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 | [email protected] Office: SV 3834 Phone: +41 21 693 18 41 |
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Suzanne Balharry | Lab Administrator | [email protected] Office: SV 3837 Phone: +41 21 693 17 87 |
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Valentin Borgeat | Technical Specialist | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35 |
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Research Interests: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), antibiotic tolerance, time-lapse microscopy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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Dr. Richa Mishra | Post-doc | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 34 |
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Research Interests: Heterogeneity during host-pathogen interaction, single cell behaviour in Mycobacterium tuberculosis during antibiotic exposure, single cell PK-PD, bacterial persistence, time-lapse microscopy | |||
Dr. Kathrin Tomasek | Post-doc | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35 |
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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 | |||
Dr. Théo Aspert | Post-doc | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35 |
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Research Interests: Co-culture bladder-on-chip model systems, Microfabrication, Microfluidics, Timelapse microscopy, Host-pathogen interaction | |||
Dr. Ophélie Rutschmann | Post-doc | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26 |
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Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Macrophages, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy | |||
Dr. Stéphane Pont | Post-doc | [email protected] Office: SV 3827 Phone: +41 21 693 18 36 |
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Dr. Vivek Vijay Thacker | Scientist | [email protected] Office: SV 3827 Phone: +41 21 693 18 36 |
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Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, lung-on-a-chip, time-lapse microscopy, single cell, M. tuberculosis | |||
Frédéric Normandeau | PhD Student | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26 |
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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 | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 18 35 |
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Research Interests: Host-pathogen interactions, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Macrophages, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy | |||
Gauri Paduthol | PhD Student | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone: +41 21 693 06 26 |
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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 | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26 |
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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 | |||
Léa Schlunke | Laboratory Assistant | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26 |
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Research Interests: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Macrophages, Mycobacterium tuberculosis | |||
Kristina Skurvydaite | Laboratory Assistant | [email protected] Office: SV 3832 Phone:+41 21 693 06 26 |
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Research Interests: Bladder organoids, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy |