Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Markus Egert

Vice Dean for Teaching
Dean of Studies Molecular and Technical Medicine (MTZ)

Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences

Schwenningen campus

Room D 1.05

Phone 07720 307-4554

Professional career :

born 1972 in Göttingen, married, 3 children
Geoecology and Biology Studies (Diploma) at the University of Karlsruhe (1992-2000)
Scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
PhD and post-doctoral studies at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg (2000-2004)
Post-doctoral studies at the Wageningen Center for Food Sciences / Microbiology Laboratory, Wageningen University, NL (2004-2006)
Head of Laboratory at Henkel AG & Co KGaA, Dusseldorf and Hamburg (2006-2010)
Professor of Bioanalytics at Coburg University (2010-2011)
Professor of Microbiology at the HFU (since 2011)
Assistant lecturer for microbiology at the University of Applied Sciences Rottenburg (since WS 2012/13)

Teaching areas :

Research projects :

since 2012: several R & D industrial cooperations in the field of “Microbiology and Hygiene"
2012-2014: “Project Lipid-SIP: Use of SIP Technology to Identify Lipid Metabolizing Microorganisms in the Human Digestive Tract." Mobility Support for a Scientist Exchange between AgResearch Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand, and the HFU, funded by the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Nutrition (FKZ 01 / 12-13 NZL) and the New Zealand AGMART Fund (Grant 1273)
2013-15: “Project Präbio-SIP: Identification of prebiotics-metabolising microorganisms in the digestive tract of mice by means of stable isotope sampling of nucleic acids". Funding under the program “Innovative Projects / Cooperation Projects" of the state of Baden-Württemberg
2016-2019: “Project immENS: Interaction of Microbiome, Motility and Gastrointestinal System (ENS) in the Gastrointestinal Tract Funded under the FHprofUnt Research Program at FHZ 03FH036PB5.

During the lecture period: Thursday, 11: 30-13: 30
In the semester break : by appointment