Your FEBS Network highlights - End of October
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 10:23
Hello ÖGMBT members, Here's a list of the great content selected as a highlight in the past 2 weeks. In the Limelight: Tumor-Stroma Interactions FEBS Open Bio’s latest ‘In the Limelight’ issue features four reviews that explore the evolving interplay between tumor cells and their surrounding stroma. Read more FEBS Open Bio Connecting across scales and people at The New Microbiology Winning the FEBS Letters Poster Prize was just one highlight of the Joint FEBS/FEBS Lecture Course ‘The New Microbiology’ for this PhD student: from informal dinner conversations to seaside poster ... Read more Megan N.Y. Lee PhD Student, ETH Zürich Where science, people, and mountains meet Attending the FEBS Workshop 'Immunology, Metabolism and Ageing' (Matrei am Brenner, Austria, 8–11 September 2025) for this final-year PhD student was an opportunity to get new ideas, have inspiring... Read more Zinaida Shakel PhD student, University of Porto FEBS Junior…
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FEMS Survey - to Improve their Service
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 10:28
Federation of European Microbiological Societies Dear ÖGMBT member, The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is undertaking a strategic research initiative to ensure we remain closely aligned with the needs of microbiologists and can best support the field across Europe in the years ahead. To guide this work, we are conducting a survey of those who have engaged with FEMS over the years, and we invite you to participate in a brief survey to share your perspective. By participating, you will help identify key challenges facing microbiologists, guide how FEMS can best support the microbiology community, and ensure your voice is heard at the European level. All responses will be handled confidentially by McKinley Advisors, our research partner. The survey takes about 12 minutes to complete and will close on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 23:00 CET. Access your unique survey link: This link is exclusive to you and cannot…
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A FEBS Short Term Fellowship in July 2025, Porto, Portugal
Monday, 20 October 2025 04:17
Attila P. Sachslehner spent a month researching in Porto, Portugal, this July. Being an ÖGMBT member one benefit is to be a member in the FEBS, FEM and EFB at the same time. This way this young life scientist was able to apply for a FEBS short term fellowship. And he got it. FEBS funds travel expenses and subsistence amounting to 100€/day. Background of the FEBS Short term fellowship The skin of terrestrial vertebrates forms a variety of cornified appendages such as feathers, hair, or nails [1]. The development and continuous regeneration of the epidermis and the skin appendages depend on enzymes belonging to the family of transglutaminases (TGM), which crosslink proteins to establish the epidermal barrier and the rigid structures of the appendages [2]. However, while the contribution of TGMs to epidermal cornification is well studied, the roles of TGMs in skin appendages remain poorly understood, particularly in non-mammalian…
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