Alesia Walker

Dr. Alesia Walker is a Research Fellow and principal investigator at the Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Munich, leading project Z focused on metabolomics and gut microbiome interactions. Her work bridges analytical chemistry and systems biology to investigate host-microbe metabolic relationships.

Her research expertise spans critical domains in biomedical analytics:

• Metabolomics of Gut Microbial Metabolites
• Advanced Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS, FT-ICR-MS)
• Bile Acid and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Profiling
• Microbial Community Modelling
• Multi-Omics Data Integration

Project Z, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), drives her collaborative research agenda with key partners:

• Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
• Research Center Borstel – Leibnitz Lung Center
• Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
• Universität zu Lübeck

Within Helmholtz Munich, she contributes to the Heinzmann/Kaleta research group's Phase 1 and 2 initiatives, developing computational frameworks to interpret complex metabolomics datasets and elucidate microbial metabolic networks in human health contexts.