← students
| First name: | Gaétane |
| Last name: | Sallard |
| Country: | Switzerland |
Thesis Subject:For my Master's thesis I plan to explore how the gutless oligochaete O. algarvensis has adapted to survive in nitrogen-limited environments and how its symbionts have taken over the function of the nephridia to internally recycle nitrogenous host waste products. To achieve this, I will utilize a variety of tools including metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, protein phylogenies and 16S rRNA FISH.
| Education: | |
| 2019 - 2023 BSc Environmental Sciences at ETH Zürich with focus on environmental biology | |
| 2022 - 2023
Research assistant in microbial ecology at Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Supervised by Dr. David Johnson, Group Leader Departement of Environmental Microbiology https://www.mca-johnson.com |
Scientific Interests and Goals:biophysics, wastewater treatment, tropical bacterial diseases, sustainability, data management and stakeholder interactions