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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.

What is going on?

Lab work
New study maps how gut bacteria shape each other's growth.

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

myggor och knott
They buzz, bite, and spread disease – but mosquitoes are essential to nature

Researchers in Umeå conduct internationally recognized research on mosquito-borne diseases in humans.

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Five questions about the virus that still frightens the world

We still lack effective antiviral drugs, which highlights the importance of basic research.

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

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

UCMR News

Tiny microbes give big insights into the Baltic Sea
Published: 2026-08-25

In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.

New study maps how gut bacteria help and hinder each other's growth
Published: 2026-08-20

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

The Swedish Brain Foundation invests in brainpower in Umeå
Published: 2026-08-14

Seven research projects at Umeå University will receive a total of SEK 9 million in funding.

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

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