Prof. Dr. Kai Papenfort
Phone: +49 3641 508-613 Phone: +49 3641 9-49312 kai.papenfort@uni-jena.de www.papenfortlab.org
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Doctoral researchers
Clara Beer
The role of synthetic sRNAs in the regulation of host phage defense systems in Vibrio cholerae
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Erik Böhm
Elucidating the role of extracellular RNA in the innate immune defense against human fungal pathogens
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
RNA Biology of Fungal Infections
Thea Brunsch
Adaptive Trajectories of Bacteriophages: Evolutionary Dynamics Across Contrasting Environments
Friedrich Schiller University
Viral Ecology and Omics
Cole Carlson
Heterologous phenazine production in biotech hosts for bioelectrochemical applications
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Bio Pilot Plant
Bingli Chai
Exploring phage-bacteria interactions of Vibrio metschnikovii in the aging gut microbiome of African turquoise killifish
Friedrich Schiller University
Bioinformatics/High-Throughput Analysis
Dr. rer. nat. Alexandre Chamas
SynThera: Synthetic therapeutic microbes for tailored antimicrobial therapies
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Kar On Cheng
Defining vulvovaginal candidiasis to identify elements of infection and remedy
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Junior Research Group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies
Ph.D. Federico D’Agostino
federico.dagostino@uni-jena.de
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Adrian Feile
Probing cholera infection on a chip
Friedrich Schiller University
Microphysiological Systems
Jasmin Frangenberg
Evolutionary Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance and Natural Product Biosynthesis Based on Ancient DNA
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Paleobiotechnology
Dr. rer. nat. Rabea Ghandour
Tripartite Vibrio cholerae: RNA-mediated adaptation to a new chromosome
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Manuel Velasco Gomariz
Global Analysis of RNA-RNA Interactions in Caulobacter crescentus
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Bacterial RNA Biology
Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Krautwurst
sebastian.krautwurst@uni-jena.de
ArtRNA – Artificial RNA regulators to probe, control, and design gene regulatory networks in bacteria
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Liz Maria Luke
Small proteins in Vibrio cholerae: dual regulators and mediators of phage defense
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Eoghan O’Driscoll
Posttranscriptional regulation in V. cholerae
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Xiaoqing Pan
The role of RNA structure in fungal pathogenesis
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
RNA Biology of Fungal Infections
Wallapat Phongtang
wallapat.phongtang@uni-jena.de
Host Range Evolution Potential of Bacteriophages
Friedrich Schiller University
Viral Ecology and Omics
Dr. rer. nat. Marcel Sprenger
Impact of sRNAs and small proteins in prokaryotic antiviral defense
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Dr. rer. nat. Kerstin Thriene
Studying the role of microplastic and plasticizers in microbial pathogens
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology
Silvia Vareschi
Biophysical modelling of antibiotic efflux in bacterial biofilms
Friedrich Schiller University
Theoretical Microbial Ecology
Laura Vogt
Characterization of a family of regulatory RNAs and their interaction with an RNA sponge in Caulobacter crescentus
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Bacterial RNA Biology
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