Scientific Achievements - Thomas F. Meyer Laboratory

Research in the laboratory of Thomas F. Meyer has been rooted in basic biological questions and led to genuine discoveries in the areas of molecular genetics, microbiology, cell biology and recently also cancer biology. Infectious agents have always been at the centre of his work. Following the recent progress in the development of powerful enabling techniques in genomics and cell biology, his focus also turned towards questions of particular clinical relevance, with an emphasis on the relationship between chronic bacterial infections, inflammation and human cancer. Overall, his continuously evolving research interests can be best assigned to the following major areas: Genetic basis of microbial behaviours and virulence mechanisms (1978 – 1998) From insights into host cell mechanisms towards host-directed therapy (1991 – 2018) Impact of chronic bacterial infections on the emergence of human cancer (2000 – ongoing)

Genetic basis of microbial virulence and underlying mechanisms (1978 – 1998)

 

From insights into host cell mechanisms towards host-directed therapy (1991 – 2019)

 

Impact of chronic bacterial infections on the emergence of human cancer (2000 – ongoing)

 
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