Mathias Schmelcher

ETH Zurich
Zurich Switzerland

Biographical Sketch: Mathias Schmelcher studied Biology at TU Munich, Germany, and obtained his PhD from ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 2008, working on engineering of phage endolysins for detection and control of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (supervised by Martin Loessner). Between 2009 and 2012, he joined David Donovan’s lab at the USDA in Beltsville, MD, USA as a postdoctoral associate, where he focused on the development of endolysin-based therapeutics for treatment of bovine mastitis. After his return to ETH as a senior scientist, he has continued research on endolysins and their possible applications against bacterial pathogens in medicine, food safety, and agriculture.

Papers:
Bacteriophage Endolysins As Promising Tools for Detection and Control of Foodborne Pathogens