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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.
Our newest Blog-Posts
Welcome Sina
We warmly welcome Sina Leutenegger to our team. She will do her 6-month MSc thesis in Pharmaceutical Sciences with us. Yuki will supervise her on her project on creating a new MALDI-TOF library using sinapic acid. Welcome!
Congratulations Helena!!!
Our former deputy of the lab, Dr. Helena Seth-Smith, has been awarded the “Habilitation” from the University of Zurich – the “venia legeni” allows Helena to teach at the University. It is a recognition of her hard work in the field of microbial genomics. Helena, we are very proud and congratulate you. We look forward to reading many more scientific papers from you and your students.
Yearly lab cleaning
Once every year, we all clean up the lab. 🧼🧪
Drawers are emptied, the benches are scrubbed. 🏺✨
Freezers defrosted, the hoods shine like new. ❄️🧊
Shelves are in order, the clutter is gone. 📦🚮
Music was blasting, we sang as we worked. 🎶🎤
Secret performers took over the mic. 🎙️😆
Laughing and cleaning, the day felt like fun. 😂🧹
Now our lab sparkles, all ready to go. ✨🔬
Welcome new students!!!
We are very pleased to welcome two new students Lars Binder and Araney Thurairatnam to our research group.
Lars, a medical informatics student (ZHAW) will develop an IT interface between the QPix, the MALDI-TOF, and DiData as part of his Bachelor's thesis and Araney will do a 6-month internship in the GvHD project. We wish both of them a great start in the world of microbiology research.