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Dr Sophie Kähl successfully submits her own DFG proposal

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Blood agar plate with Rodentibacter heylii
Culture Rodentibacter heylii, Picture: Sophie Kähl

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the single proposal of our junior scientist Dr. Sophie Kähl on the topic "Importance of an RTX adhesin for the pathogenesis of bronchopneumonia: Rodentibacter heylii-immunogen A (RhiA)-dependent biofilm formation and its control by RhiA-specific immunity"! The application includes the funding of the own post-doc position and amounts to a funding of over 300,000 euros. Dr Sophie Kähl revised the application during her parental leave and finally resubmitted it successfully. Rodentibacter heylii and R. pneumotropicus are the most important bacterial pathogens in laboratory mouse populations in Germany. Both pathogens are closely related, belong to the Pasteurellaceae and mainly cause bronchopneumonia and septicemia. This is the first DFG proposal on a gram-negative pathogen at the Institute of Bacteriology and Mycology. We congratulate Sophie on this great success!