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Microbiology research group

HOW TO CONTACT US

Arnfinn Sundsfjord, professor
arnfinns@fagmed.uit.no
Phone: (+47) 776 46202

Tove Eriksen Heen, administrative officer
Tove.E.Heen@fagmed.uit.no
Phone: (+47) 776 44643
Fax: (+47) 776 45350

The Department of Microbiology and Virology (DMV) belongs to the Institute of Medical Biology. (IMB), which is part of the Faculty of Medicine. Within DMV the Microbiology Research Unit has focused research activities within antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria. The AMR-research is a joint effort during many years with Department of Clinical Microbiology at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN). Both the Norwegian Surveillance System for Antimicrobial Resistance (NORM) and the National Reference Centre for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance (K-Res) are located here. We are now well established as the leading centre for AMR research in Norway and a recognised partner in international collaborations in this area. Central in our research is the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial at a national level (local selection or clonal dissemination), the understanding of environmental factors and genetic mechanisms involved in the evolution of antimicrobial resistance, and the development of new antimicrobial strategies. In addition we have projects on the development of new molecular methods for detection of microorganisms including Schistosoma japonicum. The AMR-research project staff consists for the moment of five scientific staff members, two postdocs, seven PhD students, four technicians, and seven master students.

Our current research projects

Diagnosing low intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections. ^*

Down-regulation of gene expression in Gram-positive bacteria using RNA based techniques with emphasi ^*

Horizontal transfer and integration of large chromosomal elements among Gram positive bacteria. ^*

Macrolide resistant clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Norway: Prevalence, phenotypes, genotypes and molecular epidemiology ^*

Persistence of glycopeptide resistance determinants in Enterococcus faecium in the absence of antibiotic selection ^*

Prevalence, phenotypes, genotypes and molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Norway ^*

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Members of the Microbiology Research Group

Research fellow ^*	Eva K. Bjørkeng ^*	Eva.Bjorkeng@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Researcher ^*	Kristin Hegstad Dahl ^*	^*
Professor II ^*	Tore J. Gutteberg ^*	tore.gutteberg@unn.no ^*
Research fellow ^*	Anne-Merethe Hanssen ^*	annemh@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Associate professor II ^*	Hanne Husom Haukland ^*	Hanne.Husom.Haukland@unn.no ^*
Professor II ^*	Bjørn-Erik Kristiansen ^*	Bjorn-Erik.Kristiansen@telelab.no ^*
Research fellow ^*	Tore Lier ^*	Tore.Lier@unn.no ^*
Research fellow ^*	Pia Littauer ^*	pial@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Professor ^*	Ørjan Olsvik ^*	^*
Research fellow ^*	Ørjan Samuelsen ^*	^*
Chief Physician ^*	Gunnar Skov Simonsen ^*	gunnar.skov.simonsen@unn.no ^*
Associate professor ^*	Johanna E. Sollid ^*	johanna.e.sollid@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Research fellow ^*	Jinglu Sun ^*	Jinglu.Sun@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Professor ^*	Arnfinn Sundsfjord ^*	arnfinns@fagmed.uit.no ^*
Professor II ^*	Lars Vorland ^*	^*
Research fellow ^*	Veronika Vorobieva ^*	^*

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Funding

The research is funded by the European Commision, the Norwegian Research Council, and the Medical Research Foundation for Northern-Norway and internal resources.