Dr. Nawras Ghanem

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Dr. Nawras Gahnem
PostDoc

Department of Applied Microbial Ecology
Working Group Microbial InteractionEcology
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany

Phone +49 341 235-1376
Fax +49 341 235-451317
nawras.ghanem@ufz.de

Nawras Ghanem

I am interested in studying and understanding the ecological consequences of Phage-Host interaction both on the pairs level (metabolic and Genetic landscape changes) and on the microbial community level. I am currently investigating the composition and the fate of cell lysis and how this may influence the Microbial Neighbors.


I am mainly involved in the following projects:

- AquaDiva - investigate the role of viruses on soil and groundwater microbial communities along Hainich transect (https://www.czen.org/content/hainich-czo)

http://www.aquadiva.uni-jena.de/A01.html


- ARISTO: The European Industry - Academia Network for RevIsing and Advancing the Assessment of the Soil Microbial TOxicity of Pesticides

http://aristo.bio.uth.gr/index.php/2-uncategorised/94-page



2021 PostDoc; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Microbial Interaction Ecology group
2019-2020 laboratory Manager at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Ecothermodynamics / Biocalorimetry group
2014-2019 PhD student at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Bioavailabilty group
2010-2013 Master degree: (M.Sc. Microbiology)
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)
at the University of Oldenburg
2007-2010 Scientific assistant in Microbiology at the
Agriculture Faculty in Damascus
2002-2007 Study of Agriculture at the University of Damascus
Degree: Bachelor; special focus on: Soil Science, Soil Microbiology.
01/2019-03/2019 GMP Experte
Habmann Group
10/2018-11/2018 PRINCE2® foundation project Manager
COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH
09/2018-10/2018 Certified quality Auditor (TÜV Rheinland)
COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH
07/2018-08/2018 Certified quality Manager (TÜV Rheinland)
COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH
05/2018-06/2018 Certified quality officer (TÜV Rheinland)
COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH


(5) Ghanem, N.; Stanley, C.; Harms, H.; Chatzinotas, A.; Wick, L. Y. Mycelial Effects on Phage Retention during Transport in a Microfluidic Platform. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b03502.

(4) Kallies, R., Kiesel, B., Schmidt, M., Ghanem, N., Zopfi, J., Hackermüller, J., Harms, H., Wick, L.Y., Chatzinotas, A., (2019): Complete genome sequence of Pseudoalteromonas virus vB_PspP-H6/1 that infects Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain H6. Mar. Genom. Volume 47, 100667

(3) Ghanem, N.; Trost, M.; Sánchez Fontanet, L.; Harms, H.; Chatzinotas, A.; Wick, L. Y. Changes of the Specific Infectivity of Tracer Phages during Transport in Porous Media. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2018), 52 (6), 3486–3492. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b06271.

(2) Kallies, R., Kiesel, B., Schmidt, M., Kacza, J., Ghanem, N., Narr, A., Zopfi, J., Wick, L.Y., Hackermüller, J., Harms, H., Chatzinotas, A., (2017): Complete genome sequence of Pseudoalteromonas phage vB_PspS-H40/1 (formerly H40/1) that infects Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain H40 and is used as biological tracer in hydrological transport studies. Stand. Genomic Sci. 12 , art. 20.

(1) Ghanem, N., Kiesel, B., Kallies, R., Harms, H., Chatzinotas, A., Wick, L.Y., (2016): Marine phages as tracers: effects of size, morphology, and physico–chemical surface properties on transport in a porous medium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (23), 12816 – 12824.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04236.