The Group
The Food Systems Biotechnology group develops and utilizes computational and experimental approaches to study microbial ecosystems at the interface of foods and human health, with the ultimate goal of engineering microbial communities to promote food quality and security, and to optimize functional roles in human digestion and health. We are always seeking motivated and talented team members. Contact us if you are looking for a challenging research project.

Group lead
Software Engineers
Senior Scientists
Postdoctoral Researchers
Doctoral Researchers
Research/Technical Assistants
Administration
Former members
- Andrea Hess - BSc Student 2024-2025
- Doriela Grabocka - MSc Student and Student Research Assistant 2022-2024
- Inés Meier - MSc Student and Student Research Assistant 2023-2024
- Diana Cides - BSc Student 2024
- Maria Pitouli - BSc Student 2024
- Andrew Schürch - MSc Student 2024
- Zuzana Sebechlebská - Software Engineer 2023-2024
- Christos Matzoros - Software Engineer 2023-2024
- Serafina Plüss - Research Assistant 2023-2024
- Stella Greuter - MSc student 2024
- Chumei Tang - MSc student 2024
- Andrew Schürch - MSc student 2024
- Renata Magallón Terrazas - MSc student 2024
- Antonia Ruder - BSc student 2024
- Timea Leuch - BSc student 2024
- Till Bauknecht - BSc student 2024
- Paul Mihăilă Mihnea - BSc student 2024
- Charlotte Lambert - BSc student 2024
- Santiago Castro Dau - student assistant / junior software developer 2023-2024
- Sara De Crescenzo - MSc student 2023-2024
- Johnny Xiong - MSc student 2023-2024
- Valeria Franco - student assistant 2024
- Christian Hoffmann (University of São Paulo, Brazil) - Visiting professor 2023-24
- Laura Hunold - MSc student 2023-24
- Sofia Rossi - BSc student 2023
- Xiaohe Liu - MSc student 2023
- Dariya Paramonova - Scientific assistant 2022-23
- Fabio Cavelti - Graduate student 2022-23
- Theresa Awontundun (Ajayi Crowther University, Nigeria) - Visiting PhD student 2023
- Vinzent Risch - MSc student 2023
- Sira Ösze - MSc student 2022-23
- Alistair Gadola - BSc student 2023
- Oriana Gasser - MSc student 2022-23
- Leping Li - MSc student 2022-23
- Leander Waddell - MSc student 2022-23
- Rea Mosimann - MSc student 2022-23
- Kirina van der Bijl - student assistant / junior software developer 2022
- Milena Wagner - BSc student 2022
- Salome Häcki - BSc student 2022
- Inés Meier - BSc student 2022
- Julinka Waesche - MSc student 2021-22