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Goethe University and Senckenberg are further expanding their joint research into the interactions between biodiversity and climate: Since September 1, Prof. Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz has held the newly established professorship in “Interaction Ecology and Climate”.

The Egyptian goose, native to Africa, is considered an invasive species of Europe-wide significance. An analysis of Egyptian geese from the Wetterau region reveals an opportunistic, predominantly herbivorous diet and a surprisingly diverse parasite fauna.

Goethe University congratulates Prof. Georg Nagel, who works at the University of Würzburg’s Physiological Institute in the Department of Neurophysiology and who earned both his doctorate and his habilitation at Goethe University, on winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine. He shares the award with two other basic researchers, Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann.

Dr. Jana Dobelmann has been appointed Professor of Evolutionary Ecology of Hymenoptera at Goethe University Frankfurt as of October 1, 2026. She studies viruses in bees and other pollinators and how environmental change and invasive species affect the spread of pathogens. Her appointment strengthens research at the newly opened Institute for Bee Research in Oberursel, Germany.