معرفی
Matthias Koch is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. He holds an M.Sc. in Physics (University of Freiburg, 2010) and a Ph.D. in Biophysics (2015). After postdoctoral research at Princeton University (2015–2022), he joined Texas A&M. His research focuses on the interplay between physical forces, bacterial behavior, and viral dynamics. Key areas include bacterial surface interactions under flow (e.g., shear stress effects on antimicrobial resistance), viral evolution in wildlife and marine species, and the mechanics of biofilm formation.
Research interests encompass
- Biophysics of bacterial adhesion and motility
- Viral ecology in diverse hosts (e.g., mammals, birds)
- Microbial response to environmental stresses
- Genetic regulation of bacterial pili systems
Publications highlight work on Anelloviruses in leporids and dolphins, Pseudomonas aeruginosa surface dynamics, and phage-host interactions. His lab investigates mechanisms like shear-flow modulation of bacterial physiology and viral adaptation strategies.
Grants and advising details are not explicitly listed. His Koch Lab explores microbial systems at the interface of physics and biology, with ongoing studies on microbial rheosensing and pathogen survival strategies.
