Research Topic: Influence of host-pathogen interactions in human lung tissue on the chronification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Armin Braun, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxikoloy and Experimental Medicine - ITEM and Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School
Academic Background: Molecular Medicine, Ulm University

Research Topic: The role of interferon gamma in the control of herpes simplex virus-1 induced encephalitis
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kalinke, Department of Experimental Infection Research, Twincore
Academic Background: Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

Research Topic: Mimicking intestinal microbiome using defined bacterial consortia to define and modulate disease paths in a susceptible host
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. André Bleich, Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School
Academic Background: Microbiology, Jena University, Germany

Research Topic: Investigations on the T cell response to skin microbiota in atopic dermatitis
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Werfel, Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology, Hannover Medical School
Academic Background: Biochemistry, Infection Biology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena, Germany

Research Topic: Characterisation of a novel small molecule inhibitor of Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus Replication
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School
Academic Background:  Microbiology, University of Delhi, India