lisa.niedermeier(at)tum.de
Lisa completed her bachelor’s degree at the LMU and her master’s degree in biology at the TUM, specializing in Medical Biology, Microbiology and Ecology. Through her work in the diagnostics laboratory of the Max von Pettenkofer Institute and her interest in research at the interface between microbial ecology and medical research, she connected with the AG Stecher, where she wrote her master's thesis and continued with her PhD. In the AG Stecher synthetic model communities are used as a tool to e.g. analyse bacterial ecology in detail by reducing complexity and increasing experimental manipulability. Building on our expertise with the Oligo-Mouse-Microbiota (OMM12), Lisa now aims to generate a synthetic community to model the human neonatal gut microbiota (NeoSyn). The microbiota plays a crucial role in various aspects of early development and health. NeoSyn is intended to mimic the highly variable neonatal gut microbiome both functionally and taxonomically. Using NeoSyns, we plan to investigate and understand e.g. differences in microbial ecology and microbiome functions or apply them for studying different antimicrobial compounds.
Fun Fact: In her free time Lisa does different sports, likes to spend time in nature and to collect new experiences.
