Silvio Waschina

Silvio Waschina is an Assistant Professor in Nutriinformatics at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany. His research focuses on integrating metabolic modelling, microbial ecology, and computational systems biology to understand host-microbiome interactions.

Research Focus

Specializing in constraint-based metabolic network analysis and computational metabolomics, Waschina develops predictive models of microbial communities using gapseq and Eutropia software. His work spans gut microbiome dynamics in preterm infants, chronic inflammation in IBD, and cross-feeding interactions in bacterial communities.

Key Publications

Recent studies (2024-2025) include multi-omics analysis of microbiome aging, antibiotic resistance dissemination, and precision nutrition strategies. His pan-genomic reconstruction methods enable high-resolution metabolic community simulations.

Education

• Diploma in Bioinformatics (Biological Sciences), Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2006-2012)
• PhD in Bioorganic Chemistry and Theoretical Systems Biology, Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie (2012-2015)

Software Development

Co-developer of gapseq (metabolic pathway prediction) and Eutropia (agent-based microbial community simulation), both open-source tools advancing spatial metabolic modelling and microbiome engineering.