Matthias Merker @merker_matthias
interested in TB genomics, molecular epidemiology, evolution of drug resistance, molecular diagnostics Hamburg, Deutschland Joined September 2017-
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📣 Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗺/𝘄/𝗱). Die Stelle ist zunächst für 5 Jahre befristet. Wiederbestellungen sind möglich. Alle Informationen finden Sie hier: ▶️jobs.stellenpool24.de/html/32547/129…
First data on mRNA TB vaccine at #ESM24
Good discussion at #ESM24 of the NTM expert panel, eg why bedaquiline is not the holy Grail in ntm diseases.
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center represented @ the European Society of Mycobacteria Conference #ESM24 in Brugge, Belgium
🎉 Exciting News! The European Society of Mycobacteriology's Annual Congress is just around the corner! 🌍✨ Here's a sneak peek at the fantastic programme we have lined up esmycobacteriology.eu/event-programme. Don't miss out! 👇
📢 Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce our 44th Annual Congress 🎉. Join us at the beautiful Oud Sint-Jan in Bruges, Belgium, from 23-26 June 2024. Stay tuned as our enriching scientific program will be published soon. esmycobacteriology.eu/event-home. #ESM2024 #Mycobacteriology
You're working with NGS to investigate microbes or resistance genes? We're looking for your abstract #DGHM "Fachgruppen" symposium 07/08 Dec23 dghm.org/veranstaltunge… abstract to: [email protected] @jungedghm @kieluni @_K_E_C @UniLuebeck @FZBorstel @VAAM_Microbes
Congrats @con_meehan receiving the Gertrud Meissner award at the ESM congress 2023 🥳 well deserved, and great lecture about M. tuberculosis phylogenies. Cu later for a cold beer 🍻
Great event and awesome microbiome talks with @MeriemBel02
Great event and awesome microbiome talks with @MeriemBel02
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic evolutionary, computational biologist for a fully funded 3-year PhD position, starting in September in Paris. Topic: Epidemic success of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis lineages and their adaptive landscape. Contact: [email protected]
New publication: determining novel mechanisms of bedaquiline resistance fowlerlab.org/2023/03/30/new…
ADVANCE-TB @ Marius Nasta Institute, Bucharest 🇷🇴 presenting NTM and TB genomics data with @MarDir6
Our @NatureComms paper on Mycobacterium abscessus population structure and transmission employing high-resolution core genome multilocus sequence typing has been voted Paper of the Month by #dghm. Congrats to @MarDir6, the entire team and @mukoinfo! dghm.org/aktuelles/pape…
Which outbreak will cause the next pandemic? #WHS2022 be prepared or we can only react
We are seeking a bioinformatician interested in pathogen genomic epidemiology and #AntimicrobialResistance. Please RT. For more details: dsmz.de/dsmz/career/jo…
Final call for abstracts!! Don't miss this great chance, to present your latest data and get to know other enthusiastic scientists at our great networking event with dinner and life music👩🔬🧑🏾🔬 Keep the tradition up! Come to the Research Center Borstel!
#DZIF_WissenschaftlerInnen sind einen großer Schritt dem Ziel personalisierter Antibiotika-Behandlungsstrategien bei #Tuberkulose-Erkrankten nähergekommen: dzif.de/de/personalisi… #TB #präzisionsmedizin #tuberculosis @stefan_niemann @cdenki @uniklinik_hd @FZBorstel

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