Pathogen Ecology
is part of the Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ). We study the ecology and evolution of microorganisms, especially in the context of infectious disease. We emphasize the same themes in our teaching.
Watch a short film by Helena Klein made in collaboration with the Pathogen Ecology group about the motivation for our research.
One topic we study is horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. (Artwork: © stefan-scherrer.ch)