Virus Ecology and Evolution (VEE)-
Conference: VoM 2026!
Back from the Viruses of Microbes 2026 conference at Prague last week . Me, Büşra, Dani, Dominik, and Laura all attended and, in total, presented our
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We have a new MSc.! Elias Konovalov
Last week, Elia successfully defended his Master thesis exploring Tupanvirus infection in amoeba. Elia joined the group as an Erasmus+ student from Radboud University and joined
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New work out! Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota
Along with a great team of experts on so-called giant viruses (AKA Nucleocytoviricota), we have published a review on the infection cycles of these curious large
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New work out! A multilayered network reveals the centrality of Nucleocytoviricota in wastewater treatment plant communities
Led by Dominik, we reconstructed high-quality genomes from diverse Waste-water treatment plants (61 novel nucleocytoviruses, 15 virophages and 14 polinton-like viruses). We aimed to study interactions
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New work out! A specialized subcellular environment for efficient translation of a giant virus
Spearheaded by Ruixuan (visiting PhD student) with invaluable work from Lotte, we collaborated with the group of Hiroyuki Ogata (Kyoto University, Japan) to show that a
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Visit to Qro, Mexico: International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH) – UNAM
I recently visited the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH) and got to talk about all the cool virus research, past and present. It was
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Master’s course done: Virus evolution and ecology 2025 winter edition
Last week we wrapped up the first edition of the Virus evolution and ecology course under the umbrella of the brand new Master in Microbiome Science
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We have a new MSc.! Lotte Mayer
Today, the group was thrilled to see its first Master student, Lotte, successfully defend her thesis! From her time as an undergrad student to her Master’s
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Conference: ESEB 2025!
Last week ESEB2025 wrapped up. It was a great opportunity to chat with colleagues, hear about great evolutionary research, present the group’s work, and be a
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New postdoc: Welcome Büşra!
This last February, Büşra joined the VEE team to study the virome during fecal microbiota transplantation. This project falls within the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence Microbiomes