Abstract

Speaker bio: • 2012-2018: Studies of Veterinary medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany • 2018-2021: PhD in Microbiology at the Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany: Investigation of virulence and fitness factors of Streptococcus suis • 2022-2024: PostDoc at the Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation and two-month research visit in the group of Dr Lucy Weinert at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge: Further education in bioinformatics, analysis of genome sequences of Streptococcus suis, teaching responsibilities • Since October 2024: PostDoc (DAAD fellowship) at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany and Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge: Genome studies of the epidemiology, virulence and host adaptation of Streptococcus canis, supervision: Dr Lucy Weinert and Prof Dr Marcus Fulde (Berlin)

Chaired by Elizabeth Murchison and Sophia Belkhir