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Doctoral researchers
Adrian Feile
Probing cholera infection on a chip
Friedrich Schiller University
Microphysiological Systems
Romy Feldmann (neé Rietschel)
Natural products in reconstituted microbiomes
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Biomolecular Chemistry
Candela Fernández
candela.fernandez@leibniz-hki.de
Identification of host factors mediating Candida albicans pathogenicity and immune evasion
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Junior Research Group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies
Ana Patrícia Ferreira Lobo da Graça
ana.patricia.graca@uni-jena.de
Biosynthesis and function of the cryptic cofactor mycofactocin
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Synthetic Microbiology
Mikhail Fofanov
Evolution of Crassvirales in the context of their host
Friedrich Schiller University
Viral Ecology and Omics
Jakob Fröhlich
Laboratory scale investigations on the behavior of clay rock in the near field of the disposal area of radioactive waste (UV-ToN)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Applied Geology
Alexander Gale
Resurrecting Ancient Antibiotics: Reconstructing Biosynthetic Pathways from Ancient DNA
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Paleobiotechnology
Ricardo Garcia
How efflux pumping shapes emergent antibiotic resistance in spatially structured multicellular bacterial populations
Friedrich Schiller University
Theoretical Microbial Ecology
Lena Gauthier
Optimization of super-resolution microscopy for the determination of optimal therapeutic treatment conditions for viral and bacterial co-infections
Friedrich Schiller University
Superresolution Microscopy
Natia Geliashvili
Tracking bacteriophage lineages in microbial communities
Friedrich Schiller University
Viral Ecology and Omics
Franziska Gladitz
2D material coatings on titanium surfaces with antimicrobial properties
University Hospital Jena
Medical Microbiology
Manuel Velasco Gomariz
Global Analysis of RNA-RNA Interactions in Caulobacter crescentus
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Bacterial RNA Biology
Linda Gorniak
Influence of lanthanides on (non-)methylotrophic metabolism in non-model microbes
Friedrich Schiller University
Aquatic Geomicrobiology
Junjie Guan
The interplay between the gut microbiota and immune system in experimental stroke
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
Microbiome in Stroke and Aging
Ismail Guderer
Influence of Gut Microbiome on Killifish Aging
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
AI in Microbiome and Aging Research
Markus Günther
markus.guenther@leibniz-hki.de
Role of Amoebal Natural Products in Intra- and Interspecies Interactions
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Paleobiotechnology
Gaurvanshi Gupta
Gaurvanshi.Gupta@med.uni-jena.de
Graphene based antimicrobial biomaterials
University Hospital Jena
Medical Microbiology
Merle Hammer
Impact of dietary factors on Candida albicans colonization
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Immunology
Tom Haufschild
Cell division without canonical proteins? – illuminating planctomycetal budding
Friedrich Schiller University
Microbial Interactions
