(2024)
Deazaflavin metabolite produced by endosymbiotic bacteria controls fungal host reproduction.
ISME J 18(1),
wrae074.
Curriculum vitae
Professional Career
| Since 2017 | Research assistant, Leibniz-HKI Jena, Germany, funded through a Marie Sklodowska-Curie-Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018/2019 (European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program) |
| 2015 | Research assistant, University of Konstanz, Germany, funded through a Stipend for Returning German Scientists (DAAD Bonn) |
| 2015 | Research assistant, Cawthron Institut Nelson, New Zealand |
| 2011 - 2015 | Ph.D., Victoria University of Wellington and Cawthron Institut Nelson, New Zealand, funded through a Ph.D. Scholarship (Victoria University of Wellington) |
| 2009 - 2011 | MSc in Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, funded through an MSc Study Award (University of Waikato) |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2023 | Network Fund (Collaborative Research Center ChemBioSys Jena) |
| 2021 | Medac Research Prize (medac GmbH and Leibniz-HKI) |
| 2020 | Drug of the Year Award (Leibniz Foundation) |
| 2019 | Medac Research Prize (medac GmbH and Leibniz-HKI) |
| 2018-2020 | Marie Sklodowska-Curie-Postdoctoral Fellowship (European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program) |
| 2015 | Stipend for Returning German Scientists (DAAD Bonn) |
| 2015 | Best Student Publication Award, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| 2014 | Best Student Talk, New Zealand Marine Science Annual Conference, Nelson, New Zealand |
Publications
(2023)
Transcription activator-like effectors from endosymbiotic bacteria control the reproduction of their fungal host.
mBio 14(6),
e0182423.
(2023)
Transcription activator-like effector protects bacterial endosymbionts from entrapment within fungal hyphae.
Curr Biol 33(13),
2646-2656.e4..
(2022)
Diversification by CofC and control by CofD govern biosynthesis and evolution of coenzyme F420 and its derivative 3PG-F420.
mBio 13(1),
e03501-21.
(2022)
Toxin-producing endosymbionts shield pathogenic fungus against micropredators.
mBio 13(5),
e0144022.
(2021)
Bacterial endosymbionts protect beneficial soil fungus from nematode attack.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 118(37),
e2110669118.
(2019)
Metabolic pathway rerouting in Paraburkholderia rhizoxinica evolved long-overlooked derivatives of coenzyme F420.
ACS Chem Biol 14(9),
2088-2094.
(2019)
Cyclopropanol warhead in malleicyprol confers virulence of human- and animal-pathogenic Burkholderia species.
Angew Chem Int Ed 58(40),
14129-14133.
(2017)
Bilge water as a vector for the spread of marine pests: a morphological, metabarcoding and experimental assessment
Biological Invasions 19(10),
2851-2867.
(2017)
Development of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of the invasive Mediterranean fanworm, Sabella spallanzanii, in environmental samples.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 24(21),
17373-17382.
