Happy to share our latest story on macrophage responses post Co and Cr ion exposure and its consequences for S. aureus infections led by a talented Lea Tölken in our lab. Fun collaboration with SchoonLab from the UM Greifswald. Thanks to all contributors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Christmas dinner sdb-lab.org with collaborators - thank you all for a great year!! Weronika Barcik Chun-Chi Chang Judith Bergadà Pascal Frey @ jeruschabaum @ruipintoguerreiro Willy Isao Staiger @ tomasdemeter Srikanth Mairpady Shambat Alejogo02 @ tcs @ davidweller and friends

Off to a good start of 2024! Our comparison of meningitis causing Group A Streptococcus strains with otitis and colonizing strains revealed no distinct invasive pheno- or genotype, indicating continous spread of the infection. Microbiology Open Access doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1…

Bacterial contamination of air and surfaces during dental procedures—An experimental pilot study using Staphylococcus aureus | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - bit.ly/47K8SzD Congratulations to Jessica and Thomas!

Our new story on Strep, monocytic cells, and IL-18 release led by a talented Dr. Lea Tölken, who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday, is out now. Many thanks to all collaborators! We are very grateful! jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Thanks to opo-stiftung.ch for generously extending the support for our research within novartis.com/ch-de/medizin-… Unispital_USZ Srikanth Mairpady Shambat Chun-Chi Chang

We had an amazing retreat high above the Walensee with lots of science, remembering the past and planning the future, and especially tons of fun!

Absolutely wonderful ATV lecture from Silvio sdb-lab.org! Super cool stuff as always and a wonderful, WONDERFUL talk!!!

Fascinating talk, we're very lucky to have Silvio as a collaborator in the Alex Hall group 👏

Excellent talk by SDB from sdb-lab.org, contributing to a neat start of #ECCMID2024. Lovely to see our #BaQFA method mentioned (more on baqfa.org)

#ECCMID2024 session 09. Experimental microbiology, microbial pathogenesis & biofilms Covert pathogenesis: unexpected impact of co-occurring organisms during polymicrobial infection Session with Katy Patras, Marjon de Vos and Ilse Jacobsen

Congrats Zinkernagel Lab Zurich ! #ECCMID2024 ESCMID

Wonderful defence today from Chun-Chi Chang at the USZ about using commensal bacteria to counter pathogens. Wonderful, wonderful talk! sdb-lab.org Srikanth Mairpady Shambat Zinkernagel Lab Zurich

Congrats to Chun-Chi Chang to his successful PhD defense! Excellent job! 💪🏼🎉🍾

Congratulations to Chun-Chi Chang to his outstanding PhD defense! He taught us today everything about using commensal bacteria as gatekeepers of the respiratory tract to combat pathobiont colonizations. We wish you all the best for the future!

Silvio sdb-lab.org is presenting the collaborative work with Srikanth Mairpady Shambat funded by FreeNovation Novartis Foundation today at FreeNovation Forum. Wonderful talk.

Chun-Chi Chang Srikanth Mairpady Shambat Novartis Foundation

FGCZ Chun-Chi Chang at Students-on-Stage FGCZ

We had a great inaugural 'Students on Stage at the FGCZ' event last week! Congratulations to Lukas Schwyter for winning the best presentation award from Renuo AG Stay tuned for the second edition...

Zinkernagel Lab Zurich presenting on in-host adaptation or Staph at MPI Evolutionary Biology meets the Antibiotic Crisis vol. 2