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Dr. Gunnar Neels Schroeder

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Gunnar Neels Schroeder

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

The Schroeder Team uses a multidisciplinary approach employing microbiological, cell biological and biochemical methods combined with cutting-edge imaging, transcriptomics and proteomics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of host subversion by bacterial pathogens, in particular Legionella pneumophila and recently Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. The evolutionary pressure to combat host defences made these bacteria smart cell biologists and understanding their virulence factors often reveals new knowledge how eukaryotic cells function.

We aim to translate the knowledge into innovative treatments and diagnostics for infectious diseases.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6429
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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cellular microbiology of bacterial respiratory pathogens
  • Functional genomics of bacterial virulence factors
  • Subversion of innate immune cells by infection
  • Proteomics approaches to study signaling at the pathogen-host interface
  • Discovery of new antimicrobials

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • The Schroeder Team regularly engages in outreach events such as the NI Science Festival and offers work-placements for pupils, local and international students, providing background knowledge and insight into the importance of bacterial infectious disease research as well as into the daily operation of a research laboratory.
  • Our research has been funded by the Medical and the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Councils UK as well as the EU Horizon 2020 program.

Research students

PhD Title Subversion of innate immune defences by intracellular bacterial pathogens (Primary supervisor)
Country UK
   
PhD Title Understanding mechanisms of lung destruction in patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection (Co-supervisor)
Country UK
   
PhD Title A map of host cell rewiring by pathogens (Co-supervisor)
Country UK

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Deciphering the molecular basis of the global emergence of non-tuberculous Mycobacteria as important human respiratory pathogen
Country India 
Current Position Postdoc Stanford University (USA)

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  • Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

  • School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science

  • Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine

  • Immunobiology and Microbes

  • Respiratory Medicine

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