Our first set of face masks with our lab logo have arrived and were given to every team member. But more self-made ones sewed by team members are coming!

The whole Ott lab would like to thank all collaborators, students and friends for this great year 2018 where we have started a number of new projects and methods that will be further developed in the future. We wish everyone (even reviewer 3 🙂 ) now some peaceful days over christmas and a healthy and successful year 2019.

We offer a PhD position (salary level E13/0.65) to work within the DFG-funded priority programme SPP2125 “DECRyPT” on legume root colonization and micro-territory formation using synthetic bacterial communities and fluorescently labelled marker strains. These strains and their cellular environment will be investigated using high-end live cell imaging and correlative light-electron microscopy (CLEM). The successful candidate should hold a university degree in biology or a closely related field. Experience in advanced imaging and plant biology would be highly appreciated. Please send your application documents including a CV, two reference addresses and a motivation letter to Thomas.Ott@biologie.uni-freiburg.de. The initial deadline is 10. August 2018 but may be extended until a suitable candidate is found.

We are happy to announce that Morgane Batzenschlager and Franck Ditengou now joined our lab as new PostDocs . They will work on different aspects of rhizobial infections in frame of the ENSA project. Great to have you with us now! Welcome to the team!