Team

Research in the Laboratory of Microbiology and Microtechnology (LMIC) is focused on the quantitative dynamics of microbial behavior in fluctuating environments.

Prof. John McKinney	Head of Laboratory	john.mckinney@epfl.ch Office: SV 3834 Phone: +41 21 693 18 41
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-3479
Suzanne Balharry	Lab Administrator	suzanne.balharry@epfl.ch Office: SV 3837 Phone: +41 21 693 17 87

Valentin Borgeat	Technical Specialist	valentin.borgeat@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35
Research Interests: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), antibiotic tolerance, time-lapse microscopy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2933-2458
Dr. Kathrin Tomasek	Post-doc	kathrin.tomasek@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35
Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, polybacterial urinary tract infections (UTI), uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), bladder model systems, antibiotic persistence, innate and adaptive immunity during UTI ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-877X
Dr. Théo Aspert	Post-doc	theo.aspert@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35
Research Interests: Co-culture bladder-on-chip model systems, Microfabrication, Microfluidics, Timelapse microscopy, Host-pathogen interaction ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2957-0683
Dr. Marion Bichet	Post-doc	marion.bichet@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35
Research Interests: Host-pathogens interactions, bacteriophages, antibiotic resistance and phage therapy, phage interaction with mammalian cells, fluorescent time-lapse microscopy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7754
Dr. Ophélie Rutschmann	Post-doc	ophelie.rutschmann@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Macrophages, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy
Frédéric Normandeau	PhD Student	frederic.normandeau@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Single cell behaviour of bacteria in presence of antibiotics, Single cell PK/PD, Urinary tract infections, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Time-lapse fluorescence microscopy, Microfluidics
Esther Räth	PhD Student	esther.rath@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35
Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Macrophages, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy
Gauri Paduthol	PhD Student	gauri.paduthol@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Bladder organoids, bladder-on-chip models, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy
Ashim Dubey	PhD Student	ashim.dubey@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Clinical microbiology, polybacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs), catheter-associated UTIs, Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), multi-species biofilms, Antibiotic persistence, Time-lapse fluorescence microscopy, Microfluidics ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-2126
Léa Schlunke	Laboratory Assistant	lea.schlunke@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Macrophages, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Kristina Skurvydaite	Laboratory Assistant	kristina.skurvydaite@epfl.ch Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26
Research Interests: Bladder organoids, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy