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

Research HighlightJune 21, 2018
Finding the genes controlling ovarian reserve could hold key to better female fertility care
Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Ewelina Bolcun-Filas, Ph.D., is looking at how multiple genetic factors regulating oocyte development determine the differences in each woman’s ovarian reserve.
Research HighlightJune 11, 2018
Measuring tumor heterogeneity for better, evolution-based cancer treatment strategies
JAX Associate Professor Jeffrey Chuang, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year grant totaling $2,650,484 from the National Cancer Institute for research that could pave the way for the first evolution-based approaches to cancer treatment.
- Cancer/Tumors
- Cancer
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2018
Detecting human genome structural variation with long read sequencing
A research team led by Chia-lin Wei is using technology to more easily detect and classify important types of difficult-to-find genomic alterations, known as structural variants.
- Genetic Tools
- Genetics and Genomics
Press ReleaseApril 23, 2018
The role of extra DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance
New research is providing a better understanding of the processes underlying cell-to-cell differences within glioblastoma tumors — a crucial finding because these differences contribute to therapy resistance.
- Cancer/Tumors
- Cancer

Search MagazineJune 11, 2018
Empowering medicine: team science
More than 140 current research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are for multi-institutional projects that are either led by or feature JAX researchers.
Tech CornerMay 04, 2018
What's new in cancer research?
The field of cancer immunotherapy research is extremely exciting, yet still somewhat mysterious, as researchers grapple with the fine-tuning of patient response.
- Cancer/Tumors
- Cancer
Search MagazineApril 27, 2018
Finding precise cures for cancer
At JAX's new speaker event series, JAXtaposition, two scientific leaders shared how the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative and JAX’s cutting-edge genomic testing is giving physicians access to the most advanced precision cancer care for their patients.
- Cancer/Tumors
- Cancer
Research HighlightApril 10, 2018
Cancer research: Beyond the Petri dish
The latest developments in cancer research and their translation to oncology practice offer truly exciting potential for better therapies in the near future.

Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

About Anita Voigt, Ph.D.

Selected Publications