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My expertise
My expertise is on bacterial cell surface proteins, specifically on bacterial adhesion factors and bacterial transport proteins. My research group focuses on Gram-negative pathogens, and how surface proteins act in the infection process.
Methods used in my lab/group
The research group specializes in protein expression and purification, functional assays such as adhesion assays, biofilm assays, and enzymatic assays, as well as in various sample preparation techniques for structural biology (including NMR; Electron Microscopy, and x-ray crystallography). The group also excels in all related molecular biology experiments, including molecular cloning, and is more and more involved in genome sequencing for more exotic pathogens.
My involvement with the LIMES project
I started this initiative together with my colleagues Katsutoshi Hori (Japan) and Enguo Fan (China). We are hoping to build a sustainable, long-term network of collaborators with a joint interest in microbial surface colonization.