Prof. Dr. Leo Eberl

Area of Research

Description of Research Interest

We are interested in two areas:
1) The role of biofilms in infections; the main focus in this line of research is on the identification of the molecular mechanisms underlying biofilm development, the role of cell signalling (quorum sensing and c-di-GMP) and the development of anti-biofilm strategies.
2) Mode of action of antibiotics, particularly peptidomimetics (this is done in collaboration with Prof. J. Robinson, Department of Chemistry, UZH).

Special Expertise

RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)
Proteomics
Transposon sequencing (Tn-Seq)

Shareable Platforms, Services, Equipment & Infrastructure

Biofilm settings
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
Colony picker robot