Member since September 2022

Research interest
Microbiome

Title of PhD project
Effects of supplementation of dietary fibers on the immune response and gut microbiome in roundworm-infected pigs.”

Supervisors
Prof. Dr. Susanne Hartmann

Musimbi ZD, Laubschat A, Oser L, Mugo RM, Hempel BF, Höfler P, Schlosser-Brandenburg J, Midha A, Rausch S, Hartmann S. (2025).
Larval ascariasis elicits a prominent IgA and IgG1/2 antibody response to adult Ascaris excretory/secretory antigens in pigs.
Front Immunol 16:1606128. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1606128.

Midha A, Oser L, Schlosser-Brandenburg J, Laubschat A, Mugo RM, Musimbi ZD, Höfler P, Kundik A, Hayani R, Adjah J, Groenhagen S, Tieke M, Elizalde-Velázquez LE, Kühl AA, Klopfleisch R, Tedin K, Rausch S, Hartmann S. (2024).
Concurrent Ascaris infection modulates host immunity resulting in impaired control of Salmonella infection in pigs.
mSphere Aug 14:e0047824. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00478-24.

Mugo RM, Oser L, Midha A, Adjah J, Kundik A, Laubschat A, Höfler P, Musimbi ZD, Hayani R, Schlosser-Brandenburg J, Hartmann S, Rausch S. (2024).
Acute Ascaris infection impairs effector functions of natural killer cells in single and Salmonella co-infected pigs.
Sci Rep 14:14586. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64497-4.