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20132024

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About me:

I am a molecular microbiologist with a special interest in 3rd generation sequencing (Nanopore) and bioinformatics. I apply these methods to study how mobile genetic elements (MGEs) affect microbial evolution. This includes important traits such as degradation of xenobiotics (e.g. PFAS), resistance to antibiotics and virulence traits. 

Current research topics:

  • PFAS degradation by microorganisms:
    • What genes and enzymes are involved?
    • How do bacteria handle fluoride (from PFAS) toxicity?
    • Are PFAS truly "forever chemicals"?
  • Improving the accuracy of antibiotic resistance prediction by analyzing the genetic context of antibiotic resistance genes.
  • Investigating how non-resistance genes become resistance determinants by interactions with MGEs.
  • Detecting and analyzing exotic DNA modifications of bacteriophages using Nanopore sequencing.
  • Virulence traits of plant pathogens associated with MGEs.
  • Detection and quantification of the activity of MGEs in single bacterial genomes using new lab and bioinformatics techniques.

Teaching and supervision:

Lecturer and co-organizer on MSc course "Applied Microbiology" LBIK10180U

Lecturer on courses "Synthetic Biology" LBIK10207U,  "Microbiology" NPLB14012U, "Big Data in Biotechnology" NPLK19000U, "Project in Experimental Molecular Biology" NPLB17004U

Organizer and teacher on several courses on DNA/RNA extraction, sequencing, qPCR, and bioinformatics at Zealand Academy of Technologies and Business.

Supervisor of Postdoc, guest PhDs, MSc, BSc, and project students.

Previous organizer and main teacher on PhD courses in microbial bioinformatics. 

Key words:

PFAS, bioinformatics, antibiotic resistance genes, mobile genetic elements, 3rd generation sequencing, Nanopore, Illumina, bacteriophages, plasmids, xenobiotics, antibiotics.

 

If you are interested in working with me on your BSc or MSc thesis project or wish to collaborate on future projects please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Education/Academic qualification

Environmental Science, PhD, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University

Award Date: 16 Jun 2017

Biology, Master of Science, Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen

Award Date: 14 May 2013

Biology, Bachelor, Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen

Award Date: 2 Sep 2010

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science

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