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UCMR - Umeå Centre for Microbial Research

UCMR brings together 66 research groups - over 300 scientists - at Umeå University. The centre’s mission is to shape and further develop Umeå's environment for microbial research. Core values are excellence, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration. UCMR was appointed a Linnaeus Centre of Excellence 2008.

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New molecules breakthrough in fight against antibiotic resistance

Researchers at Umeå University among others have developed a new class of compunds with antibacterial effect.

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.

Felipe Cava
Felipe Cava elected to European Academy of Microbiology

The membership enhances international visibility and reflects Umeå’s strong microbiology research environment.

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry visited Umeå University.

UCMR News

New molecules breakthrough in fight against antibiotic resistance
Published: 2026-05-19

Researchers at Umeå University among others have developed a new class of compunds with antibacterial effect.

Umeå Professor on unusual hantavirus outbreak with human-to-human transmission
Published: 2026-05-13

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

Felipe Cava elected to European Academy of Microbiology
Published: 2026-05-06

The membership enhances international visibility and reflects Umeå’s strong microbiology research environment.

ledningsgruppen UCMR: Ingrid Söderbergh, Marta Bally och Fredrik Almqvist
Management team

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