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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?

Felipe Cava
Umeå University professor awarded prestigious NIH grant

The project highlights Umeå University’s strong international research in infection biology.

Anders Lindström, forskare vid Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt
International experts gather in Umeå for course on mosquito-borne diseases in a warming climate

Could dengue and West Nile become more common in Europe? How is climate change affecting their spread?

Gruppbild på forskarna bakom studien
New molecules breakthrough in fight against antibiotic resistance

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

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

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

UCMR News

Reading the history of epidemics in pathogen DNA with Andrew Magee
Published: 2026-06-17

Reading the history of epidemics in pathogen DNA: Andrew Magee joins MIMS

A new lens to lung repair with Meaghan Flagg
Published: 2026-06-17

From HIV to bird flu: Meaghan Flagg brings a new lens to lung repair

Professor at Umeå University appointed Sweden’s new State Epidemiologist
Published: 2026-06-15

Professor at Umeå University appointed the new State Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

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

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