Housewarming Party Rosalind Franklin Straße

on 24 March 2023 the Balance of the Microverse community celebrated a well-prepared and well-attended opening in our laboratory premises.

Applause

Image: Angela Köhler (Microverse Cluster)

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Published: 27 March 2023, 12:44 | By: Sybille Huck

Who build for long, will finally move in

After a long period of construction the Balance of the MicroverseExternal link community celebrated the opening of lab and interim office building on Rosalind Franklin Street. Cluster speaker Prof. Kirsten Küsel offered welcoming words to all guests and recalled the idea and construction of the laboratory in a short summary. In the background there was a picture show that gave an insight into the phases of the construction of the buildings.

Microverse Professor Bas Dutilh (Viral Ecology and Omics) and Junior Group Leader Amelia Barber (Fungal Informatics) thanked all involved for the opportunity to use the laboratory for their research and new research approaches. Laboratory manager Torsten Schubert gave interested people a tour of the laboratories and explained the various technical possibilities for research that have been set up.

A highlight of the event was the unveiling of new artwork by Erfurt artist Lilian Hünniger, who worked with the scientists to representatively portray the vast diversity of organisms that will be studied in the building - bacteria, fungi, and viruses, with a prominently featured depiction of DNA to highlight the highly genetic focus of the research that occurs in the labs of Barber and Dutilh. More information about the artist can be found hereExternal link.

The inauguration of the interim buildings is one of the first steps in the long road to the Microverse research complex, of which completion is expected in 2024, with research groups moving in during the year of 2025.

Housewarming party in pictures

Kirsten Küsel welcomes the guests of the housewarming party
Image: Sybille Huck (VEO group)
Bas Dutilh thanks all those actively involved in the process of building the laboratory and setting up the interim office building
Image: Angela Köhler (Microverse Cluster)
Amelia Barber, Junior group leader with a focus on fungal informatics, expresses her gratitude for the opportunity to conduct her research within the microverse cluster
Image: Sybille Huck (VEO group)
Lab manager Torsten Schubert introduces Sandra, Sybille and Swapnil from the managing team
Image: Angela Köhler (Microverse Cluster)
Bas and Amelia unveil the painting that will be adjusted to a wall in the seminar room in Rosalind Franklin Street.
Image: Sybille Huck (VEO group)
Applause
Image: Angela Köhler (Microverse Cluster)
Lilian Hünniger from Erfurt painted our Lab Painting. It shows the various research fields the groups in Rosalind Franklin Street are working on: Bacteria, phages, fungi, microbiom DNA, bioinformatics
Image: Katja Präfcke (Microverse Cluster)
22 canvases represent 22 projects or work areas within both working groups on Rosalind Franklin street. Each employee in the building designed one of the canvases with his or her focus.
Image: Sybille Huck (VEO group)
Lab Tour with the laboratory manager Torsten Schubert
Image: Katja Präfcke (Microverse Cluster)
Sandra Studenik, technical assistant, explains the functionality of the incubation shaker
Image: Katja Präfcke (Microverse Cluster)
After the public part there was a lively exchange between scientists of the Microverse Cluster
Image: Katja Präfcke (Microverse Cluster)
StW Catering
Image: Katja Präfcke (Microverse Cluster)