Andrea WilcksCareer to date (brief summary):
1992: Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
1994: Master of Science in Human Biology, University of Copenhagen
2000: PhD in molecular microbiology, University of Copenhagen
2000-006: Post.doc, Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research
2006: Senior Scientist, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
Research:
" Bacillus thuringiensis/Bacillus cereus: plasmids, ecology, enterotoxin genes, fate and effect in the intestine, horizontal DNA transfer.
" Microbial intestinal ecology: horizontal DNA transfer, effect of dietary components, including bacteria on the microbiota in the intestine.
" Lactic acid bacteria: antibiotic resistance genes, horizontal DNA transfer.
" Genetically modified organisms: transfer of resistance genes from plants to bacteria, survival of plant DNA in the intestinal tract.
" WP-leader for the EU-project ACE-ART (Assessment and Critical Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance Transferability in Food Chain), 2005-2007
Counselling:
" Risk assessment of the health effects of microbial plant protection agents for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
Others:
" Supervisor for 4 Bachelor-, 3 Master and 4 PhD students.
" Reviewer for e.g. Applied and Environmental Mirobiology, Archives of Microbiology, Avian Pathology, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Food Microbiology, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Research in Microbiology, Process Biochemistry.
" Assessment of research application for the Norwegian Research Council and Food Standard Agency (UK). Read More Read Less