recorders!
If you want to see air quality with your own eyes, lichens will show you how.
Watch my new video to discover how these fascinating symbioses reveal the hidden story of our environment.
#mycology #FungiFriday #fungi #mycoviruses #Science #NatureFacts #nature #ecology #pollution #forest #PHDone #academia #education #earth #bioindicators #air #youtubevideo

Lichens Reveal Hidden Pollution!

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IJCAI ConferenceMar 13

#Call for Nominations: IJCAI–ECAI 2026 Early Career Spotlights (ECS)
🎓Know an outstanding early-career AI researcher making impactful contributions?

#Review eligibility and #Nominate by 📅 April 12, 2026

https://2026.ijcai.org/early-career-spotlights/

#IJCAI2026 #ECAI2026 #cfp #phdone

Stephan HackerMar 5
I am very excited and proud that Julia Pols very successfully completed their PhD in our group. They wrote an excellent PhD thesis and engaged in exciting in-depth discussions with all the opponents during the PhD defense. (1/5) #PhDone #PhD #ProudPI #Antibiotics #ChemBio #ChemSky
Stephan HackerMar 5
I am very excited and proud that Julia Pols very successfully completed their PhD in our group. They wrote an excellent PhD thesis and engaged in exciting in-depth discussions with all the opponents during the PhD defense. (1/4)
#PhDone #PhD #ProudPI #Antibiotics #ChemBio
Show threadDr. Anna LatourJan 28

@FediTips

#TilingTuesday for pics of cool tilings
#MakanApaToday for pics of South-East Asian food
#Catstodon and #MastoCats for cats when it's not Saturday
#PhDLife and #PhDone for (very recently ex-)PhD students

Max Perutz Labs ViennaJan 26
Congratulations, Maurizio Forte (Kovarik lab)! 🎉 Maurizio successfully defended his thesis "Pathway-specific regulation of macrophage antimicrobial responses by Mediator kinase"! 🎓 #phdone
Max Perutz Labs ViennaDec 15

Congratulations! 🥳 Aleksandra Anisimova from the Karagöz lab successfully defended her thesis: "Dual regulation of the unfolded protein response by IGF2BP3"! 🎓

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@meduni_wien
#maxperutzlabs #biology #viennabiocenter #molecularbiology #lifescience #phdone

Vanda Lerer, PhDNov 30

What if the best crop protectors aren’t chemicals — but the viruses living inside fungi?

In this video, we explore how mycoviruses could become powerful, self-spreading tools for sustainable agriculture — reshaping plant health from the inside out.

https://youtu.be/CGxSWkF762g?si=NERFkJY2J1bHdxFw

#fungi #mycology #agriculture #ecology
#aspergillus #education #academia
#phd_life #phdone #forest #mushrooms
#virus #mycovirus #crop #food #mycovirus #Science #nature #Farming #fungus #plants #foraging #Health #biology

The Viruses That Live in Fungi – A New Tool for Agriculture?

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Chris EdsallNov 27

Sage words of advice from the University of Cambridge Computer Science and Technology department:

#PhDone

Max Perutz Labs ViennaNov 17
👏 Adrià Nogales-Moral from the Köhler lab defended his thesis "Decoding Tardigrade Anhydrobiosis: Mechanistic and Ultrastructural Insights from the Extremotolerant Ramazzottius varieornatus" - congratulations! 🎉 #phdone
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