Combining image analysis tools with super-resolution microscopy

New Podcast Series!

I develop and host the new podcast series from Nature Biotechnology called From Bench to Podcast: Stories from Biotech labs

Guess who's back, back again?

That's right, I am back in the science business and will kick off my independent junior research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg! :D :D We'll be looking at *pneumo* under the microscope and trying to dissect EVs biogenesis. Stay tuned for more lab updates!

Leibniz Mentoring Programme for Female Scientists

Fantastic and empowering mentoring programme. Photo with Prof. Brockmeier, Leibniz Association President.

Leibniz Mentoring Programme

2023 Summer conferences

From Europneumo (Greece), to GRC on Bacterial Cell Biology and Development (Boston) all the way back to EMBL New Approaches and Concepts in Microbiology (Heidelberg). Fantastic science but most importantly, amazing people/friends.

KT Arts&Science exhibiton is open!

Our summer project with the artists Nahye Gu and Maxime Chabal is done! Check it out at Trafo, Jena until November 19th.

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We are in the news!

Arts&Science program opening
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We were selected!

Micro Macro exposition at the Goethe Galleria (Jena). We will present our work "Image analysis software offers a deep view" (Vilhena&Cseresnyés)

Research

At the BID lab, we are mainly focusing on:

– Biogenesis of S. pneumoniae EVs

We explore how EVs are formed under various environmental stimuli, such as an infection scenario or varying nutrient availability. Using molecular biology, biochemistry, and super-resolution microscopy, we aim to reveal the molecular machinery driving vesicle production and their role in bacterial survival and adaptation.

– Biological Processes & Metabolic Cost of EVs Formation

Our lab employs advanced single-cell and single-molecule techniques to understand how S. pneumoniae allocates resources for EVs formation. We investigate the metabolic cost of this process and its effect on key cellular mechanisms, such as protein allocation to the cell wall.

– Host-Pathogen Interactions & EV Dynamics

Leveraging confocal microscopy and infection models, we study how S. pneumoniae interacts with host cells. We look at how EVs mediate these interactions, facilitating immune evasion, modulating the host response and how does the bacterial surface architecture dynamically rearranges.

Bacterial Interface Dynamics (BID) - Vilhena lab

Conferences, Exhibitions, Workshops & Podcast

In this section, you can find info on attended conferences, online talks, workshops and everything about my involvement in science outreach.