Research Group Valenzano
We broadly study the crosstalk between immune system and commensal microbiota across evolutionary and ontogenetic time scales. In particular, we study how species-specific immune adaptations lead to the selection of specific commensal microbes.
We study functionally how immune aging impacts age-dependent microbiome dysfunction and vice versa how microbiota dynamically impact host immune function and health. We adopt and develop a diversity of methodologies and approaches, ranging from numerical simulations, bioinformatics, genome engineering/editing, computational immunology, population genetics, molecular biology, genomics, as well as wet lab work. Once a year, we conduct field work in Zimbabwe, which hosts the natural habitat of our main model system, the naturally short-lived turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri).

Contact

Dario R. Valenzano
Group Leader
+49 3641 65-6280
dario.valenzano@leibniz-fli.de
Nicole Wolf
Assistance
+49 3641 65-6401
nicole.wolf@~@leibniz-fli.de
Team*
Name | Phone | Position | |
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Dario Riccardo Valenzano | +49 3641 656280 | dario.valenzano@~@leibniz-fli.de | Group Leader |
Silvia Cattelan | +49 3641 656284 | silvia.cattelan@~@leibniz-fli.de | Postdoc |
Dennis de Bakker | +49 3641 656702 | dennis.debakker@~@leibniz-fli.de | Postdoc |
Kathrin Reichwald | +49 3641 656281 | kathrin.reichwald@~@leibniz-fli.de | Postdoc |
Alina Ryabova | +49 3641 656851 | alina.ryabova@~@leibniz-fli.de | Postdoc |
Martin Bagic | +49 3641 656851 | martin.bagic@~@leibniz-fli.de | Doctoral Candidate |
Gabriele Morabito | +49 3641 656702 | gabriele.morabito@~@leibniz-fli.de | Doctoral Candidate |
Samuel Allan Kean | +49 3641 656851 | samuel.kean@~@leibniz-fli.de | Scientist |
Lisa Adam | +49 3641 656871 | lisa.adam@~@leibniz-fli.de | Technical Assistant |
Farzana Shamim-Schulze | +49 3641 656702 | farzana.shamim-schulze@~@leibniz-fli.de | Technical Assistant |
* incomplete due to Data protection