Prof. Dr. Axel A. Brakhage
Phone: +49 3641 532-1001 axel.brakhage@leibniz-hki.de www.leibniz-hki.de
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Doctoral researchers
Dr. rer. nat. Oluwatosin Abdulsalam
Geosmin in the mycorrhizosphere of tricholoma vaccinum
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Dr. rer. nat. Daniela Albrecht-Eckardt
Integration of transcriptome and proteome data from human-pathogenic fungi
Dr. rer. nat. Shayista Amin
ln vitro, in vivo and in ovo interactions of human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
Dr. rer. nat. Hanka Brangsch
Control of heavy metal resistance genes in Streptomyces
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Dr. rer. nat. Melanie Brunsch
Deletion of dhc1 to investigate mating-dependent nuclear migration in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Xiuqiang Chen
Microbiota-driven risk assessment, prevention and clearance of invasive aspergillosis
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbiome Dynamics
Tony Dib
Ultrasensitive Raman-based detection of natural products in microbial communication (RaMiCo)
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Romy Feldmann (neé Rietschel)
Natural products in reconstituted microbiomes
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Biomolecular Chemistry
Dr. rer. nat. Juliane Fischer
Chromatin remodelling during fungal-bacterial interaction
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Michal Flak
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Martin Föge
Characterisation of receptors of the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigates - How does the fungus communicate with the environment and the host?
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Daniela Freihorst
Microarray analyses and new pheromone receptors in Schizophyllum commune
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Dr. rer. nat. Marie Goldmann (née Röcker)
Identification of immunogenic components of Aspergillus fumigatus for vaccine development
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Benjamin Hanf
Cryo-stress of filamentous fungi
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Heddergott
Secretome Analysis / pathogenicity mechanisms of Arthroderma benhamiae
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Sebastian Herkersdorf
Role of Basidiomycete small molecules on habitat sharing microbes
Friedrich Schiller University
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Mai Hoang
Characterisation of Aspergillus fumigatus mutants regarding their interaction with human leucocytes
University Hospital Jena
Infections in hematology and oncology
Dr. rer. nat. Fabian Horn
Prediction of Gene Regulatory Networks Involved in the Differentiation, Secondary Metabolism and Cross Talk of Aspergillus nidulans
Lia Ivanova
The impact of redox regulation on the stress response of Aspergillus fumigatus and its role in host-pathogen interaction
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Evans Iyamu
Hydrophobicity for exchange of signals
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Jügler
Development and application of high spatial resolution imaging for the characterization of intracellular infections
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Institute of Physical Chemistry I - Nanobiophotonic
Moemi Kawashima
Moemi.Kawashima@leibniz-hki.de
Molecular communication involving membranes and lipid rafts in infection biology
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Abdulrahman Kelani
RNA cargo of extracellular vesicles
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
RNA Biology of Fungal Infections
Dr. rer. nat. Sophia Keller
Analysis of the interaction of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergilllus fumigatus with immune effector cells by functional genomics
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Annika König
Characterization of Candida albicans Ece1 membrane integration
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms
Dr. rer. nat. Stefanie König
Mode of action and target identification of fungal secondary metabolites
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Pharmacy
Dr. rer. nat. Mario Krespach
Communication between Streptomyces iranensis and Aspergillus - the streptomycete´s inducing principle?
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Kristin Kroll
The hypoxic (low oxygen) response of the pathogenic mould Aspergillus fumigatus and its relevance to pathogenicity
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Ting Luo
Proteomic analysis of the Candida albicans secretome and its antigenic properties in the human host
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Derek Mattern
Metabolic Engineering and Bioprospecting of Natural Products in Filamentous Fungi
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Nadine Möbius
Molecular Basis of Bacterial-Fungal Symbioses
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Biomolecular Chemistry
Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Müller
Integrated genome-wide data analysis by ensemble learning methods to understand infection processes
Tina Müller
Host defense mechanisms against pathogens mediated by sphingolipids
University Hospital Jena
SG Sepsis Research
Dr. rer. nat. Tina Netzker
Inducing the formation of fungal secondary metabolites by the interaction with Streptomyces
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Liubov Nikitashina
liubov.nikitashina@leibniz-hki.de
Microbiota-driven risk assessment, prevention and clearance of invasive aspergillosis
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann
Criss-Cross" talk between filamentous fungi and streptomycetes "
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Hea-Reung Park
The intraphagocytic long-term survival of the mucormycotic agent Lichtheimia corymbifera
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Jena Microbial Resource Collection
Francesco Pezzini
Epigenetic control of secondary metabolism in filamentous fungi (Bioinformatic analysis and modeling)
Jessica Pötschner
Lipid rafts in fungi
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Annica Pschibul
Molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance and therapeutic strategies to manage infections with triazole
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Muhammad Rafiq
Molecular mechanisms of lipid raft formation
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Eric Ruhland
Adaptation of the major human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae to multispecies environments
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Bacterial RNA Biology
Dr. rer. nat. Mareike Scheven
Novel molecular mechanisms of iron sensing and homeostasis in Aspergillus fumigatus
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Franziska Schmidt
Virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Host-Pathogen Interactions
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Hella Schmidt
Interactions of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus with human macrophages
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Hanno Schoeler
Cellular detection of virulence factors of Aspergillus fumigatus and their effect on immune cells
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Paula Seibold
Stimulation of basidiomycete indoleethylamine metabolism by spatiotemporal light and temperature gradients
Friedrich Schiller University
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Iordana Shopova
Communication between human polymorphonuclear granulocytes and Aspergillus fumigatus
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Nathalie Stefani
Antimicrobial Effect of Nano-Rough Titanium Surfaces: Reduction of Microbial Adhesion and Mechanisms of Reduction
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Johannes Thürich
Isolation and Characterization of Novel Biomolecules from Fungi Establishing Mutualistic or Pathogenic Interactions with Roots of Arabidopsis and Nicotiana Species
Friedrich Schiller University
Matthias Schleiden Institute - Plant Physiology
Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Thywißen
Molecular mechanisms of the interaction between Aspergillus fumigatus and alveolar macrophages
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Sophie Tröger
Antifungal Resistance: Antifungal lead development by natural compound screen (AReST)
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Katja Tuppatsch
Redox regulation, development and hyphal growth in Aspergillus nidulans
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Sonja Türpitz
Modelling and computer simulation of multipartite lung microbiome systems
Friedrich Schiller University
Matthias Schleiden Institute - Bioinformatics
Dr. rer. nat. Vera Voltersen (née Pähtz)
The hypoxic response in the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus and its relevance to disease
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Jakob Weber
Discovery of secondary metabolites from Aspergillus fumigatus utilizing post-transcriptional histone modifications
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Sophia Wirth
Volatilome of Schizophyllum commune
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication
Rasha Zaher
Regulation of phagosome biogenesis by Toll like receptors and it's interference by fungal pathogens
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Lukas Zehner
Molecular mechanisms involved in the induction of the ors-gene cluster of Aspergillus nidulans by Streptomyces iranensis
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Ann-Kathrin Zimmermann
ann-kathrin.zimmermann@jsmc.info
Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles in response to Aspergillus fumigatus
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology