Group Members
We like to be as diverse as our gut microbiomes.
Below are the countries of origin of present and past group members.
Lab Management
MTA Soheila Razavi
General lab manager
Tel.: 0241 80-88443 and -38006
srazaviukaachende
M.Sc. Maurice Heitzer
Microbial cultivation
maheitzerukaachende
B.Sc. Ntana Kousetzi
Next generation sequencing
Tel.: 0241 80-38642
nkousetziukaachende
B.Sc. Selina Nüchtern
iSOMiC platform
Tel.: 0241 80-36239
snuechternukaachende
DVM, Sareh Tavakol
Gnotobiology
Tel.: 0241 80-38439
stavakolukaachende
Project coordination
M.Sc. Maja Magel
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
mmagelukaachende
Data Stewardship
M.Sc. Catherine Gonzalez
Tel.: 0241 80-38642 (only Fridays)
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
c.gonzalezitc.rwth-aachende
Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Marko Baloh
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
mbalohukaachende
Dr. Thomas Hitch (CRC1382 Rising Star)
https://hitch-research.com/
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
thitchukaachende
Dr. Andrea Martinez Aguirre
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
amartinezaguukaachende
Dr. Charlie Pauvert
https://nfdi4microbiota.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
cpauvertukaachende
Dr. Nicole Treichel
https://www.crc1382.org
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
ntreichelukaachende
Dr. David Wylensek
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
dwylensekukaachende
PhD candidates
M.Sc. Johanna Bosch
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
joboschukaachende
M.Sc. Amy Coates
https://www.sfb1371.tum.de
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
acoatesukaachende
M.Sc. Daniel Friske
https://www.crc1382.org
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
dfriskeukaachende
M.Sc. Susan Jennings
Gnotobiology
Tel.: 0241 80-38439
sjenningsukaachende
M.Sc. Johannes Masson
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
jomassonukaachende
M.Sc. Atscharah Panyot
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
apanyotukaachende
M.Sc. Candice Raynaud
https://www.perinatal-immunity.de/en
Tel.: 0241 80-38117
craynaudukaachende
M.Sc. Alina Viehof
https://www.crc1382.org
Tel.: 0241 80-38468
aviehofukaachende
Alumni
Dr. Esther Wortmann
(former PhD candidate; 2023)
Main publication 1
Dr. Afrizal Afrizal
(former PhD candidate; 2023)
Main publication 1
Main publication 2
Dr. Neeraj Kumar
(former PhD candidate; 2021)
Main publication 1
Dr. Theresa Streidl
(former PhD candidate; 2021)
Main publication 1
Dr. Ilias Lagkouvardos
(former Postdoctoral fellow; 2017)
Main publication 1
Main publication 2
Main publication 3
Main publication 4
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
