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Undersized empire – an immersive theatre performance taking place at the ETH Institute of Microbiology
How to bring the world of seemingly invisible microorganisms to life? We addressed this question together with the theatre collective ZONE OUT, culminating in an immersive performance that took place during six evenings in September 2026.
Lysine side-chain-to-backbone macroamidine formation reveals activation-first YcaO catalysis
A new JACS study by the Vagstad group (IMB), together with Dr. Maximilian Fottner (D-CHAB, LOC) and the Köhnke group (Leibniz University Hannover), reveals a new enzymatic route to peptide macrocycles and answers long-standing questions about the catalytic mechanism of YcaO enzymes.
New RSC Chem. Biol. Paper
Exploring RiPP-derived N-acyltransferases for genetically encoded lipopeptide engineering
New Gut Microbes Paper
Antibiotic pretreatment with ampicillin or streptomycin differentially shapes Salmonella infection kinetics and associated intestinal inflammation in mice