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Department of Clinical Microbiology

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Welcome to the Department of Clinical Microbiology! We conduct exciting and important research and education in host-microbe interactions, the pathogenic properties of microbes, and the mechanisms of the immune system. Here you will find an inspiring and creative environment that promotes both research and learning.

Latest news

Clas Ahlm
Umeå Professor on unusual hantavirus outbreak with human-to-human transmission

We put questions to Professor Clas Ahlm about the virus that became an uninvited passenger on a cruise ship.

Porträttbild på Laura Carroll, Biträdande universitetslektor vid Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
Major Formas grant awarded for research on milk spoilage

The project aims to develop bioinformatic tools to understand and protect against bacterial contamination.

Anna Överby Wernstedt
New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

En man står på ett podium med en bärbar dator framför sig.
When academia teams up with industry to advance microbiome science

Researcher Chinmay Dwibedi shared insights from hi BioGaia AB collaboration during Open up for Innovation.

Nazar BeiragPostdoktor vid Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
Investigates gut bacteria’s role in viral disease

Nazar Beirag’s study is an interdisciplinary project within the ‘Excellence by Choice’ programme.

Anne-Marie Fors Connolly
Critical Microbes: Building a national infection research infrastructure inspired by Denmark

Infection researcher Anne-Marie Fors Connolly receives SEK 500,000 in investment funds from the Alf Committee.

Upcoming events

C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics
Wed
27
May
C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics
Time 12:00 - 13:00 27 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Umeå/KBC Infrastructure lunch seminar

Rebecka Renklint – Medical science
Fri
29
May
Rebecka Renklint – Medical science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 29 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Bergasalen, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Type 2 diabetes: From insulin dynamics to eHealth – new pathways for early diagnosis and treatment.

Pontus Challis – Pediatrics
Fri
29
May
Pontus Challis – Pediatrics
Time 09:00 - 12:00 29 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Umeälven auditorium, building 28, ZA-21, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Necrotising Enterocolitis in Extremely Preterm Infants: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Associations with Enteral Nutrition.

DGSS seminar: Sam Sternberg
Fri
29
May
DGSS seminar: Sam Sternberg
Time 09:30 - 10:30 29 May 09:30 - 10:30
Place Rex, Umeå city

Seminar. As part of the UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar series, Sam Sternberg, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Columbia University, gives a lecture.

Register for the EC2U Summer School: AI in Health and Medical Technology
Sat
30
May
Register for the EC2U Summer School: AI in Health and Medical Technology
Time 00:00 - 23:59 30 May 00:00 - 23:59
Place Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU)

Course. Explore advanced AI applications in health and medical technology at JKU Linz during 22-24 September. Register by 30 May.