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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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Massive grant for Ashley!!
Huge congratulations to Ashley!
Dr. Ashley Rooney, together with Prof. Petra Dittrich and Dr. Andre Kahles (both from ETH Zurich), has successfully secured an SNSF Bridge Discovery Grant with a substantial funding contribution. This will allow this interdisciplinary team to develop a novel detection system for sepsis that combines microfluidics with rapid sequencing. The title of the project is "Development of a Rapid Pathogen Detection Device for Sepsis Diagnosis Using ONT Sequencing (RADIANT-Dx)".
What a major achievement, we are all super thrilled and excited for you, Ashley !!
ESCMID workshop: AI and machine learning in medical microbiology diagnostics - report published
From 2-5 June 2025 in Zurich, we co-hosted the ESCMID workshop “Artificial intelligence and machine learning in medical microbiology diagnostics”. The course brought clinicians, data scientists, and microbiologists together, combining lectures and practicals to demonstrate how AI can be integrated into routine diagnostics.
The meeting report has now been published. Read it here.
Welcome Chumei Tang!!!
We are very happy to welcome Chumei Tang to the group. Chumei has joined as a bioinformatician working prominently with 16S data analysis. We extend a warm welcome to Chumei and wish her a great start.
Welcome Harta Wedari!!!
We are very pleased to welcome Harta Wedari to the group. Harta has joined the group as an MD-PhD student. Coming with a strong clinical background, Harta will dive into the research world, exploring the anaerobes and their resistance mechanisms in the GvHD population. We wish her a great start.