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UCMR - Umeå Centre for Microbial Research

UCMR brings together 69 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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1.8 million SEK for research on infections and heart attacks

Anne-Marie Fors Connolly is investigating high-risk infections and particularly vulnerable individuals.

Gruppbild fem forskningsledare på institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
Unusual strong funding outcome for Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics

The department receives 24.5 Msek from the Swedish Research Council, with a 62.5 per cent grant success rate.

Hanna Jerndal
Covid-19 increases risk of kidney injury for up to a year

A new thesis shows that COVID-19 increases the risk of kidney damage and that many severe cases go undetected.

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

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

UCMR News

1.8 million SEK for research on infections and heart attacks
Published: 2026-11-13

Anne-Marie Fors Connolly is investigating high-risk infections and particularly vulnerable individuals.

Unusual strong funding outcome for Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
Published: 2026-11-04

The department receives 24.5 Msek from the Swedish Research Council, with a 62.5 per cent grant success rate.

Could a warmer climate increase the risk of mosquito-borne viruses in Sweden?
Published: 2026-11-03

Researcher Olivia Wesula Lwande has received nearly SEK 9 million from Formas to investigate the question.

ledningsgruppen UCMR: Ingrid Söderbergh, Marta Bally och Fredrik Almqvist
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