{"id":452,"date":"2024-07-04T10:14:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:24:10","slug":"landing-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/","title":{"rendered":"Landing Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group hero-home-page overflow-hidden w-full relative before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:w-full before:h-full before:absolute before:top-0 before:left-0 before:bg-black before:bg-opacity-30 before:z-[1] is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-video-background\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/microplanet_website_header_s.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group flex flex-col items-center w-full h-full absolute top-0 z-[3] is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h1 text-white mb-3 md:mb-12 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"padding-top:250px;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Cluster of Excellence:<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h1 text-white mb-3 md:mb-12\" style=\"line-height:1.1\"><strong><em>Microbiomes drive Planetary Health<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-x-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"btn-secondary has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/mission-goals\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2427\">Our Mission \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-neon-green-background-color has-background has-beuys-font-family has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/awards\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4891\">Call for submissions for the Austrian Microbiome Research Awards 2026 is now open!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group content-anchor-target partners layout-section bg-custom-white-100 has-contrast-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fa44978affdd3b136b059ba1ea741f68 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 text-custom-purple-100 mb-5 md:mb-8\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7979a2a22744644f5a8c30e6271bd6d4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The <strong>Cluster of Excellence &#8220;Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health&#8221;<\/strong> unites microbiome researchers in Austria, which already possess strengths in many highly relevant areas of microbiome research, from the human microbiome to global change microbiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8430b970fd5871a114f194ce22ca9dbb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Led by the Cluster of Excellence (CoE) director <strong>Michael Wagner<\/strong> (University of Vienna) and the deputy director <strong>Christine Moissl-Eichinger<\/strong> (Medical University of Graz), we bring together expertise from eight top research institutions across Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e6dd07b68060f5a23c1a3f2e71d72e9c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Our core hub is the <strong>University of Vienna<\/strong>, with contributions from other key institutions in both medicine and technology, driving innovation at the intersection of environmental and medical microbiomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group flex-col lg:flex-row is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82936891 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"btn-primary wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/key-researcher\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"279\">Our team \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-primary wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T0p0nQNpmS8\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video summary \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CoE_Puzzle_quer_neu_August-2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5467 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CoE_Puzzle_quer_neu_August-2025.png 974w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CoE_Puzzle_quer_neu_August-2025-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CoE_Puzzle_quer_neu_August-2025-768x381.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group bg-custom-white-100 layout-section 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 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left h3 h3-uppercase text-custom-blue-200\">RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mt-5 mb-6 md:mt-7 md:mb-10 wp-block-paragraph\">The CoE Microplanet brings together a highly interdisciplinary research team from eight leading research institutions in Austria with one common goal: to unlock the microbiome\u2019s potential for planetary health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-1.5 md:gap-4 mt-6 md:mt-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized object-contain w-[126px] lg:w-[216px]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univie.ac.at\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/images\/modules\/institutions\/uniwien_logo.png\" alt=\"Uniwien\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"width:218px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized object-contain w-[137px] lg:w-[234px]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.ac.at\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/images\/modules\/institutions\/ait_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" 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wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized object-contain w-[65px] lg:w-[113px]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medunigraz.at\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/images\/modules\/institutions\/medunigraz_logo.png\" alt=\"Medunigraz\" class=\"wp-image-68\" style=\"width:113px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized object-contain w-[137px] lg:w-[231px]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3039\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2844\" style=\"width:231px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi.png 3039w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi-1024x217.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi-1536x325.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MedUni_Hauptlogo_EN_RGB_300dpi-2048x433.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3039px) 100vw, 3039px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iconbox-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized object-contain w-[119px] lg:w-[203px]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/themes\/microplanet\/images\/modules\/institutions\/tu_logo.png\" alt=\"TU\" class=\"wp-image-70\" style=\"width:203px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group layout-section bg-white 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading font-beuysmedium text-[28px] md:text-[38px] leading-[31px] md:leading-[42px] text-custom-purple-100 text-center has-custom-neon-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-db79851280b58acd7aafd3a5bfd957ee\">Together we move beyond the<br>traditional boundaries of microbiome research to identify unifying principles of how microbiomes function.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group layout-section bg-custom-blue-200 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h2 text-custom-green-100 mb-5 md:mb-16\">What&#8217;s new<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-7135\" class=\"wp-block-post post-7135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox infobox-wide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-image is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508_Yu_Nature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508_Yu_Nature.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508_Yu_Nature-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"infobox-title h3 !leading-[30px] wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/new-coe-publication-in-nature-shows-how-evolutionary-processes-shape-bacterial-populations-in-the-human-gut\/\" target=\"_self\" >New CoE publication in Nature shows how evolutionary processes shape bacterial populations in the human gut<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"infobox-description wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Martin Polz&#8217; group from the University of Vienna demonstrate that many known gut bacterial species consist of several evolutionarily distinct groups that have adapted to&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/new-coe-publication-in-nature-shows-how-evolutionary-processes-shape-bacterial-populations-in-the-human-gut\/\">More &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"1\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-1\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"infobox-list wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-7024\" class=\"wp-block-post post-7024 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox h-full is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-image is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vienna-BioCenter-Lange-Nacht-der-Forschung-236-Zsolt-MARTON-WEB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"infobox-title h3 !leading-[30px] wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/coe-microplanet-at-lange-nacht-der-forschung-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >CoE Microplanet at Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"infobox-description wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CoE researchers contributed to the largest science communication event at various locations across Austria<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/coe-microplanet-at-lange-nacht-der-forschung-2026\/\">More &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6943\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6943 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox h-full is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-image is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Podcast-Image_1-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"infobox-title h3 !leading-[30px] wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/coe-microplanet-podcast-die-welt-der-mikroben-the-world-of-microbes-launched\/\" target=\"_self\" >CoE Microplanet Podcast &#8216;Die Welt der Mikroben &#8211; The World of Microbes&#8217; launched!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"infobox-description wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CoE Microplanet launches its podcast that takes listeners on a journey into the tiny, unseen worlds that&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/coe-microplanet-podcast-die-welt-der-mikroben-the-world-of-microbes-launched\/\">More &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6925\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6925 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox h-full is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-image is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/750_3_ali_Fuso_001_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/750_3_ali_Fuso_001_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/750_3_ali_Fuso_001_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/750_3_ali_Fuso_001_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group infobox-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"infobox-title h3 !leading-[30px] wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microplanet.at\/index.php\/news\/new-study-in-nature-comms-finds-archaea-associated-with-colorectal-cancer\/\" target=\"_self\" >New study in Nature Comms finds archaea associated with colorectal cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div 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