Our new review on peptidoglycan adaptation mechanisms is out! Discover how bacteria adjust their cell walls in response to environmental threats Read here: Mechanisms conferring bacterial cell wall variability and adaptivity
Welcome, Yin
We are pleased to welcome Yin, our new postdoc with a background in virology and host defenses against viruses from the University of Surrey, UK. Good luck, Yin — the superkingdom of bacteria awaits your expertise!
New paper!
Check out our paper in Nature Communications! Our latest work is now out: Control of bacterial cell wall autolysins by peptidoglycan crosslinking mode Another great collaboration with the Dörr Lab!
Welcome, Martina
Very happy to welcome postdoc Martina Wolflingseder from University of Graz, Austria. Good luck with your projects, Martina!
Welcome, Dani
A warm welcome to Daniel Rea, soon to be a PhD student. Good luck with your projects, Dani!
Grattis, doktor Barbara!
Congrats to Barbara on her Thesis defense! All the best wishes from the Cava lab!! Many thanks to Manuel Banzhaf from the Bioscience Institute at Newcastle for his great seminar and insightful discussions!
Barbara, you nailed it!
Our colleague Barbara Ritzl-Rinkenberger nailed her PhD thesis today! Congratulations! Good luck with your defense in May!
Thesis Defense
This Friday, our colleague Michael Gilmore defended his PhD thesis: “Studies on cell wall recycling and modification in Gram-negative bacteria“. We were also able to welcome his opponent, Professor Jean-François Collet (Duve Institute, UCLouvain), thank you for an amazing lecture…