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Julia Vorholt, Professor of Microbiology at the Department of Biology, has been awarded the 2025 Novonesis Biotechnology Prize by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
A recent "Nature Communications" paper by the Hardt (IMB) and Vorholt groups reveals how Salmonella's glpT gene acts as a double-edged sword: boosting replication in macrophages but hindering growth in the gut lumen during infection in mice.
Annette Oxenius has been appointed ETH Vice President for Research. From 1 August 2025, she will assume responsibility for research development and promotion at ETH Zurich. The 56-year-old Swiss national is an esteemed immunologist and professor at the ETH Department of Biology.
A recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe by the Hardt group - in collaboration with scientists from D-HEST, the Vorholt group (D-BIOL), the von Mering group (UZH) - highlights the role of host immune cells in supporting gut protection by beneficial microbes against the enteric pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium.
