2019
"Microbiomes": New National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR)
The new NCCR Microbiomes will be headed by Jan Roelof van der Meer (University of Lausanne) and Julia Vorholt (ETH Zurich, Institute of Microbiology).
New Science Advances Paper by the Aebi Lab
Mechanistic reconstruction of glycoprotein secretion through monitoring of intracellular N-glycan processing
New PNAS Paper by the Vorholt Lab
Methylofuran is a prosthetic group of the formyltransferase/hydrolase complex and shuttles one-carbon units between two active sites.
Markus Aebi receives Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching 2019
The award recognizes the quality of teaching and education and aims at supporting Switzerland as place of science and research.
Variations in ocean plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
Two “Cell” papers highlight new results from Tara Oceans — a global survey of ocean microbial life. The study led by the Sunagawa lab highlights the role of temperature in explaining the mechanisms by which microbial communities adapt to environmental variation in different regions of the ocean.