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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 16/03/2026

We’re streamlining our Bluesky presence! To avoid double-posting, we’ll be sharing all future news exclusively via @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social. Drop by and say hi!

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 19/02/2026

Today’s workflow: performing a uronic acid assay to quantify #capsular polysaccharide production in our #AMR bacterial isolates. Comprehensive phenotypic characterization beyond resistance profiling remains essential to understand key #virulence determinants.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 13/02/2026

This week we held our final in-person advisory board meeting for the DISPATch_MRGN junior research group. We had a fantastic time reflecting on 5 years of accomplishments and fruitful discussions. A huge thank you to our advisory board for their support as we look toward the future of our research!

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 07/01/2026

Big congratulations to our PhD student Lena, who successfully defended her dissertation today!🎉Her thesis, “Identification and evaluation of bacterial markers on multi-omics levels to establish alternative treatment strategies in E. coli and K. pneumoniae”, was defended successfully.💐#AMR

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 18/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas greetings from the GEAR group! As the year comes to a close, we would like to thank everyone who supported and followed our work on #AMR in 2025. We wish you peaceful holidays, time to recharge, and a curious start into the new year. 🧫🌍 #OneHealth

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 24/11/2025

While a week #WAAW of focusing on #AMR has come to an end, the fight against the silent pandemic continues. 100 faces against AMR! (by DNAMR) #WAAW2025 #AMR #OneHealth #HealthForAll @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social de.linkedin.com/posts/deutsc...

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 24/11/2025

As #WAAW comes to a close, we want to thank everyone for following along! 🌐 #AMR is a global challenge that affects humans, animals, and the environment. ➡ Include family & friends. ➡ Stay curious & ask questions. ➡ Follow our research at @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social : www.helmholtz-hioh.de/en/ #WHO

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 23/11/2025

Today we’re highlighting #AMR research in water bodies. AMR bacteria were detected in the brackish waters of the Greifswald Bodden. We’re deeply grateful to have received the Undine Award 2025 for our #OneHealth work on AMR in aquatic environments! 🌐 #WAAW www.helmholtz-hioh.de/en/newsroom/...

Analysis of the water sample in the laboratory.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 22/11/2025

What can everyone do to help prevent #AMR? ✅ • Take antibiotics 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and follow the instructions. • Strengthen 𝐡𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞 (handwashing, kitchen hygiene, etc.). • 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 of leftover antibiotics in toilets or drains. ➡ Every small action counts! 🌐 #WAAW @who.int

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 21/11/2025

Students gain first-hand research experience, learning the basics of the #OneHealth concept, microbiology, and environmental DNA. Combining #CitizenScience and #SciComm, empowering young people to contribute to scientific research while improving public understanding of #AMR. #Research #WAAW

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 21/11/2025

Spotlight: One Health Citizen Science – T!Raum CiFly Pupils and scientists team up utilizing a fly-based monitoring tool to track wildlife biodiversity, zoonotic pathogens & #AMR across urban-rural gradients in Western Pomerania. @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social #WAAW www.helmholtz-hioh.de/en/newsroom/...

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 20/11/2025

Spotlight on our #AMR research pillars and our team 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Investigating AMR bacteria in humans, animals & the environment. 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬: Understanding resistance, virulence & bacterial fitness. 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Developing new therapies to combat AMR bacteria. #WAAW #OneHealth #WHO

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 19/11/2025

“Now or never: It’s time to act” #AMR is one of the biggest global health challenges, causing thousands of deaths yearly. Resistant bacteria are found not only in hospitals but also in the environment. Read Katharina´s interview www.helmholtz-hioh.de/en/newsroom/... @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social #WAAW

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 18/11/2025

We’re going blue for #AMR this week as #WAAW @who.int begins! “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.” At @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social, we study how antibiotic resistance develops & spreads in a #OneHealth context. Join us & #GoBlueForAMR www.who.int/campaigns/world-amr-awareness-week/2025

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 17/10/2025

The first Vibrio isolates from the Baltic Sea are now growing on our plates. 🧫 By testing them, we aim to learn more about their characteristics and potential resistance patterns. Exciting to see the first results taking shape. #Vibrio #OneHealth #AMR #Microbiology #BalticSea

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 02/09/2025

We asked ChatGPT to create a comic-style illustration that sums up our research group and topics #AMR #OneHealth 💧🐄🌳🦌🚶‍♀️🦠— here’s the result. I think it captures it well! However, I wonder why we are all wearing shirts of the same color. 😅

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 20/08/2025

Check out our latest work in Frontiers in Microbiology! 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fmic... We used #genomics, #transcriptomics, and #proteomics to uncover distinctive traits in #Kpneumoniae, offering insights that could support future diagnostics and therapies. Thanks to all collaborators!

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 31/07/2025

With the Baltic Sea right on our doorstep, we are beginning to investigate Vibrio species, some of which can be relevant opportunistic pathogens. Hopefully, we will gain exciting insights. The first infection this season in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was reported yesterday. #AMR #OneHealth

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 25/07/2025

Molecular biology methods are key to our daily wet lab work. They're essential for uncovering mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance, bacterial fitness, and virulence. Combining these insights lays groundwork for novel strategies to combat #AMR pathogens.

A somewhat blurry, top-down shot of a DNA agarose gel, illuminated from below with a green light, showing several distinct horizontal bands of DNA.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 03/07/2025

Thank you to the 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨 @wiko-greifswald.bsky.social for the opportunity to speak about #AntimicrobialResistance. I'm very grateful for the thoughtful questions and warm atmosphere. It was a pleasure to be part of the lively discussion and to be able to represent @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social!

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 01/07/2025

During our stay in Kenya, we had the privilege to work alongside our incredible partners in the heart of the Masai Mara. Surrounded by thousands of cattle, we collected samples to study antimicrobial resistance in this stunning One Health setting. #AMR #OneHealth #fieldwork

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 24/06/2025

At the beginning of June, part of the team spent two weeks in Kenya for a meeting with our cooperation partner at @ilri.org We also held a workshop at Maasai Mara University. Thank you for the impressive experiences we were able to gain with you, especially in the field work.🙏

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 06/06/2025

We feel incredibly honored and are very grateful to the Josef Wund Foundation for awarding us the Undine Water Prize for our water projects. Thank you for believing in our work!

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 30/05/2025

🧪🕊️ Out in the field today sampling herring gulls as part of our AMR surveillance in wild birds. Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in wildlife is key to understanding its spread across environments #AMR #OneHealth #Fieldwork #HerringGulls #ScienceInAction

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 25/04/2025

Week two of the sampling in our #citizenscience project is wrapping up, but the lab work is just getting started🥼🧪. From the first samples, we were already able to isolate a strain that might be an ESBL-producing 𝘌. 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪🦠🔬. Curious to see what the upcoming samples will bring🤔. #OneHealth

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 17/04/2025

#citizenscience #sciencecommunication: It's a lot of fun, and we're all learning together! We bring the knowledge from our #AMR science to the community. Together with pupils, we collect samples, and look at the AMR results. They are engaged, curious and full of new perspectives. #OneHealth

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 13/04/2025

Day 2 at #ESCMIDGlobal2025 is buzzing! Eager to catch a bunch of insightful talks today. 🔬🗣️ #microbiology #infectiousdiseases

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 11/04/2025

It took us much longer than expected to get to Vienna. But now we are looking forward to interesting talks, fruitful discussions and meeting colleagues at #ESCMIDGlobal2025.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 11/04/2025

#Science isn’t always black and white! Sometimes it reveals hidden colors. We love exploring the diverse #bacterial world. #Microscopy #Microbiology

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 14/03/2025

Today we've created a short video on isolating bacteria from water samples for a citizen science project. It will be shown to school children learning about antimicrobial resistance, #zoonoses, and #onehealth 🌍💧🔬, demonstrating how human, animal, and environmental health are connected.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 06/03/2025

We focus on two additional research pillars: Functional Omics and Aalternative Strategies. Through projects like DISPATch_MRGN and MDR-DEKOL, we are deepening our understanding of resistance development, fitness and virulence factors in order to develop alternative therapies against #AMR bacteria.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 28/02/2025

The #AMR Surveillance is supported by an innovative diagnostic pipeline (developed within the InnoDia project) encompassing standardized processing of samples as well as storage, cultivation and cultivation-free (meta-)genomics analyses.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 21/02/2025

One of the research pillars of our lab is the Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR) Surveillance. Within different projects (BALTIC-AMR, WiMoPOH, KenGe) we monitor pathogen circulation in a One Health context, and aim to identify AMR reservoirs and newly emerging pathogens. Image by Elias Eger.

Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR) Surveillance. Created with BioRender.com. Image by Elias Eger.

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 15/02/2025

We had a wonderful time at the DGI/DZIF Joint Meeting in Munich! Inspiring talks and fantastic to connect with colleagues. Thanks to all the organizers and presenters. #DGI_DZIF_AnnualMeeting

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Schaufler Lab (GEAR@HIOH) @schauflerlab.org · 04/02/2025

We are the dept. "Epidemiology and Ecology of Antibiotic Resistance” at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH). We elucidate the occurrence and transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a #OneHealth context. Additionally we identify and validate targets to fight #AMR pathogens.

Group photo in the garden of "Alte Urologie". Photo: Stefan Heiden / HIOH

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