{"id":2427,"date":"2024-10-09T08:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/?page_id=2427"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:28:44","slug":"mission-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/mission-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &amp; Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group relative hero-with-image is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized w-full object-contain\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/images\/modules\/D_2400x600\/mp_sample_17.jpg\" alt=\"Hero Image\" class=\"wp-image-261\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:2400px;height:600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group layout-section page-key-researcher-bg has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pb-12 md:pb-24 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 text-custom-blue-200 md:max-w-[768px]\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"md:max-w-[768px] mt-6 md:pt-8 font-semibold\">Our Cluster of Excellence (CoE) aims to revolutionize microbiome research by bridging the gap between environmental and medical microbiome research to improve planetary health. Our goal is to gain a deep, causal understanding of microbiome functions and their responses to human-driven changes, using this knowledge to develop sustainable solutions for global challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"md:max-w-[768px] mt-4 md:pt-5\">Through interdisciplinary collaboration and breaking down traditional research barriers, we will create innovative methods and interventions to precisely manipulate microbiomes, driving transformative impacts on both ecosystems and human health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pb-12 md:pb-24 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-center has-custom-neon-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-beuys-font-family wp-elements-90335a566241b179d6b3012475d7d239\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\"><blockquote><p>The CoE Microplanet will integrate and transform two of the most important research fields of the 21st century:<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Puzzle-mit-Text-2048x1315.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pb-12 md:pb-24 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 text-custom-blue-200 md:max-w-[768px]\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Our Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mt-4 md:pt-5 font-semibold has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#9624ed1a;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);line-height:1.6\"><strong>Unify environmental and medical microbiome research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mt-4 md:pt-5 font-semibold has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#9624ed1a;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);line-height:1.6\"><strong>Establish Austria at the international forefront of microbiome research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mt-4 md:pt-5 font-semibold has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#9624ed1a;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);line-height:1.6\"><strong>Predict microbiome function and enable targeted interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 text-custom-blue-200 md:max-w-[768px]\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Our Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mt-4 md:pt-5\">By establishing the <strong>Austrian School of Microbiome Science<\/strong>, we are equipping our researchers with a unique skill set to comprehensively understand the molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms that shape microbiome composition and function across diverse ecosystems &#8211; <strong>from the human gut to soils and the deep sea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mt-4 md:pt-5\">This unified approach connects microbiomes to both environmental and human health, <strong>advancing planetary well-being<\/strong>. We are committed to research excellence, training early-career scientists, and serving society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mt-4 md:pt-5\">Our Cluster of Excellence, Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health, <strong>breaks down traditional barriers<\/strong> between environmental and medical microbiome research, fostering <strong>cross-disciplinary insights<\/strong> that drive innovative concepts and technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group module-social bg-custom-purple-100 py-5 md:py-12 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group flex justify-between items-center is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"text-white text-lg md:text-2xl has-beuys-font-family has-large-font-size\">Find us on social media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group flex items-center gap-7 md:gap-14 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group w-5 md:w-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full w-full object-contain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556523591267\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/assets\/icons\/mp_socialmedia_1.png\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"wp-image-132\" title=\"Facebook\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group w-5 md:w-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full w-full object-contain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@microbesplanet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/threads-white-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-914\" title=\"Facebook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/threads-white-icon.png 512w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/threads-white-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/threads-white-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group w-5 md:w-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full w-full object-contain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/microbesplanet.bsky.social\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bluesky_butterfly-logo_white.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-915\" title=\"Facebook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bluesky_butterfly-logo_white.png 600w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bluesky_butterfly-logo_white-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group w-5 md:w-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full w-full object-contain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/microbesplanet\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/assets\/icons\/mp_socialmedia_2.png\" alt=\"Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-133\" title=\"Facebook\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group w-5 md:w-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full w-full object-contain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cluster-of-excellence-microplanet\/?viewAsMember=true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/assets\/icons\/mp_socialmedia_4.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"wp-image-135\" title=\"Facebook\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Our Cluster of Excellence (CoE) aims to revolutionize microbiome research by bridging the gap between environmental and medical microbiome research to improve planetary health. 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