Collaborative Research Centre CRC 1357 funded by the German Research Foundation. We are interested in the biological effects, transport and formation of microplastics in our environment. Speakers C. Laforsch & H. Ruckdäschel #DFG #UniBayreuth #UBThttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3migcq7b3rc2jMICRO 2026 – Abstract Submission Open! Cádiz, Spain: 12–16 October 2026 6th edition: Plastic Pollution from Macro to Nano 📝 Abstract Deadline: 20 May 2026 🔗 Submit here: lnkd.in/dpS_7uj2 CRC1357 is planning a broad participation! See you in Cádiz! 🇪🇸 lnkd.in/dHA5MrHa #MICRO2026 #Microplastics01 Apr 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3migcq7b3rc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mhdfrlndgk2oKeylab Genome Analysis & Bioinformatics has installed a new Illumina MiSeq i100, boosting fast, cost‑efficient DNA sequencing for SFB 1357 Mikroplastik and broader environmental and biodiversity research @unibayreuth.bsky.social ! More info https://www.genomics.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2026/2026-03_MiSeq-i100/index.html18 Mar 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdfrlndgk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mhdbpzil6k25🎉 New CRC 1357 Publication with the chair of Biology & Chemistry Education: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1770878 Responses from 180 students on microplastics, analyzed by Large Language Models (ChatGPT) lead to category systems & classifying free-text responses with high intra- & inter-rater reliability.18 Mar 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdbpzil6k25https://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mgaj5ihxj22i📣 New CRC 1357 Article: Same but different: The response to petroleum & biodegradable bio‑based microplastics deviates between Daphnia magna clones https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651326002630?via%3Dihub04 Mar 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaj5ihxj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mgaiqbjxmk2i📣 New CRC 1357 Article: Effects of petroleum-based & biodegradable bio-based microplastics vs natural control particles on Paramecium caudatum 🔬in situ µ-Raman spectroscopy 🦠Reproduction in P. caudatum increases Read open access 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389426005534?via%3Dihub04 Mar 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaiqbjxmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mcudqfsims2m📣 New CRC 1357 Microplastics Publication: About the Variability of Tire and Road Wear Marker Components in Air: From Emissions to Atmospheric Deposition” in EST @acs.org Read the full open access article here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c12735 @unibayreuth.bsky.social @dfg.de @bayceer.bsky.social20 Jan 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcudqfsims2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3mcud43zjms2mJoin us for next weeks CRC 1357 Microplastics Seminar "Transport & accumulation of marine litter in submarine canyons: a geoscience perspective" 📅 26 January 2026 ⌚ 12:15 CET 🧭 H23, RWII, @unibayreuth.bsky.social 🗣️ Dr. Martina Pierdomenico, Environmental Geology & Geoengineering, CNR - IGAG20 Jan 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcud43zjms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m5ypdiwps22hCongratulations Christian & Martin 👇 #HighlyCitedResearchers #DFG #Microplastics [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ypdiwps22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m4qgvbbfkk22📣New CRC 1357 Publication: The Key to Enzymatic Degradation of Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT): Influence of Semicrystalline Properties on Degradation https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.20250177503 Nov 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qgvbbfkk22https://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m4d2wjcv2c2m📢 New CRC 1357 publication: Hydrodynamics shape riverine biofilms on microplastics: insights from in-situ incubation Congrats to Rizwan Khaleel & co-authors on their new in EnvironSystRes funded by @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social https://environmentalsystemsresearch.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40068-025-00420-8#Sec1929 Oct 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4d2wjcv2c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m45zc2bxp22tJoin us today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45zc2bxp22thttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m3txgatal226CRC 1357 Microplastics Seminar – Open & Hybrid! 🎤 Prof. Dr. Annika Jahnke @ufz.de P-Leach Impacts on ecosystem functions & human health by environmental plastics & associated chemicals 🗓 27.10.25 ⏰ 12.15 CET 💻 Join on site or online 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter for Zoom Links Funded by @dfg.de23 Oct 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3txgatal226https://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m37u2igirc2x📣New CRC 1357 Publication: Trapping of microplastic particles in Germany’s largest drinking water reservoir: a simulation study rdcu.be/eK6rK Joint work between @crc1357.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social and @ufz.de! #Microplastics #CRCMP #WaterScience #Research #Modeling #KnowledgeExchange https://rdcu.be/eK6rK15 Oct 2025 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37u2igirc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m2tjv3sex22i🚀 Update on Microplastics Toxicity Research - ToMEx 2.0 Release! The open-source Toxicity of Microplastics Explorer received a major expansion. Congrats to all authors that contributed to this international coop led by Leah Thornton Hampton. 🔎 https://microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43591-025-00145-610 Oct 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tjv3sex22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m2j657feqk2j📣New CRC 1357 Publication: Micro- and nanoplastic effects on the reproduction of Daphnia spp. - A meta-analysis. by @analeticiav.bsky.social , Luca Liprandi, Christian Laforsch and @magdalenammair.bsky.social. https://academic.oup.com/etc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/etojnl/vgaf224/8249234?login=false06 Oct 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j657feqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m277d5efvk2p📣 New CRC 1357 Microplastics Publication: Following Changes at the Solid/Liquid Interface for Large Microplastic Particles by Streaming Potential published in Chemistry Methods. Congrats to this interdisciplilnary study including 5 project teams @unibayreuth.bsky.social! https://doi.org/10.1002/cmtd.20250010202 Oct 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m277d5efvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/crc1357.bsky.social/post/3m24hdzthps2h📣New CRC 1357 open access article! Congrats go to Simon Wieland & co-authors for their new article "Many dynein teams collectively generate high forces during the transport of large organelles" published in the Biophysical Journal! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2025.09.012 #microplastics #celltransport #dynein01 Oct 2025 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:3kqw4j5lubud22csei2b5edp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24hdzthps2h