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Our lab works towards a systems understanding of pathogen transmission: integrating host, pathogen and environmental aspects.
We combine patient cohorts with novel technologies to have an innovative translational research setting. In vitro and in vivo data is further used in computational models.
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PhD position in sepsis diagnostics
Our research group at the Institute of Medical Microbiology of the University of Zurich (UZH) is looking for a PhD candidate to contribute to the development, validation, and optimization of a metatranscriptomic RNA sequencing-based diagnostic tool for rapid sepsis diagnostics.
To apply, please send your updated CV and motivation letter to Dr. Ashley Rooney (email: arooney@imm.uzh.ch). Application deadline is January 16 2026.
Start date: 01.03.2026
Please find more information on the attached PDF: PhD Position advertisement_Rooney_2025.pdf
Congratulations Vera Bregy!!!!!
Many congratulations to Vera Bregy on successfully defending her master’s thesis today titled "Investigating the impact of microbial interactions on the expression levels of Antimicrobial Resistance genes"!!!🎉
We’re very grateful for her dedicated work and all the positive energy she brought to the group during her master’s project! Well done, Vera! 👏✨
Congratulations 🎓Dr. Srinithi Purushothaman!!!!
Hearty congratulations to Srinithi Purushothaman for her very successful PhD thesis defence on ONT-based 🧬 diagnostics!!!
We are proud to see her become 🎓Dr. Srinithi and wish her all the very best for her future career. We celebrated it with amazing Indian food at the IMM 🍛🎉!
