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
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-3479
Suzanne Balharry Lab Administrator [email protected]
Office: SV 3837
Phone: +41 21 693 17 87
 
Valentin Borgeat Technical Specialist [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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. Luca Schlotheuber Post-doc [email protected]
Office: SV 3832
Phone: +41 21 693 8973
Research Interests: Host pathogen interaction, High-resolution- & Time-lapse Microscopy, Biochemistry of Mycobacterial proteins during Macrophage infection, Lung-Organoid models
Dr. Pit Engling Post-doc [email protected]
Office: SV 3832
Phone: +41 21 693 8973
Research Interests: Interbacterial antagonism, secretion systems, mycobacteria, microfluidics, time-lapse microscopy
Esther Räth Post-doc [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Office: SV 3832
Phone:+41 21 693 06 26
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
Research Interests: Bladder organoids, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), Antibiotic persistence, Fluorescent time-lapse microscopy
Maria Gabriela Kirsch  Laboratory Assistant [email protected]
Office: SV 3832
Phone:+41 21 693 16 77
Research Interests: Innate immunology, infection response, immune cell co-culture bladder-on-chip model systems, microfabrication, microfluidics, microscopy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis