Torsten Sterzenbach

-Postdoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Bäumler Research projects: -Regulation of fimbriae and posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms in Salmonella Expertise: -RNA-purification, real-time PCR -RNA electrophoretic mobility shift assays -Protein work: protein purification, Western blot -Awards: Postdoc stipend of the German research council (DFG) Mentorship: -Supervision and mentoring of a technician -Supervision and mentoring of students

-Postdoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Suerbaum and Prof. Dr. Christine Josenhans Research projects: -Role for pathogenicity and function of a type VI secretion system in H. hepaticus -Regulation and importance of motility and motility genes in H. hepaticus Expertise: -Animal models for H. hepaticus -Microarrays -RNA-purification -Real-Time PCR -Mass spectrometry Mentorship: -Cosupervision of a PhD-studeny -Cosupervision of a bachelor student -Cosupervision of technicians

-Internship at New England Biolabs in the group of Dr. Ming-Qun Xu Research project: -Research on inteins and an elutable chitin-binding domain Expertise: -Protein purification -Recombinant expression of proteins

-PhD-thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Suerbaum Title of thesis: Pathogenität von Helicobacter hepaticus: genomische und funktionelle Aspekte (Pathogenicity of Helicobacter hepaticus: genomic and functional aspects)