Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Denmark

🎉🎉Mads Hyldgaard Henningsen, der læser kemiingeniør på 9. semester, har netop modtaget et verdensmål mikrolegat på 25.000 kr. Mads deler prisen med sin makker, erhvervsøkonomistuderende, Julie Simone Kristensen, der går på Erhvervsakademi Dania. De får prisen, så de kan udvikle videre på deres produkt, der kan opspore euforiserende stoffer i drinks. Vi ønsker stort tillykke til de to unge iværksættere🎉🎉

👀𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮 In recent years, the prevalence of mental disorders such as autism, ADHD, and schizophrenia has been on the rise. These conditions significantly impact brain function, affecting behavior, thinking, and emotions, and pose substantial challenges for those affected, their families, and society.   However, there is hope🙏 Helene Halkjær Jensen, an assistant professor at Aalborg Universitet, will soon lead a new research project to uncover the underlying mechanisms of these disorders. Helene explains:   🗨️“Our molecular understanding of these diseases is limited. However, we have hypotheses about certain types of signaling that may be disrupted, which need to be studied in detail. I am thrilled about the new grant from Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond -  the Independent Research Fund Denmark - allowing us to explore a novel angle that has only recently come to light.   Today's treatment options include a combination of medication, therapy, and specialized educational programs. Yet, there is a pressing need for new treatment methods, which requires fresh research and insights into the root causes of these conditions🧫🦠   🗨️“I hope to piece together parts of the puzzle to enhance our understanding of these complex disorders. Ultimately, we can use this to improve medical treatments for those affected,” concludes Helene Halkjær Jensen. 🎉 Congratulations to Helene Halkjær Jensen on the new research project! #aaudk #Calmodulin #MedicalBiotechnology

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫 – 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐥ø𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐠 é𝐧 𝐚𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠💧! Det er kort fortalt budskabet i den kronik, jeg har skrevet til Watertech, som er udkommet i dag. Ingeniøren har åbnet op for, at alle kan læse med via dette link i to dage: https://lnkd.in/d9UAngdg   Mit ærinde i kronikken er at fortælle virksomhederne, at de kan overvinde de udfordringer, som spildevandet giver.   👉 Én udfordring er, at de kommunale renseanlæg stiller stadigt større krav til, hvor meget virksomhederne selv skal rense vandet, før de vil modtage det. 👉 En anden udfordring handler om vandressourcen: Der er ikke uanede mængder rent vand til rådighed, heller ikke i Danmark. 👉 En tredje udfordring er, at virksomheder med en kompliceret produktion typisk også har kompliceret spildevand, som er svært at rense og genbruge, da det indeholder mange forskellige elementer, f.eks. metaller og mineraler, hvilket medfører ekstra omkostninger til både rensning og tab af råstoffer. Det er ikke nyt, at vandet kan renses, og mange virksomheder er både innovative og opmærksomme på udfordringerne. Det ved jeg fra mit eget samarbejde med forskellige produktionsbrancher. Nyheden er, at vi med ny teknologi - membrandestillering – kan minimere, næsten eliminere udfordringerne. Membrandestillering renser vandet langt bedre, så koncentratstrømmen bliver meget lille. Samtidig gør membranteknologien det muligt at genindvinde og -anvende bestanddelene i restkoncentratet. Nu mangler vi bare, at virksomhederne får øjnene op for teknologien 👀💪🌊.   #aaudk #dkforsk #watertechnology

🔊 Projektøkonom søges til sekretariatet hos Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab 🔊 Motiveres du af en hverdag fyldt med varierende og komplekse opgaver, i relation til aktuelle samfundsudfordringer? Så er denne stilling måske noget for dig! På Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab, Aalborg Universitet, søges en projektøkonom til et barselsvikariat. Stillingen ønskes besat fra 1. februar 2025 til den 31. januar 2026. Dog med mulighed for forlængelse. Som projektøkonom, vil du få opgaver som: ▪️Rådgivning og kvalitetssikring af budgetter ▪️Navigering i både danske og udenlandske bevillingskontrakter ▪️Bistå forskere med økonomisk håndtering af forskningsprojekter ▪️Bevare det samlede overblik i relation til instituttets projekter og samlede økonomi Derudover forventes det at du medbringer en forståelse for arbejdet i en offentlig institution. 📅 Ansøgningsfrist: 6. januar, 2025 📍Adresse: Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg 📞Kontakt: Administrationschef Morten Korsgaard på tlf. 61967126 eller mail moko@bio.aau.dk. Læs mere og søg stillingen her: 👉 https://lnkd.in/evQn87Ma #openposition #bio #ledigstilling #AAUdk

🌊 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐀𝐔 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🌊 Floods, droughts, contaminated drinking water, and wastewater threatening natural ecosystems—many of the planet's crises revolve around water. At Aalborg University, we are dedicated to finding solutions through cutting-edge research, education, and collaboration. 🔬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: AAU Water unites researchers from various faculties and departments in a shared mission to promote sustainable water practices. 🎓 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: We train the next generation of leaders and employees in water-related businesses, authorities, and organizations. 🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: We partner with industry and policymakers on student projects, PhD and Post Doc projects, bilateral projects, and major research initiatives with national or EU funding. Meet the members of the steering group behind AAU Water: Jes Vollertsen, Cejna Anna Quist-Jensen, Fynn Jerome Aschmoneit, Kim Guldstrand Larsen, Michal Pomianowski, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Rafal Wisniewski and Aamer Ali. Read more at water.aau.dk and reach out to join us in creating real-world impacts! 🌍  #aaudk #dkforsk #dkgreen 📷 Emilie Bach Pedersen

🎉 Congratulations to Miriam Peces Gomez on receiving the Novo Nordisk Foundation project grant for research within Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology 2024. 🦠 With the support of this grant, Miriam and her team are starting a new research project to investigate microbial interactions and identify natural bacterial predators that can target harmful microorganisms disrupting wastewater treatment processes. By leveraging predator-prey dynamics within microbial ecosystems, they aim to replace traditional chemical treatments with sustainable, biologically driven solutions. 🌊 The research can potentially transform wastewater treatment by reducing reliance on chemicals and enhancing resource recovery through biocontrol strategies. Beyond wastewater treatment, their methods could also be applied to other microbial ecosystems, offering broader benefits for environmental sustainability and industrial applications. 💬 We expect our results to pave the way for innovative approaches to tackle microbial challenges, contributing to cleaner water, reduced environmental footprints, and more resilient infrastructure as we advance toward a greener and more sustainable society. - Miriam Peces Gomez. 

🎉🎉Congratulations to Assistant Professor Caitlin Singleton, who has been chosen in the first round for Aalborg University's new talent program, AAU Excellence. You have already proven great abilities as a researcher, and we feel excited to follow you for the next two years as you develop into a 'top researcher of the future'.

🎓 INVITATION TO PHD DEFENCE BY RODRIGO MAIA VALENCA🎓   Join us when Rodrigo enlightens us in his research on phosphorus recycling bacteria. ♻️   "Microbial Communities in the Urban Sewer Systems to Assess Immigration into Wastewater Treatment Plants". 🌱🦠   📅 December 17th 2024 🕙 Time: 10:00 - 13:00 📍 Building 7H, Room 3.122-3.128, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø In Rodrigos own words: 🦠My research dives into the diverse world of bacteria in Aalborg’s sewer systems to understand how they journey to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), where they play vital roles in treating wastewater. Think about your day so far - you’ve probably showered 🛀, brushed your teeth 🪥, or flushed a toilet 🚽. 💦Water is so integral to our lives that we often take it for granted. Once used, it becomes wastewater, rich in resources like phosphorus that can be recovered at WWTPs with the help of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs). A key finding of my research is that bacteria crucial to WWTP processes grow within sewer systems. This PhD work enhances our understanding of sewer microbial dynamics and has the potential to improve the design of both sewer systems and WWTPs. I believe recycling isn’t just an option - it’s the only way forward in a world with finite resources. This field is essential for sustaining our water and nutrient cycles.   What advice would you give a new PhD student? Remember to take time to enjoy the journey. Don’t forget to smell the roses along the way. Supervisor: - Per Halkjær Nielsen, Aalborg University Co-supervisor: - Miriam Peces Gomez, Aalborg University Assessment committee: - Associate Professor: Per Halkjær Nielsen, Aalborg University (Chair) - Professor: Juan M. Lema Rodicio, University of Santiago de Compostela - Professor: Bart Smets, Aarhus University   👇Read more https://lnkd.in/dqy4eS9S   Best of luck to Rodrigo! 😊 #AAUDK #dkforsk #bioenergy #wastewater

📢 PUBLISHED IN SCIENCE: Holobiont biology - Importance of microorganisms for host organisms New research from Aalborg Universitet and other universities about holobiont biology shows that microbiomes are crucial in understanding genetic traits and diseases. The research results are published in SCIENCE entitled “The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology", and it has great potential and can, for example, provide solutions to: 🦠Agricultural production 🦠Conservation biology 🦠Human diseases. Associate Professor from Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Simon Bahrndorff, is one of the authors of the SCIENCE article. He explains: 💬 “Holobiont biology is a change from considering organisms individually to a far greater degree of looking at the interaction between host organisms and microorganisms as an integrated system. This conceptual change unifies microbial symbiosis into the structure, function, and evolution of microorganisms and provides solutions for wide-ranging host activities, spanning agricultural production, conservation biology, and human diseases. The perspectives are many and can provide various solutions to the green transition”🌾🌏. 👀To understand the micro- and microbiological worlds it is central to address the entire collection of host cells and associated microbial cells (the holobiont) and hologenome (all multispecies genetic material in the holobiont). 💬 “Holobiont biology integrates modes of genomic and functional variation that emphasize the centrality of microorganisms. By looking at the hologenome, it is possible to explain more variation in traits than the host or microbial genomes alone”. 👏Congratulations to Simon Bahrndorff and colleagues for contributing to this paper in SCIENCE.   Read the article here👉🏻https://lnkd.in/dtvN5hfK The article's authors are: Seth Bordenstein, Tom Gilbert, Nichole Ginnan, Antonino Malacrinò, Maria Elena Martino, Simon Bahrndorff, Sunil Mundra, Michael D. Martin, Kevin Theis, Sarah Hird, Alejandro Caro-Quintero, Thomas Sharpton, Kevin D. Kohl, Christopher Barnes, Raphael Eisenhofer, Ostaizka Aizpurua Arrieta, Sandra Breum Andersen, Jaelle Brealey, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Mónica Medina, Morten Limborg, Antton Alberdi. 📸 Simon Bahrndorff 📸 Group picture: Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics #aaudk #hologenomics #microorganisms  

🔈Laboratorieingeniør indenfor struktur og mekanik af glasmaterialer på Aalborg Universitet. Kan du arbejde uafhængigt, og samtidig understøtte forskning indenfor struktur og mekaniske egenskaber af glasmaterialer? Så søger Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab en Laboratorieingeniør fra 15. april 2025 eller hurtigst muligt derefter. 🔬 🧫 I denne stilling arbejdes der både med generering af data via laboratoriearbejde og dataanalyse med henblik på fortolkning af forskningens resultater. Du kan derudover forvente et godt og dynamisk arbejdsmiljø, med fokus på udvikling og samarbejdskultur.    📅 Ansøgningsfrist: 30. november, 2024  📍Adresse: Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Ø  📞Kontakt: Professor Morten Mattrup Smedskjaer, (e-mail mos@bio.aau.dk).     Læs mere og søg stillingen her: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTecVkEZ   #aaudk #openposition #bioenergy