 | Dr. Wolfgang KoesterBacterial Vaccine Development
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Biography
Wolfgang Köster is a Research Scientist at the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. He currently holds the NSERC/Bioniche Associate Industrial Research Chair in Vaccines to Reduce Food and Water Contamination.
Wolfgang completed his PhD in Biology and Microbiology at University of Tübingen, Germany. He then worked in many organizations including University of Virginia, Institut Pasteur, and Swiss Federal Institute for Envrionmental Science and Technology. From 1999-2003 he served as Swiss Delegate and “Invited Expert” at various events related to safe drinking water of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Köster has supervised 3 Post Doctoral Fellows, 10 PhD students, 6 Masters/Diploma students, a number of technicians and numerous undergraduate students. He is experienced in teaching lectures, seminars and practical courses at all University levels in the areas of microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology and environmental sciences.
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Dr. Wolfgang
Köster (Koester) RESPONSBILITIES: ♦ Adjunct Professor, Veterinary Microbiology, WCVM EDUCATION: ♦ University of Tübingen, Germany, 1987 (PhD equivalent) ♦ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, 1988 (Post-doctoral fellow) ♦ University of Tübingen, Germany, 1989-1991 (Post-doctoral fellow)
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE ♦ University of Tübingen, Germany, 1991-1997 (Assistant Professor equivalent) ♦Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, 1998-1999 (Visiting Scientist, Fellowships from CNRS and Institut Pasteur) ♦ ETH Zurich, Switzerland , 1999-2002 (Lecturer) ♦ Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Switzerland , 1999-2004 (Senior Scientist)
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ♦ Developed molecular detection methods for microbes in aquatic environments and drinking water ♦ Studied iron homeostasis and analyzed transport mechanisms at the molecular level in Gram negative bacteria ♦ Experienced in teaching lectures, seminars and practical courses at all University levels in the areas of microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology and environmental sciences at Institutions in Germany, France, Switzerland and Canada CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS: ♦ Develop intervention strategies against pathogenic bacteria (currently focusing on Salmonella spec.) in water, food and food producing animals ♦ Study bacterial virulence factors involved in host-pathogen interactions (e.g. Salmonella spec -chicken) EXPERTISE: ♦ Microbiological aspects of food and water safety ♦ Development of vaccines against bacterial pathogens ♦ Microbiological aspects of zoonotic and waterborne diseases ♦ Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens ♦ Transport mechanisms across bacterial membranes including both import and export systems ♦ Metal homeostasis in bacteria and unicellular green algae |
