Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum

Prof. Dr. Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum

Bio Pilot Plant · Head of Department +49 3641 532-1120 miriam.rosenbaum@leibniz-hki.de

Curriculum vitae

Main Research Areas
  • Bioelectrochemical Systems
  • Defined Microbial Mixed Cultures
  • Droplet Microfluidics for Microbial Applications
Professional Career
Since 2017 Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Head of Bio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, (HKI) Jena
2011-2017 Junior professor in the field of Microbiology of Defined Mixed Cultures, Institute of Applied Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
2009-2011 Research Associate/Sub-Group Leader Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA 
2007-2008 Post-Doc, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
2004-2006 PhD Studies, University of Greifswald, Germany
1999-2004 Diploma Studies in Biochemistry University of Greifswald
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
Since 2021 Ombudsperson at the HKI
2019 ERC Consolidator Grant “e-Microbe“
2017 f-Cell Award for innovative fuel cell technology for the BMBF-funded project TexKoMBZ
Since 2014 Representative of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, ISMET
2004-2006 Fellowship of the Fond der Chemischen Industrie

Publications

Boto ST, Cristiani L, Rosenbaum MA (2025) Biochemical production with microbial bioelectrochemical systems. Curr Opin Biotechnol 93, 103291. (Review)
Boto ST, Gerges K, Bardl B, Rosenbaum MA (2025) Evaluation of yeast alcohol acetyltransferases for ethyl acetate production in Clostridium ljungdahlii. Eng Life Sci 25(1), e202400076.
Brauneck G, Heykena MS, Schütterle DM, Mann M, Schlembach I, Rosenbaum MA, Magnus JB (2025) Fluorescence-based online monitoring enables differentiation in Co-cultures of untagged Streptomyces species and Trichoderma reesei. Appl Biochem Biotechnol , s12010-025-05378-y.
Graf M, Sarkar A, Svensson CM, Munser AS, Schröder S, Müller E, Hengoju S, Figge MT, Rosenbaum MA (2025) Multiplexed, rapid phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing based on angle-resolved light scattering imaging of microfluidic droplets. J Adv Res S2090-1232(25), 00751-9.
Graf M*, Sarkar A*, Svensson CM, Munser AS, Schröder S, Hengoju S, Rosenbaum MA#, Figge MT# (2025) Rapid detection of microbial antibiotic susceptibility via deep learning supported analysis of angle-resolved scattered-light images of picoliter droplet cultivations. Sens Actuators B Chem 424, 136866.
Hengoju S, Abdissa K, Boto ST, Samimi A, Martin K, Jacobsen ID, Rosenbaum MA (2025) A droplet microfluidic strategy for cultivation, investigation, and high-throughput isolation of mouse gut microbiome bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 91(8), e0069525.
Kuchenbuch A, Al-Sbei S, Rosa LFM, Boto ST, Westermann M, Rosenbaum MA, Harnisch F (2025) Reducing oxygen stress and improving hydrogen availability boosts microbial electrosynthesis by Clostridium ljungdahlii. ChemSusChem 18(21), e202501118.
Lenić A, Bardl B, Kloss F, Peschel G, Schlembach I, Lackner G, Regestein L, Rosenbaum MA (2025) Pilot scale production of a F420 precursor under microaerobic conditions. Biotechnol J 20(3), e70002.
Nettemann S, Mirgorodsky D, Fürst D, Lenk K, Merten D, Willing K, Rosenbaum MA, Kothe E, Schäfer T (2025) Land reclamation of a former uranium mining site: Combined metal phytostabilization and biomass production. Total Environ Eng (4), 100029.
Samimi A, Hengoju S, Martin K, Rosenbaum MA (2025) Advancing droplet-based microbiological assays: optofluidic detection meets multiplexed droplet generation. Analyst 150(14), 3137-3146.