Kar On Cheng

Kar On Cheng

Karen.Cheng@leibniz-hki.de

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)

Junior Research Group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies

Additional research training group: Other

Defining vulvovaginal candidiasis to identify elements of infection and remedy

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) creates a huge public health crisis for its prevalence as a female-specific infection. VVC, which is predominantly caused by Candida albicans and some non-Candida albicans species, ....

PhD start: 10/15/2023

Supervisors

Dr. Mark Gresnigt

Dr. Mark Gresnigt

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)

Junior Research Group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies

Prof. Dr. Kai Papenfort

Friedrich Schiller University

General Microbiology

Friedrich Schiller Universtität Jena Balance of the Microverse

Funded by

Freistaat Thüringen. Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur. Carl Zeiss Stiftung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft