Silvio Waschina
Group leader
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Research interests
- Predictive metabolic flux modelling
- Computational challenges in metabolomics
- Multi-omics and longitudinal data analysis
- Personalized medicine
- Microbiome-mediated individuality in nutrition physiology
Ann-Kristin Nuzzi
Department Assistant
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Danielle Harris
Postdoctoral researcher
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Current project:
Associating host-microbe co-metabolism with clinical outcomes in chronic inflammatory diseases
Research interests
- Aberrant tryptophan metabolism as a potential driver of chronic inflammatory processes and identification of bacterial contributions to the processes
- Understanding bacterial influence on disease-relevant serum metabolites
- Methods employed include: metabolomics of biosamples (e.g., serum and stool) coupled with functional metagenomics
Alina Pisarevskaja
Researcher
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Current project:
Influence of plant secondary compounds on the human oral microbiome
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- Mass spectrometric metabolic analyses of saliva and oral biofilms
- Degradation and metabolic effects of dietary plant secondary compounds on the oral microbiome
- Association of plant secondary compounds with oral diseases
Sina Zimmermann
Researcher
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Current project:
System biology of the gut microbiome in preterm infants
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- Role of the gut microbiome for the development of chronic lung disease in preterm infants
- Benefits of probiotics administration for preterm infants
- Resistome analyses
Svenja Starke
Researcher
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Current project:
Auxotrophies in the human gut microbiome
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- Abundance of auxotrophies in the human gut microbiome
- Metabolic profile of auxotrophic bacteria
- Auxotrophic bacteria and their association with diseases
Nicola De Bernardini
Visiting Researcher (University of Padova)
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Current project:
Power to gas - metagenomics and metabolic modeling for the optimization of anaerobic CO2 capture and green biomethane production
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- Development of a reliable strategy for the production of biomethane through biological biogas upgrading
- Investigation through metabolic modeling of the interspecies microbial dynamics in the anaerobic digestion microbiome
- Analysis of environmental parameters influencing the microbial community responsible for bio-methanation
Lea Homeister
Student assistant
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