Spotlight
Julia Vorholt elected International Member of the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences recently announced the election of new members and international members. One of the awardees is Julia Vorholt, Professor of Microbial Physiology at the D-BIOL's Institute of Microbiology.
Exploring Salmonella-host cell interactions from inside out
In a recent PLOS Biology article, the Vorholt group (IMB) together with the Hardt (IMB) and Sellin (Uppsala University) labs report the direct placement of the bacterial pathogen Salmonella into the cytosol of enteroid cells, enabling spatiotemporal analysis of host-pathogen interactions.
Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future
Researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels.
Evolution-guided engineering of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases
The publication in Science by the Piel group (IMB) in collaboration with the Piechulla (University of Rostock) and Walker group (Vanderbilt University) reports a method that permits the construction of tailored bacterial biosynthetic pathways for structurally complex polyketide metabolites, based on ways how modular megaenzymes evolve naturally.
Julia Vorholt receives the Feodor Lynen Medal
Julia Vorholt has been awarded the Feodor Lynen Medal 2024 for her work in the field of biochemistry. Congratulations!