Morten Dencker Schostag

Morten Dencker Schostag serves as a Researcher at the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), specializing in microbial ecology within the Section for Microbial and Chemical Ecology. His work spans the Bacterial Ecophysiology and Biotechnology research group and contributes to both the DTU Microbes Initiative and Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites.

Dr. Schostag's research focuses on microbial interactions, particularly examining gene expression patterns in marine bacteria like Phaeobacter and other marine bacterial systems. His work investigates secondary metabolite production, microbiome dynamics, and bacterial adaptations in diverse environments from Arctic soils to marine ecosystems. Current research examines how environmental stressors like drought affect microbial communities and how bacteria interact through antibiotic production and signaling molecules.

His recent publication trend shows strong emphasis on molecular microbiology techniques including RNA sequencing to analyze active microbiomes, genetic engineering approaches for metabolite detection, and detailed examination of bacterial interactions in both terrestrial and marine environments. The research bridges fundamental microbial ecology with potential biotechnological applications.

As an active supervisor, Schostag serves as co-supervisor for PhD candidate Hurtado Lopez, N. on the project 'Analyzing microbiomes using long-read metagenomics and transcriptomics' (2024-2027), demonstrating his commitment to training next-generation researchers in advanced microbiome analysis techniques.