The Deng Lab studies phages in nature and human health. We use ecological relevant models, culture-independent methods and high-throughput metagenomics

Joined October 2020
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11 Feb 2025
Happy Women in Science Day👩‍🔬🧫 Today we celebrate incredible women who drive scientific innovation and discovery in our lab and around the world #DiversityMatters PS-When working with bacteria, we always look forward to coming to the lab...and finding our cultures positive 😃
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13 Oct 2024
What better way to celebrate this special day than by remembering this inspiring video? youtu.be/3k_mJd_HZ_o

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10 Jul 2024
We're looking for a motivated PhD student with a background in computational biology to join our team. You will be involved in exciting projects that aim to reveal the role of microbiome in human health.
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6 Jun 2024
What a sucessful day at the #DZL2024 annual meeting. Great discussions and plans for future collaborations. #virome #phagetherapy #lungresearch @dzlacademy
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23 Apr 2024
In our two recent papers, we demonstrate the relevance of gut phages to human health and identify their roles in conditions such as Graft-versus-host (doi.org/10.1038/s43018-023-0…), as well as non-communicable diseases like colorectal cancer (doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-4…).
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15 Apr 2024
The Deng group putting their best foot forward into a two day Lab retreat! Time to celebrate all achievements, and enjoy each others company.
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Fantastic paper on #gvhd just published in @NatureCancer by Eric T. Orberg @matrixat @HendrikPoeck, @deng_lab and many more @crc1371 members! Great team effort!
Researchers discovered that certain combinations of #gutbacteria protect #stemcelltransplantation patients and reduce the risk of graft versus host disease: go.tum.de/254522 #microbiome #immunereactions 📷S.Jarosch, D.Busch
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13 Nov 2023
We are excited to announce our latest publications that demonstrate the link between gut phages and colorectal cancer, which is exacerbated by Helicobacter pylori infection: 1. gut.bmj.com/content/early/20… 2. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

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Kawtar Tiamani on "Studying the Transcriptional Organization and Infection Process in A. baumannii phage model using Differential RNA-Sequencing in order to discover novel phage based antibacterials" @deng_lab
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Just home from @vom2023 in beautiful Georgia. Honestly one of the best experiences of my life - feeling inspired and excited about science, my work, and the future. #vom2023
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22 May 2023
We are looking for a highly motivated Ph.D. student to work on an exciting project that aims to develop targeted approaches for manipulating the human microbiome. To apply, please visit the link below: jobs.helmholtz-muenchen.de/j…

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31 Mar 2023
We are excited to share our recent paper published in Gut Microbes; ViroProfiler is a new pipeline for analyzing viral sequences, bringing us one step closer to standardizing viral metagenomics: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.…

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Replidec - Use naive Bayes classifier to identify virus lifecycle from metagenomics data biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv

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21 Jul 2022
Last week 70 national and international participants discussed the future of translational #phage research in Germany during the first strategic DZIF meeting on this topic. A DZIF phage network was established and a roadmap for future steps drafted. #bacteriophages #phages #AMR
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19 Jul 2022
Looking forward for #IUMS2022. Medical and non-medical microbiology experts from around the world will gather for great scientific exchange. Honored to be invited to present @IUMSmicrobio - “Microbiomes and virome in the Anthropocene” 1-2:30PM
ONE day left until #IUMS2022 💙💜💙 We can't wait to see you tomorrow at the first IUMS Online Edition! ✅ Register and join us in keynote lectures by scientific leaders, bridging sessions and workshops organized by the three IUMS divisions! 👉 bit.ly/39EyR3F
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13 Jul 2022
These past two days were unique. Thanks to @DZIF_, interdisciplinary teams aiming at making phage therapy a treatment option against untreatable bacterial infections, were brought together. Many lessons learned and a lot of work ahead #thefutureisbright #phagefriends
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10 Jul 2022
Don’t miss Europe’s biggest multidisciplinary and prestigious science conference: Leiden, July 13-16, 2022 @ESOF_eu. For an update on our research focus regarding #AMR join session SS3.14 on Current Research Trends towards solving Antimicrobial Resistance Jul 16 09:45 #ESOF2022
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10 Jul 2022
Tomorrow starts the first strategic @DZIF_ meeting to promote translational research in the field of bacteriophages in Germany. Many important discussions on the agenda dzif.de/system/files/documen… #phagetherapy #AntimicrobialResistance
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