Dr. rer. nat. Tilottama Mazumdar

Dr. rer. nat. Tilottama Mazumdar

tilottama.mazumdar@jsmc.info

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Department of Bioorganic Chemistry

Using fluorescent Enterococcus mundtii to study the variation in its gene expression, spatially and temporally, in the gut of Spodoptera littoralis larva

Insects harbor a plethora of microorganisms within their gut, as their normal flora. They are not only non-pathogenic to them, but also have roles to play in the insect growth, development and immunity. There lies a complex interaction within the microflo

PhD start: 08/01/2015

Supervisors

Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Boland

Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Boland

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Department of Bioorganic Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Friedrich Schiller University

Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication