Institute for Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology is dedicated to the study of microorganisms. They represent the numerically largest fraction of living matter on our planet and exhibit great diversity due to their adaptation to a wide variety of habitats.

Our research, which aims at a fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanisms and functions of microbial biochemistry and cell biology, is an important prerequisite for the development of new biotechnological and medical applications. An overview and introduction to our current research projects and topics can be found here.

Our teaching offer includes modules in the courses of study B.Sc. Biology and M.Sc. Microbiology. For more information on specific courses and our institute colloquium, please see here.

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IfMB and IPM at the VAAM Annual Conference 2025 in Bochum

Once again, members of the IfMB and IPM were at the annual meeting of microbiologists - this time in Bochum - and presented their current research work.

The “CRISPR-Roadshow: The Gene Scissors in Bonn” was a full success!

From March 18 - 20, 2025, the “CRISPR-Roadshow” event series was held in Bonn and reached many members of the public with laboratory courses, evening lectures and workshops.

Mar 18 - 20: Event series ‘The gene scissors in Bonn’

The ‘CRISPR Roadshow’ is visiting us with a multi-faceted program for the general public: lab courses, theatre, lecture evening & workshop - all events are free of charge.

the Caspari lab obtains DFG-funding to explore chloroplast import

The DFG has granted the Caspari lab funding for the project titled 'Exploring Transit Peptides through Photosynthetic Restoration in Chlamydomonas’. The project seeks to uncover how Information is encoded within transit peptides, N-terminal extensions of proteins destined to the chloroplast. To this end, the project relies on complementing a photosynthetic mutant of the model green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii lacking the genes encoding the small subunit of Rubisco (RbcS). Using modular cloning, a large number of constructs will be generated in which the native transit peptide of RbcS is replaced by different peptide variants, allowing diverse hypothesis about the nature of important peptide elements to be probed. These constructs will then be transformed into the corresponding mutant. Any peptide that enables chloroplast import will lead to complementation of the photosynthetic defect, allowing fast scoring of phenotypes by testing for the restored abilitiy to grow photo-autotrophically. For this project, we are now accepting applications until the 14.03.2025 to fill a doctoral researcher position. For more details about the position and how to apply, please visit: https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-uni/stellenangebote/stellenausschreibungen/phd-student-for-the-dfg-funded-project-exploring-transit-peptides-through-photosynthetic-restoration-in-chlamydo-monas

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