Torsten Scheithauer

Torsten Scheithauer is currently serving as a Project Manager in Microbiology and Systems Biology at TNO since January 2024. Previously, Torsten worked as a Scientist for Gut Health and Immunity at TMC and NIZO from August 2022 to December 2023. Torsten’s research experience includes a postdoctoral position at Amsterdam UMC from January 2016 to June 2022, focusing on bacteriophages in Type 2 diabetes, as well as a PhD candidacy investigating bacterial translocation in the pancreas of diabetic subjects. Additional roles include a visiting scientist position at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, a trainee opportunity at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, and tutoring as a student assistant at Hochschule Fulda. Torsten holds a Master of Science in Nutrition and Biomedicine from Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Health, and Food Business from Hochschule Fulda, with an Erasmus experience in Biological Sciences at University of Camerino.