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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.

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Lars-Anders Carlson på labb med tre kollegor
Examining the innermost machinery of viruses

Three‑dimensional ‘close‑ups’ inside an infected cell reveals how the virus factories are actually organized.

Nazar BeiragPostdoktor vid Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
Investigates gut bacteria’s role in viral disease

Nazar Beirag’s study is an interdisciplinary project within the ‘Excellence by Choice’ programme.

Dale Corkery och Yaowen Wu
New study shows how the cell repairs its recycling stations

Molecular sensors that detect holes in lysosomal membranes for rapid repair have been identified.

Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

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

UCMR News

Emmanuelle Charpentier on the role of science in society
Published: 2026-02-12

t is more important than ever for researchers to show how research contributes, says Emmanuelle Charpentier.

Examining the innermost machinery of viruses
Published: 2026-02-12

Three‑dimensional ‘close‑ups’ inside an infected cell reveals how the virus factories are actually organized.

Investigates gut bacteria’s role in viral disease
Published: 2026-01-15

Nazar Beirag’s study is an interdisciplinary project within the ‘Excellence by Choice’ programme.

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

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