Heidi Pauer

Heidi Pauer
  • Associate Researcher, Antunes Lab

Contact Info

4031 Haworth Hall

Biography —

Hometown: Panambi, Brazil

Education —

Ph.D. in Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
M.S. in Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2008, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
B.S. in Biological Sciences: Microbiology and Immunology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2006, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Research —

During my master and PhD’s, I worked with Bacteroides fragilis, a member of the gut microbiota, and I investigated interactions and the adhesion of B. fragilis to components of the extracellular matrix. At KU, my research has been focused on the interactions between microbes and the host, the role of the gut microbiota in human health, and studying the impact of microbiome-derived small molecules on bacterial pathogen gene expression and behavior.

Selected Publications —

  • Pauer H, Teixeira FL, Robinson AV, Parente TE, Melo MAF, Lobo LA, Domingues RMCP, Allen- Vercoe E, Ferreira RBR, Antunes LCM. Bioactive small molecules produced by the human gut microbiota modulate Vibrio cholerae sessile and planktonic lifestyles.  Gut Microbes, 13(1):1-19, 2021.

  • Pauer H, Hardoim CCP, Teixeira FL, Miranda KR, Barbirato DS, Carvalho DP, Antunes LCM, Leitão ÁAC, Lobo LA, Domingues RMCP. Impact of violacein from Chromobacterium violaceum on the mammalian gut microbiome. PLoS One. 13(9):e0203748, 2018.