Beatriz Cristovão

Beatriz Cristovão

Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies · Doctoral researcher beatriz.cristovao@leibniz-hki.de

Topics

Immunology of Fungal Infections

In vitro infection models with physiological relevance

Publications

Hitzler SUJ, Fernández-Fernández C, Günther K, Dietschmann A, Hovhannisyan H, Möslinger A, Austermeier S, Cristóvão B, Vascelli G, Zelante T, Pekmezović M, Ramírez-Zavala B, Morschhäuser J, Werz O, Gabaldón T, Jordan PM, Vylkova S, Gresnigt MS (2025) Host albumin redirects Candida albicans metabolism to engage an alternative pathogenicity pathway. Nat Commun 16(1), 6447.

PubMed

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News

A comparison of two photos of Candida albicans shows that a denser biofilm is formed in the presence of human albumin (right) than in its absence (left). In the photos, the yeast cells were colored in a golden hue.

Candida’s hidden toolbox: Scientists discover a previously unknown infection strategy A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human tissue. In a study publish… 07/22/2025 Read more

Interplay between arts and science They don't have to be as alien as they seem. Arts and science, two very different disciplines, can be combined in an aesthetic, sometimes very unu… 09/13/2024 Read more

The winners of this years’ Microverse photo contest: Harikumar Suma, Beatriz Cristovão, Merle Hammer, Sindy Oekler (from left to right)

Artful Science The beauty of nature can also be found in the smallest creatures. The award-winning photos of the “Microverse Photo Contest” prove this. “Do you… 08/06/2024 Read more