After several inspiring years as part of the PriME community, we need to say goodbye to Olga Schubert as she embarks on an exciting new professional chapter.
During her PhD and postdoctoral studies, Olga developed large-scale and high-throughput approaches to investigate how protein networks in microbial cells respond to environmental stress conditions and genetic perturbations. Since 2023, she has co-led the Microbial Systems Ecology group at Eawag and ETH Zurich together with Martin Ackermann. Their research explored the fundamental principles shaping the biology and ecology of microbial communities by combining synthetic communities, single-cell live-cell microscopy and omics approaches.
Beyond her scientific contributions, Olga enriched PriME through many stimulating discussions, collaborations and interactions across the community, always bringing openness, warmth and a collaborative spirit.
She has now joined the ETH Klima Hub as a Climate Science & Policy Specialist, working at the interface of climate science and policy. While her focus is shifting from microbial communities to the wider challenge of climate change, she continues to build bridges between scientific knowledge, policy and action.
Thank you, Olga, for being part of PriME and for everything you have contributed to our community. We wish you every success in this exciting new role—and very much hope that our paths will cross again! 🌊🌍