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UCMR - Umeå Centre for Microbial Research

UCMR brings together 65 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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Under stress, bacterial RNA and proteins tell different stories

Researchers at Umeå University show when RNA and protein levels diverge in disease-causing bacteria.

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Researchers discover Achilles' heel of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more susceptible when transport to the cell wall is disrupted.

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.

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

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

UCMR News

Award-winning research sheds light on oral bacterial interactions
Published: 2026-09-24

The award recognizes the best papers published in the Journal of Dental Research during the previous year.

Under stress, bacterial RNA and proteins tell different stories
Published: 2026-09-21

Researchers at Umeå University show when RNA and protein levels diverge in disease-causing bacteria.

Researchers discover Achilles' heel of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Published: 2026-09-10

Highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more susceptible when transport to the cell wall is disrupted.

ledningsgruppen UCMR: Ingrid Söderbergh, Marta Bally och Fredrik Almqvist
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