Microbes shaped one of the most successful ecological radiations in animals: the herbivorous diversification of beetles. Marleny and Hassan review the topic for Trends in Microbiology in our latest!
The lab heads to Kyoto: International Congress of Entomology
Inès, Marleny, Christiane, Aileen, and Hassan were in Kyoto for the International Congress of Entomology. We caught up with lots of great science and friends old and new. Marleny and Inès both received awards for Best Oral Presentations. Congratulations!
New lab members: Nomthi Kanyile & Frances Pitsillides
A warm welcome to our newest mutualists! Frances is joining us as an IMPRS Graduate Student after a research stay at the Kew Gardens with Ester Gaya. Nomthi is an incoming postdoctoral researcher following her graduate training at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology. Welcome, Nomthi & Frances!
Four years of symbiosis research in Tübingen!
The lab celebrated its fourth year at the Max Planck Institute for Biology! We did so by gathering around a grill on a perfect summer evening, together with a beetle-shaped piñata!
