Meet the Team
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Jordi van Gestel
Group Leader [๐ณ๐ฑ]
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Nikki Cannon
Predoctoral fellow [๐บ๐ธ]
I am interested in computationally integrating taxonomic and functional information from soil microbes to untangle predator-prey dynamics.
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Mireia Garriga-Canut
Laboratory Officer [๐ช๐ธ]
Developing genetic tools in both Dictyostelids and bacteria.
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Gabriela Gastelum Urbina
Postdoctoral Fellow [๐ฒ๐ฝ]
I am interested in understanding how predation shapes community structure and dynamics in soil.
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Andrew Michael Hogan
Postdoctoral Fellow [๐จ๐ฆ]
Studying the genetics and genomics of bacterial resistance to protist predation.
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Laura Sanchis Pla
Predoctoral fellow [๐ช๐ธ]
Applying synthetic biology to obtain quantifiable and high throughput data to understand the impact of predation on microbial ecosystems.
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Vanessa Stuermer
Predoctoral fellow [๐ฉ๐ช]
Using microfluidics to studying foraging strategies of Dictyostelids.
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Dilan Nisa Yilmaz
Master Student [๐น๐ท]
Interested in how soil natural isolates interact, particularly in the context of predation between bacteria and Dictyostelid species.
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Andrea Zanon
Predoctoral Fellow [๐ฎ๐น]
Developing a real-time and high-throughput assay for microbial growth, development and dispersal.
Alumni
Haohan Zhang (currently LMU)
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