Grant of the German Research Foundation (DFG) to Aline Dupont, PhD

Aline Dupont, PhD has received a DFG grant (research project funding) for a 3-year support of her position plus consumables for a project with the title " Host-pathogen interaction in a novel in vivo model of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) infection". EPEC represents an important causative agent of childhood diarrhea worldwide in particular in developing countries. The funding will support a detailed analysis of the mechanisms that facilitate bacterial infection and cause organ dysfunction and damage. This project aims at a better understanding of the microbial pathogenesis and mucosal antibacterial host response.