CLOSTNET
A World - Class Research Team
22 PhD POSITIONS ACROSS 7 MEMBER STATES
CLOSTNET FELLOWS
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Ann-Kathin Kotte Nationality: Germany Place of work: University of Nottingham, UK Supervisors: Professor Nigel Minton, Dr Klaus Winzer, Professor Dr. Hubert Bahl Project: Putative quorum sensing systems in C. acetobutylicum using ClosTron technology email: mrxakk@nottingham.ac.uk |
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Daniela Heeg Nationality: Germany Place of work: University of Nottingham, UK Supervisors: Professor Nigel Minton, Dr Alan Cockayne, Professor Miia Lindstrom Project: Discovery and analysis of germination factors in C. difficile using a transposon and the ClosTron. email: daniela.heeg@nottingham.ac.uk |
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Andrea Kovacs-Simon Nationality: Hungary Place of work: University of Exeter, UK Supervisors: Professor Rick Titball, Professor Nigel Minton Project: Characterisation of surface associated proteins of C.difficile email: A.Kovacs-Simon@exeter.ac.uk |
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Sergio Fernandes da Costa Nationality: Portugal Place of work: University of Exeter, UK Supervisors: Professor Rick Titball, Professor Maja Rupnik Project: Molecular characterisation of Clostridium perfringens toxins email: S.P.Fernandes-Da-Costa@exeter.ac.uk |
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Delyana Vasileva Nationality: Bulgaria Place of work: University of Rostock, Germany Supervisors: Professor Dr Hubert Bahl, Professor Philippe Soucaille Project: Analysis of the oxidative stress response in Clostridium acetobutylicum email: delyana.vasileva@uni-rostock.de |
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Henrique Machado Nationality: Portugal Place of work: University of Rostock, Germany Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hubert Bahl and Dr. Ralf-Jörg Fischer Project: Analysis of granulose synthesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum email: henrique.machado@uni-rostock.de |
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Liu Ziyong Nationality: China Place of work: TUM - Technical University Munich, Germany Supervisors: Professor Dr Wolfgang Liebl, Professor Dr Hubert Bahl Project: Effects of mutations in regulatory and metabolic genes on Clostridium acetobutylicum email: liuziyong1010@126.com |
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Justyna Lesiak Nationality: Poland Place of work: TUM - Technical University Munich, Germany Supervisors: Professor Dr Wolfgang Liebl, Professor Dr Hubert Bahl Project: Comparative genome and mutant analysis of solventogenic clostridial species email: j.zaremba.lesiak@gmail.com |
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Zhen Zhang Nationality: China Place of work: University of Helsinki, Finland Supervisors: Professor Miia Lindstrom, Professor Nigel Minton Project: Two-component signalling systems in C. botulinum neurotoxin production using ClosTron mutagenesis email: zhen.zhang@helsinki.fi |
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David Kirk Nationality: Éire Place of work: University of Helsinki, Finland Supervisors: Professor Miia Lindström, Professor Peter McClure Project: Sigma factors in C. botulinum neurotoxin production using ClosTron mutagenesis email: david.kirk@helsinki.fi |
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Beata Walter Nationality: Poland Place of work: Institiute of Public Health, Maribor, Slovenia Supervisors: Professor Maja Rupnik, Professor Rick Titball Project: New toxic molecules produced by Clostridium difficile email: b.m.walter@hotmail.com |
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François Wasels Nationality: France Place of work: ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome Italy Supervisors: Professor Paola Mastrantonio, Professor Maja Rupnik Project:Influence of antibiotic resistance on the fitness of C.difficile email: francois.wasels@iss.it |
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Ines Moura Nationality: Portugal Place of work: ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome Italy Supervisors: Professor Paola Mastrantonio, Professor Maja Rupnik Project: New mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in C.difficile email: ines.moura@iss.it |
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Hamza Celik Nationality: Turkey Place of work: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France Supervisors: Professor Chantal Tardif, Professor Miia Linstrom Project: Regulation of the composition of the cellulolytic/ hemicellulolytic system of C. cellulolyticum email: hcelik@ifr88.cnrs-mrs.fr |
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Minh-Uyen Dao Thi Nationality: Vietnam Place of work: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France Supervisors: Professor Chantal Tardif, Professor Dr Wolfgang Liebl Project: Secretion and assembly of the components of the cellulosomes of C. cellulolyticum email: mdaothi@ifr88.cnrs-mrs.fr |
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Minyeong Yoo Nationality: Korea Place of work: Metex, Toulouse, France Supervisors: Professor Philippe Soucaille, Professor Dr Huber Bahl Project: Analysis of Metabolic Mutants of Clostridium acetobutylicum email: minyeongyoo@gmail.com |
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Thao Nguyen |
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Magdalena Kasendra Nationality: Poland Place of work: Novartis, Italy Supervisors: Dr Rosanna Leuzzi, Dr Marco Soriani, Professor Maja Rupnik Project: To determine the molecular mechanisms responsible for cytotoxic potency of the secreted C. difficile Toxins TcdA and B email: magdalena.kasendra@novartis.com |
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Tanja Dapa Nationality: Slovenia Place of work: Novartis, Italy Supervisors: Dr Meera Unnikrishnan, Dr Davide Serruto, Professor Nigel Minton Project: To identify and characterise surface-associated and secreted C. difficile proteins and their role in disease email: tanja.dapa@novartis.com |
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Carlo Rotta Nationality: Italy Place of work: Unilever, UK Supervisors: Dr Peter McClure, Professor Nigel Minton Project: Control of germination and outgrowth of food spoilage Clostridium spp. email: carlo.rotta@unilever.com |
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Carolyn Meaney Nationality: Éire Place of work: Unilever, UK Supervisors: Dr Peter McClure, Professor Nigel Minton Project: Control of germination and outgrowth of Group I Clostridium botulinum in food products. email: carolyn.meaney@unilever.com |