Marla obtained her master’s degree in Immunology and Microbiology at the ETH Zürich in 2022. After completing her thesis on antibiotic resistance spread between different bacterial species in Wolf-Dietrich Hardt’s lab, Marla joined Bärbel Stecher’s lab as a PhD candidate. She now focusses on phage-bacteria interactions to address the potential of phages as a tool to specifically target and replace bacterial strains within complex microbiomes like the human gut.
Fun fact: She likes outdoor activities and tends to play “timeguessr” to kill time (can recommend).
2017-2020: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany
2020-2022: Master of Science in Immunology and Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2022-current: PhD candidate Technical University of Munich, Munich
- Cardoso LL, Gaissmaier MS, von Strempel A, Keys T, Matchado MS, Silva MS, Ring D, Slack E, Stecher B. In vitro and in vivo selection and cost of bacteriophage resistance on natural Escherichia coli. microLife. 2025 Aug 11:uqaf017.