Jelle Slager

Jelle Slager, MSc, is an active researcher contributing to multiple disciplines including Microbiology, Genetics, and Biomedical Engineering. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals through research on human pathogens, pharmacogenetics, and microphysiological systems. He has published extensively in high-impact journals and received the Max Gruber Prize 2016 for academic excellence.

• Expertise in Streptococcus pneumoniae and coeliac disease microbiome dynamics
• Developed PneumoBrowse 2 for multiomics data analysis
• Leader in pharmacogenetic passport generation for personalized medicine

His research outputs include:

• 19 peer-reviewed articles (including 15 original papers and 2 reviews)
• 1 dataset on pneumococcal transcriptomes
• Collaborations across Europe in microbiome and engineering disciplines

Scientific recognition:

• Max Gruber Prize 2016 - Cell Biology