Alumni

Dr. Roxana Pfefferkorn

Institution

Kiel University Zoological Institute

Contact

+49 431 880 2581

+49 431 880 4197

rpfefferkorn@zoologie.uni-kiel.de

www.researchgate.net/profile/Roxana_Pfefferkorn

www.molphys.uni-kiel.de/en/team/roxana-pfefferkorn

Alumni

01/2016 - 12/2018

Research

Effects of malnutrition on epithelia-microbe interactions in the intestinal tract of flies and mice

Maintaining the composition of the beneficial intestinal microbiota requires a homeostatic equilibrium between the microbial community and the intestinal epithelium that serves as the regulatory

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Publications

2019

A high-fat diet induces a microbiota-dependent increase in stem cell activity in the Drosophila intestine

von Frieling J, Naeem Faisal M, Sporn F, Pfefferkorn R, Nolte SS, Sommer F, Rosenstiel P, Roeder T (2019) bioRxiv; doi: 10.1101/604744

2018

Nutritional regimens with periodically recurring phases of dietary restriction extend lifespan in Drosophila.

Romey-Glüsing R, Li Y, Hoffmann J, von Frieling J, Knop M, Pfefferkorn R, Bruchhaus I, Fink C, Roeder T (2018); FASEB J., 5:fj201700934R. doi: 10.1096/fj.201700934R