Dr. Marcus Rauch

Research on early colonization events in the neonatal gut using techniques of culture-independent profiling. Determine the influence of the microbial community on allergic disease development. Potential of probiotics for the prevention of childhood asthma development

Postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Michael S. Gilmore, President and CEO of the Schepens Eye Research Institute (Harvard Medical School affiliate) in Boston, MA, USA. Investigated and identified beneficial or antagonistic interactions between clinical E. faecalis isolates and complex microbial communities derived from human samples. Collaborated with researchers from the Children’s Hospital in Boston to study the role of Enterococcus spp. in the etiology of IBD

Postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Michael S. Gilmore, Vice President for Research at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Developed in vitro culturing models for growth of complex microbial communities from human specimens.

Graduate student in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Werner Goebel, chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet in Wuerzburg, Germany. Studied gene regulation in Listeria monocytogenes. Developed methods to enhance in vitro transcription assays. Involved in sequencing and annotating the genome of Listeria monocytogenes. Managed lab supply for the department.

Visiting scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Aladar A. Szalay, Director of the Center for Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Examined pathogenesis of GFP-labeled Listeria monocytogenes in a rodent model.

Research assistant in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Werner Goebel, chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet in Wuerzburg, Germany. Used cell culture models to study pathogenesis of GFP-labeled Listeria monocytogenes.

Diploma student in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Werner Goebel, chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet in Wuerzburg, Germany. Developed PCR-based assay to detect and identify Listeria monocytogenes. Collaborated with the pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Microbiology; Virulence gene regulation of Listeria monocytogenes