Maria wins the Pierre-Mercier grant!

We are excited to share that Maria has received financial support from the Pierre-Mercier foundation. We will now study functional microbiome related aspects of diet-induced obesity in children and adults! We thank the Pierre Mercier-Foundation for their trust and interest in our research!

The tail of Agnes and Herbert!

For a while now, these little buggers: a bacteria named Cutibacterium acnes (Agnes) and a dead fly (Herbert) kept us occupied with extensive detective work. Recently we resolved their mysteries and our lab members are rejoicing with joy!

Maria has won the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize 2023

Maria Luisa Balmer has won the 2023 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize in recognition of her medical research into the links between intestinal flora and obesity and diabetes.

Press release: https://sohub.io/k4lw
Video: https://sohub.io/dclo