Research at the Department of Clinical Microbiology includes studies of both cellular and molecular mechanisms of the immune system and disease-causing microbes, which include fungi, viruses, parasites and bacteria.
The department has 30 active research groups.
The department's research is divided into five different areas.
The Department of Clinical Microbiology has two infrastructures.
Experimental, laboratory research in building 6L in close collaboration.
We are the host department for UCMR, a center that brings together 75 groups at Umeå University.
Clinical Microbiology is a co-organizer of the seminar series IBSS.
There are 17 doctoral students at the department, with different academic backgrounds.