Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Working on understanding the fundamental roles of the microbiome, particularly the skin and the gut microbiome.

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About Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Anita, a joint postdoctoral fellow with the Oh and Weinstock groups, is most recently from Heidelberg, Germany, where she studied with Dr. Peer Bork and Dr. Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz on numerous microbiome projects related to colorectal cancer and methods development. She is interested in understanding the fundamental roles of the microbiome, particularly the skin and the gut microbiome, in health and disease.

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Education and Experience

2011 – 2014 Ph.D. in Biology

EMBL Heidelberg and University of Heidelberg, Germany

2008 – 2010 M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology

University of Heidelberg, Germany

2005 – 2008 B.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Press ReleaseSeptember 25, 2018
Brain cancer’s lethal differences: tracking extra DNA
Postdoctoral Associate Eunhee Yi has been awarded a $100,000 fellowship from the American Brain Tumor Association to discover how glioblastoma becomes so aggressive.
Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2018
JAX, Azitra receive Department of Defense grant: Bioengineered commensals to fight Staphylococcus aureus
Next-generation anti-infectives designed to address the evolving issue of drug resistance.
Research HighlightSeptember 11, 2018
Exploring zinc finger proteins
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded Petko Petkov a four-year grant totaling $1,385,337 to exploit the new methods he has developed to profile and investigate zinc finger proteins and their binding sites.
Press ReleaseSeptember 05, 2018
A better combination therapy for leukemias
A new approach to treating some leukemias could deliver a one-two punch to the cancer cells without harming normal tissue.

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2018
New way to target advanced breast cancers
New research shows that a cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an effective treatment target.
Research HighlightSeptember 13, 2018
Distinguishing the helpful from the harmful in the human microbiome
New JAX research offers insight into how our immune cells are able to tell the difference between helpful bacterial strains and potentially inflammatory or pathogenic strains.
Search MagazineSeptember 11, 2018
Non-coding DNA is not junk DNA
Assistant Professor Christine Beck, Ph.D., is uncovering how recurring sequences in our genomes might shed light on genome stability, as well as diseases like cancer.
Tech CornerAugust 21, 2018
Learn about CRISPR, Cre-lox through self-paced online JAX MiniCourses
New certificate program introduces basic genetic engineering techniques.

Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

About Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Selected Publications