Symbiotic Algae Fueling Extreme Ecosystems
Biocrusts represent associations of lichens, green algae, cyanobacteria, fungi and other microorganisms, colonizing soils in varying...
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Patrick Jung
12. Aug.1 Min.
New Lichen-Consortium Work
Lichens are remarkable and classic examples of symbiotic organisms that have fascinated scientists for centuries. Yet, it has only been...
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Patrick Jung
28. Dez. 20221 Min.
Astrobiology: Grit Crust
The grit crust is a recently discovered, novel type of biocrust made of prokaryotic cyanobacteria, eukaryotic green algae, fungi, lichens...
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Patrick Jung
15. Sept. 20222 Min.
Cave Adventures
Back in 2021 cyanobacteria from cave environments in Spain got my attention due to some fascinating microscopic images presented by...
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Patrick Jung
8. Feb. 20221 Min.
Field Campaign: Atacama Desert
Although the pandemic made it really hard for us to plan and conduct our first field trip to the National Park Pan de Azucar in the...
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Patrick Jung
8. Okt. 20212 Min.
New Article: Cyanobacterial Symbionts
The last decades of research led to a change in understanding of lichens that are now seen as self-sustaining micro-ecosystems, harboring...
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Patrick Jung
15. Sept. 20211 Min.
Waste 2 Value - Microorganisms will change Western Rhineland-Palatinate
Recently, the German government opened a call where scientific institutes together with industrial partners can apply with projects that...
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Patrick Jung
15. Sept. 20211 Min.
Final Destination? - Genomic and classical Insights into a new Cyanobacterial Species
Unicellular cyanobacteria inhabit a wide range of ecosytems and can be found throughout the phylum offering space for taxonomic...
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Patrick Jung
14. Juli 20211 Min.
New Extremophile Cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert
Sometimes you stumble about things that follow you, you simply can't get rid of them. In this case I isolated a novel cyanobacterial...
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Patrick Jung
9. Juni 20212 Min.
-SCHATZ DER ZUKUNFT-
Im Rahmen der Wissenstransfer Reihe "Wissensbar" halte ich am 11.06.2021 um 8:30 Uhr einen kostenlosen, digitalen Vortrag auf Deutsch zum...
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Patrick Jung
28. Mai 20211 Min.
-Life at Rock Surfaces-
I'm happy to announce that I was recently asked to contribute a chapter about lichens as pioneers on rocks for a book called 'Life at...
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Patrick Jung
22. Dez. 20201 Min.
-Closing 2020-
Science requires dedication thus a compensation is mandatory! Check out this beautiful orchestral music clip that leads you over...
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Patrick Jung
8. Dez. 20203 Min.
- Off to the Desert! -
As a young scientist, it is rare to receive several years of funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for new research projects...
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Patrick Jung
17. Aug. 20201 Min.
-Interview-
Recently I had the great honor to be interviewed by Adelina from ournarratives.net. This blog is about a 'plattform that shares and...
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Patrick Jung
27. Juni 20202 Min.
-New Publication: Shifting Boundaries-
During my work on the taxonomy of cyanobacteria throughout the last couple of years I isolated some strains that appeared to be strange –...
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Patrick Jung
18. Apr. 20202 Min.
-New Publication: Desert Breath-
Perhaps the hardiest assemblage of lichens, fungi and algae yet found has been hiding in plain sight in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert...
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Patrick Jung
10. Sept. 20192 Min.
Digging in the dirt
My new research article is out as early view! Almost two years ago I went to the Atacama Desert and what caught my eye were these quartz...
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Patrick Jung
16. Juli 20192 Min.
Why starting a homepage?
Welcome! My name is Patrick Jung, I'm a 28 years old botanist from Kaiserslautern, Germany. I started this homepage shortly after...
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