Dr. rer. nat. Felix Matthias Fuchs
SpaceLife Doktoral Candidate 2015 - 2020

Dr. rer. nat. Felix Matthias Fuchs

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR)
German Aerospace Center

Fuchs F M (2020) Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation under extreme terrestrial and simulated extraterrestrial conditions. - Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.), Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.

Key data during active SpaceLife membership:

Research Field:

Microbiology, space microbiology, astrobiology, spore forming, biofilms, Bacillus subtilis, microgravity

Topic:

"Resistance of Bacillus subtilis biofilms under extreme environmental and extraterrestrial conditions - implications for the search of microbial life on other planetary bodies"

DLR Supervisor:

Dr. Petra Rettberg
Dr. Ralf Möller

University Supervisor:

Prof. Dr. Jörg Stülke (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Dr. Fabian M. Commichau (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

Education:

2008-2011: Bachelor (B. Sc.) Biologie, RWTH-Aachen University
Focus: Cell biology and Microbiology
2011: Bachelor of Science
Bachelor thesis: „Optimization of enzyme activity of displayed Endo-1,4-beta-Xylanase 2 by cloning of a cellulose binding domain in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
2011-2014: Master (M. Sc.) Biology, RWTH-Aachen University
Focus: Molecular biology, Microbiology, Cell biology
2014: Master of Science
Institute of Oral Microbiology and Immunology
Master thesis: „Identification and quantification of periodontitis associated Campylobacter in the human oral cavity by nested-PCR and subsequent polyvalent SSCP-fingerprinting“
since 2015: Doctoral candidate
at the German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany

Experience:

Student-/ Research-Assistant (HiWi)
Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at Aachen University Hospital
Focus: Cultivation and Identification of Bacteria + various molecular biological methods