Dr. med. vet. Sophie Kittler

Date of Birth: 09.05.1984

Place of Birth: Bremen, Germany

 

Stiftung Tierärztliche

Hochschule Hannover

Institut für Lebensmittelqualität

und –sicherheit,

Research Center for Emerging

Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ)

Bischofsholer Damm 15

30173 Hannover

 

Telephone: 0511-856-7354/

                     0511-953-6128

 

E-Mail: Sophie.Kittler@tiho-hannover.de

 

 

Scientific experience and Positions

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellow since 2014               University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover,

                                                                        Institute for Food Quality and Food Safety

                                                                        Workgroup of Molecular Biology

 

Doctoral degree 2014                                University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover,

                                                                        Institute for Food Quality and Food Safety

                                                                        ,,Application field trials on bacteriophage

                                                                        efficacy for reduction of Campylobacter"

                                                                        (summa cum laude)

 

Scientific internship 2010                          University of Southhampton

                                                                        Workgroup Prof. Lindy Holden-Dye

                                                                        Investigations on resistances in C.elegans

 

Studies 2004 - 2010                                   University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover,

                                                                        Veterinary Medicine

 

 

Research Grants

 

BMBF                                                             PAC-CAMPY Prevention and control of

                                                                       Campylobacter-Infections - A ,,One-Health"

                                                                       Approach - Specific intervention Measures

                                                                       for Reduction of Campylobacter along the

                                                                       food chain (BMBF-Zoonoseverbund)

 

2017 - 2020                                                 Characterization of Campylobacter-specific

                                                                       Bacteriophages for Application considering

                                                                       food safety aspects (LVL GmbH)

 

2017 - 2019                                                 Antimicrobial effect of food derived cultures

                                                                       on Campylobacter (QS Science Fund)

 

2016 - 2018                                                 Reduction of the use of antimicrobial drugs

                                                                       in poultry production by the use of

                                                                       bacteriophages (German Federal

                                                                       Environmental Foundation-DBU)

 

 

Awards

 

Erich Aehnelt Memorial Award 2014      Special doctoral achievements.

 

 

Invited talks

 

Workshop Campylobacter, Arcobacter & related Organismus (CARO)

FU Berlin, 19^th - 20^th October 2017 "Untersuchungen zur Anwendung von

Bakteriophagen zur Reduktion vom Campylobacter in der Hähnchenmast"

 

1^st German Phage symposium

Stuttgart Hohenheim, 09^th - 11^th October 2017 "Reduction of Campylobacter load

in broiler chickens by using phage application"

 

Bacteriophage 2017

International online event, 17^th - 19^th January 2017 "Application of bacteriophages

in commercial broiler houses - results and population dynamics in field trials"

 

 

Media reports

 

Multimedia-Report on Phage research at the University of Veterinary Medicine

Multimedia-Report on Phage

 

Deutschlandfunk Radio Report on Phage research at the University of

Veterinary Medicine

Radio Report on Phage

 

 

Additional skills and trainings

 

Resident of the European College of Veterinary Public Health (ECVPH).

 

Teaching at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Food microbiology,

Food safety and Food technology for veterinary students.