The department's research is divided into five different areas.
Virology
This area includes basic virological research and clinical virological research in close collaboration with the clinical microbiological laboratory at Norrland’s University Hospital. We work with several projects that study mechanisms for how viruses infect cells and cause disease. In addition, we develop antivirals, cancer treatments, diagnostic methods and study virus transmission pathways. Viruses that we research include, for example, Herpes simplex virus, Adenovirus, Enterovirus, Norovirus, Hepatitis C virus, Puumala virus, Rift Valley fever virus, TBE virus, Zika virus, Sindbis virus, Chikungunya virus and several other zoonotic flavi- and alphaviruses.
For more information on the various projects, please refer to the description of the different research groups.
This area includes basic research and clinical research in close collaboration with the clinically microbiological laboratory at Norrland's University Hospital. We work with projects that study tularemia as well as factors that control the spread of staphylococci within the health case system. Specifically, the tularemia research is aimed at characterizing a bacterial, so-called, type VI secretion system and vaccine development against the bacterium.
For more information on the various projects, please refer to the description of the different research groups:
We are interested in diagnostics, epidemiology and treatment of infections. This includes those infections and microbes transmissible among humans as well as those transmitting between animals and humans. We are particularly interested in research that can improve the practical management of patients and prevent infections from occurring in the community and within healthcare. Several of us work with patients ourselves and others work in close collaboration with people caring for patients in national or international settings. We collaborate closely and actively with researchers in basal sciences to provide patients with care and people with preventative measures based on the very latest scientific knowledge.
For more information about the research, go to the project managers' descriptions.
Immunology and Clinical Immunology
This area includes basic science and clinical research in collaboration with local, national and international partners. Our projects include basic immunological mechanisms in diseases such as blood diseases and type 1 diabetes, immune responses against viruses, fungi, and cancer, as well as how the immune system works in pregnancy. We also do research on vaccines against Nephropathia epidemica as well as on anti-fungal treatments.
For more information about the various projects, please find more information under each of the research groups’ description.
Biomedical laboratory science is an interdisciplinary area. The emphasis is on the development of methodology that is used to analyze biological samples and physiological processes in order to evaluate bodily function. Research is conducted on stem cell therapy, cancer diagnostics and quantitative sensory testing in neurophysiology.
