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Dipl.-Biol. Patrick-Julian Mester

Personal Information

Born in Hannover 1983
School enrolment 1989 in Ronnenberg
Final secondary-school examinations 2002 in Lüdenscheid

Education and Degrees

From - toInstitutionStudies/ Subject/ Degree
2002-2008 Studies in Biology (Microbiology/Cell biology/ Biochemistry), University BremenDiploma-Thesis: Anwendung von ionischen Flüssigkeiten im  
Probenvorbereitungssystem Matrix Lysis
2008-datoVeterinary University ViennaPostgraduate studies of natural science

Employment History and Academic Positions

From - toPositionOrganisation
2/2002-5/2002Research AssistantEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (Outstation Hamburg)
11/2006-2/2007Research AssistantCentre for Applied Sensor Technology, University Bremen    
Undergraduate research project:   
Population genetics of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata

3/2007-8/2004

Internship

Merck KGaA, Department: Performance & Life Science Chemicals/Research and Development/ Chromatography & Bioseperation

Publications (Peer review)

Rossmanith, P., Mester, P., Wagner, M. and Schoder, D., 2010. Demonstration of the effective performance of a combined enrichment/real-time PCR method targeting the prfA gene of Listeria monocytogenes by testing fresh naturally contaminated acid curd cheese. Lett.App.Mircobiol. In press

Patrick Mester, Martin Wagner, and Peter Rossmanith, 2010. Biased spectroscopic protein quantification in the presence of ionic liquids. In press. Anal. Bioanal. Chem.

Patrick Mester, Martin Wagner, and Peter Rossmanith., 2010. Use of ionic liquid-based extraction for recovery of Salmonella Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes from food matrices J.Food.Prot. Apr, 73(4):680-7.

Mayrl Eva; Roeder Barbara; Mester Patrick; Wagner Martin; Rossmanith Peter
Broad range evaluation of the matrix solubilization (matrix lysis) strategy for direct enumeration of foodborne pathogens by nucleic acids technologies.
Journal of food protection 2009;72(6):1225-33.

Kochzius M, Seidel C, Hauschild J, Kirchhoff S, Mester P, Meyer-Wachsmuth I, Nuryanto A, Timm J Genetic population structures of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata and its gastropod ectoparasite Thyca crystalline Marine Ecology Progress Series 2009; in press

Congress Contributions

Posters

Rossmanith, P., Frühwirth, K., Fuchs, S., Mester, P., Wagner, M.
Cloning and characterization of a Δ-prfA Listeria monocytogenes strain containing a single copy genomic artificial internal amplification control (IAC) for use as internal sample process control. IAFP 2010, 97th Annual Meeting Anaheim, California, 1.8.-4.8.2010,    JFPRDR 73 (Sup) p 87.

Fuchs, S., Mester, P., Wagner, M., Rossmanith, P.
The influence of Sample Preparation Chemistry on Bacterial Target Cells Analyzed by Transmission Electron Microscopy of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella     Thyphimurium. IAFP 2010, 97th Annual Meeting Anaheim, California, 1.8-4.8.2010, JFPRDR 73 (Sup) p 125.

Rossmanith, P., Frühwirth, K., Fuchs, S., Mester, P., Wagner, M.
Cloning and characterization of a Δ-prfA Listeria monocytogenes strain containing a single copy genomic artificial internal amplification control (IAC) for use as internal     sample process control. IAFP 2010, 6th European Symposium on Food Safety,     Dublin, Ireland, 9.6.-11.6.2010, p 55.

Marc Kochzius, Janne Timm, Agus Nuryanto, Wiebke Krämer, Leyla Knittweis, Lemia Hamid, Janet Hauschild, Stina Kirchhoff, Inga Meyer-Wachsmuth, Christian Seidel, Patrick Mester
Genetic Population Structure Of Coral Reef Fauna In The Indo-Malay Archipelago: Implications For Connectivity And Conservation
11th International Coral Reef Symposium
Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County (Florida) Convention Center, July 7-11, 2008

Mayrl E., Mester P., Wagner, M., Rossmanith, P.
Die Lebend/Tot – Problematik beim Nachweis bakterieller Zellen mittels molekularer Diagnostik: Implikation und Auswirkungen auf die Entwicklung von Matrix-Lysis als Probenvorbereitungsmethode
31. Jahrestagung der Österr. Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Präventivmedizin, Bad Ischl, 26.-29.05.2008, S. 79-80.

Mester P., Mayrl E., Röder B., Huehn S., Wagner M., Rossmanith P.
Matrix lysis as a sample pre-treatment method facilitating direct quantification of food-borne pathogens from food and clinical samples with subsequent molecular or cultural quantification methods
FEMS 2009, 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists, Gothenburg Sweden, June 28 – July 2, 2009, S. 110

P. Rossmanith, S. Fuchs, P. Mester, M. Wagner
The Fluorescence Characteristics of Enrichment Media in the Wavelength Range of Real-Time PCR Thermo-Cycler Optical Path Assignments
FEMS 2009, 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists, Gothenburg Sweden, June 28 – July 2, 2009, S. 110

Mester P., Mayrl E., Röder B., Huehn S., Wagner M., Rossmanith P.
The application of ionic liquids for separation and concentration of food-borne pathogens from food for subsequent molecular or cultural quantification
IAFP's Fifth European Symposium on Food Safety Berlin, 7-9.10.2009

Oral conributions

Mester P., Mayrl E., Röder B., Huehn S., Wagner M., Rossmanith P.
Application of Ionic Liquids for Separation and Concentration of Food-Borne Pathogens From Food for Subsequent Molecular or Cultural Quantification Methods
IAFP 2009, 96th Annual Meeting, Grapevine Texas, 12.-15.07.2009, S. 38-39

PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

  • European Patent application: Nr. 09007959.1 “isolation of viable cells”
  • European. Patent application: Nr. EPA09010584.2 “Method for isolating viruses”