Silja Wessler, Prof. Dr.
organoids, mucosoids, infection models, cell biology, bacterial pathogens, Helicobacter pylori, Fusobacterium nucleatum, confocal laser scanning microscopy, STED microscopy
Wessler lab: Microbial Infection and Cancer
Research interest: Infection Biology, Cancer, Signal Transduction, Proteases
E-Mail: siljaOMQV8fb.wee@mg65osslok2ElPTer@plu4OMQV8fs.ac.aFqvW-4OtdR.BNsy
Web: https://www.plus.ac.at/wessler
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-6162
My younger self: When I entered a lab for the first time, I had my own personal magic moment and I knew I wanted to work there! As a PhD student, I was fascinated by research and my supervisor always found time for me to talk for hours, even about a single blot. For me, there is and never has been anything more exciting than human pathogens.
What a PhD student can expect from me: A motivated student has me on his side, gets everything and can talk to me day and night. You get my full support during and after your thesis.
Me as a biomolecule: I thought it would be nice to be a kinase that just touches someone and fully activates immediately! But honestly, I think I’m more of a scaffold protein: bringing useful things together and shaping downstream research.
