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Matthias Koch

Assistant Professor

Koch Lab Website

Fax: 979-845-2891
Email:
mdkoch@tamu.edu

Office:

409 BSBW

Lab:

401 BSBW

Joined the Department in 2022

  • M.Sc., Physics, University of Freiburg. 2010
  • Ph.D., Biophysics. 2015
  • Postdoctoral research, Princeton University. 2015-2022
  1. Shuppara, AM, Padron, GC, Sharma, A, Modi, Z, Koch, MD, Sanfilippo, JE et al.. Shear flow patterns antimicrobial gradients across bacterial populations. Sci Adv. 2025;11 (11):eads5005. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ads5005. PubMed PMID:40073137 PubMed Central PMC11900875.
  2. De Koch, MD, Sweeney, N, Taylor, JE, Lucas, F, Ratheesh, NK, Lamb, SK et al.. Diverse Anelloviruses Identified in Leporids from Arizona (USA). Viruses. 2025;17 (2):. doi: 10.3390/v17020280. PubMed PMID:40007035 PubMed Central PMC11860494.
  3. Han, E, Fei, C, Alert, R, Copenhagen, K, Koch, MD, Wingreen, NS et al.. Local polar order controls mechanical stress and triggers layer formation in Myxococcus xanthus colonies. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):952. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55806-6. PubMed PMID:39843452 PubMed Central PMC11754464.
  4. De Koch, MD, Krupovic, M, Fielding, R, Smith, K, Schiavone, K, Hall, KR et al.. Novel lineage of anelloviruses with large genomes identified in dolphins. J Virol. 2025;99 (1):e0137024. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01370-24. PubMed PMID:39665547 PubMed Central PMC11784456.
  5. Hendrix, H, Itterbeek, A, Longin, H, Delanghe, L, Vriens, E, Vallino, M et al.. PlzR regulates type IV pili assembly in Pseudomonas aeruginosa via PilZ binding. Nat Commun. 2024;15 (1):8717. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52732-5. PubMed PMID:39379373 PubMed Central PMC11461919.
  6. Stenzel, T, Dziewulska, D, Łukaszuk, E, Custer, JM, De Koch, MD, Kraberger, S et al.. The pigeon circovirus evolution, epidemiology and interaction with the host immune system under One Loft Race rearing conditions. Sci Rep. 2024;14 (1):13815. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64587-3. PubMed PMID:38877168 PubMed Central PMC11178769.
  7. Kraberger, S, Serieys, LEK, Leighton, GRM, De Koch, MD, Munday, JS, Bishop, JM et al.. Two Lineages of Papillomaviruses Identified from Caracals (Caracal caracal) in South Africa. Viruses. 2024;16 (5):. doi: 10.3390/v16050701. PubMed PMID:38793583 PubMed Central PMC11125996.
  8. Shuppara, AM, Padron, GC, Sharma, A, Modi, Z, Koch, MD, Sanfilippo, JE et al.. Fluid flow overcomes antimicrobial resistance by boosting delivery. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.08.591722. PubMed PMID:38766052 PubMed Central PMC11100760.
  9. Cibele, D, Moreira, I, Jacques Costa, L, Ricca Gonçalves, L, Koch, MDC. Green Colored Plasma in a Patient with Breast Cancer. Acta Med Port. 2024;37 (3):222-223. doi: 10.20344/amp.20909. PubMed PMID:38285972 .
  10. Schroven, K, Putzeys, L, Kerremans, A, Ceyssens, P-J, Vallino, M, Paeshuyse, J et al.. The phage-encoded PIT4 protein affects multiple two-component systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiol Spectr. 2023;11 (6):e0237223. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02372-23. PubMed PMID:37962408 PubMed Central PMC10714779.
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