Group Members
We like to be as diverse as our gut microbiomes.
Below are the countries of origin of present and past group members.
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Lab Management
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MTA Soheila Razavi
General lab manager
Tel.: 0241 80-88443 and -38006
srazaviukaachende
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B.Sc. Ntana Kousetzi
Next generation sequencing
Tel.: 0241 80-38642
nkousetziukaachende
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B.Sc. Selina Nüchtern
iSOMiC platform
Tel.: 0241 80-36239
snuechternukaachende
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DVM, Sareh Tavakol
Gnotobiology
Tel.: 0241 80-38439
stavakolukaachende
Project coordination
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M.Sc. Maja Magel
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
mmagelukaachende
Data Stewardship
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M.Sc. Catherine Gonzalez
Tel.: 0241 80-38642 (only Fridays)
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
c.gonzalezitc.rwth-aachende
Postdoctoral fellows
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Dr. Marko Baloh
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
mbalohukaachende
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Dr. Thomas Hitch (CRC1382 Rising Star)
https://hitch-research.com/
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
thitchukaachende
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Dr. Andrea Martinez Aguirre
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
amartinezaguukaachende
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Dr. Charlie Pauvert
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
cpauvertukaachende
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Dr. Nicole Treichel
https://www.crc1382.org
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
ntreichelukaachende
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Dr. David Wylensek
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
dwylensekukaachende
PhD candidates
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M.Sc. Johanna Bosch
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
joboschukaachende
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M.Sc. Amy Coates
https://www.sfb1371.tum.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
acoatesukaachende
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M.Sc. Susan Jennings
Gnotobiology
Tel.: 0241 80-38439
sjenningsukaachende
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M.Sc. Johannes Masson
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
jomassonukaachende
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M.Sc. Atscharah Panyot
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
apanyotukaachende
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M.Sc. Candice Raynaud
https://www.perinatal-immunity.de/en
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
craynaudukaachende
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M.Sc. Alina Viehof
https://www.crc1382.org
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
aviehofukaachende
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M.Sc. Esther Wortmann
https://www.sfb1371.tum.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
ewortmannukaachende
Alumni
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M.Sc. Afrizal Afrizal
(former PhD candidate; 2023)
Main publication 1
Main publication 2
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Dr. Neeraj Kumar
(former PhD candidate; 2021)
Main publication 1
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Dr. Theresa Streidl
(former PhD candidate; 2021)
Main publication 1
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Dr. Ilias Lagkouvardos
(former Postdoctoral fellow; 2017)
Main publication 1
Main publication 2
Main publication 3
Main publication 4
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Dr. Sarah Just
(former PhD student; 2017)
Main publication 1
Main publication 2
Former Master students
Matthias Schmitz; 2023; Comparative Analysis of Protein-Coding Gene Frequencies in the Gut Metagenomes of Healthy and Diseased Individuals
Maurice Heitzer; 2023; In vitro interactions between SIgA and cultured bacteria from the human gut
Emily Richter; 2022; Characterizing the lipase activity of Collinsella aerofaciens strains from human feces
Susan Jennings; 2021; Minimal microbial consortia in gnotobiotic mice
Hatice Demirel; 2021; Optimization of a continuous culture system for a synthetic community of the murine gut microbiome
Kevin Bisdorf; 2020; Strain-level diversity of Bacteroides between different host species
Johannes Masson; 2020; Ecology and function of lipolytic enzymes within the mammalian microbiome
Hannah Weger; 2020; Impact of bile acid conversion by the mouse gut bacterium Extibacter muris on gut epithelium and liver
Alina Viehof; 2019; Feasibility and optimisation of single-cell printing of mammalian gut bacteria
Lisa Alker; 2019; Etablierung von qPCR-Assays zur Evaluierung der Zusammensetzung von Minimalmikrobiomen