04/2021 - 09/2022
Research Assistant at DIfE, Research Group Intestinal Microbiology

Seit 10/2022
PhD student at DIfE, Research Group Intestinal Microbiology

2018-2021
M.Sc. Nutrition Science, University of Potsdam, Germany

2015-2018
B.Sc. Nutrition Science, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany

Understanding the effects of gut microbial co-metabolism of bile acids on gastrointestinal health

Intestinal bacteria are able to transform bile acids produced by the host to secondary bile acids. Deoxycholic acid is the predominant secondary bile acid in the human gut and it is strongly associated with intestinal health and disease pathogenesis, e.g., for colorectal cancer. Since underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood, the aim of this project is to investigate causal relationships between deoxycholic acid, the gut microbiota and host compartments using gnotobiotic mouse models.